Description: |
Lagro was settled around 1829 on the Wabash River and was a main town along the Wabash and Erie Canal. Once a French and Indian trading post, it was named for Le Gros, a Miami chief. Originally part of Grant County, it joined Wabash County in 1838. Message on postcard reads: Well Kidd I got here at 2 pm but can not see the man untill 7:30 this eve Mr Reynolds does not know anything new but he wants to talk with me so will stay and probily go to Andrews tomorrow with love [Alf???] Postcard addressed to: Mrs. Agnes Hare, 311 South Columbia St., Warsaw, Ind. |
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Publisher: |
Digital Image 2009 Indiana Historial Society. All Rights Reserved. |
Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/P0391/id/983 |
Collection: |
Postcards of Indiana the Jay Small Collection |
Copyright: |
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Geography: |
Indiana Wabash Lagro |
Subjects: |
Wabash County (ind.) Mills Winter |
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