The Garden Spot of Indiana
Flora's Station, on the Logansport, Crawfordsville and Southwestern Ry., was platted in 1872 for John Flora on land entered by him in 1829. Ino Post Office established 1872, changed to Flora in 1873. Also called Fountain City from flowing wells. Pikes Peak, ½ mile south and east had sawmill and shops until 1889. Near here was located a log cabin school, and in 1876 the first church, St. Paul's Lutheran, was built.| HM Number | HMSNO |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1972 |
| Placed By | Carroll County Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 2:57pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 540271 N 4488604 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.54721667, -86.52440000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 32.833', W 86° 31.464' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 32' 49.98" N, 86° 31' 27.84" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 765, 574 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 51-97 W Columbia St, Flora IN 46929, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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