Saint Magdalen, Indiana

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Saint Magdalen is an extinct town in Shelby Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It has no permanent residents anymore and is considered a ghost town.

History

A post office opened under the name Saint Magdalen in 1871, and remained in operation until 1905.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Ripley | title=Ripley County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=30 November 2015}} The community was named after Mary Magdalene.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/291 291]|quote=...for Mary Magdalene...}}

Geography

Saint Magdalen was located within the present-day boundaries of Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge.

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