Cuzco, Indiana
Cuzco, Indiana | ||
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FIPS code 18-16498[2] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 450826[1] | |
Cuzco (pronounced: KUZ-co) is an unincorporated community in Columbia Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Cuzco was platted in 1905 by William H. Nicholson.[3] It was named after Cusco, in Peru.[4] A post office was established at Cuzco in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[5]
Civil War historian Gilbert R. Tredway was reared in Cuzco during the 1920s and 1930s.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuzco, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 347.
- ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...comes from the city in Peru, South America.
- ^ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
External links
Media related to Cuzco, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons
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