Wooleytown, Indiana Explained
Wooleytown is a ghost town in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Wooleytown was founded in 1846 by Amos Wooley, and others.[1] The Lake Erie and Western Railroad being built two miles away from the community and the founding of the nearby town of Denver led to Wooleytown becoming a ghost town.[2]
References
- Book: History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present . Brant & Fuller . 1887 . 771.
- Book: History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests . Lewis Pub. . Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence . 1914 . 203.
External links
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