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Five-Mile House

Five-Mile House

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Five-Mile House

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a.k.a. Kasson Post Office

5020 New Harmony Rd
Evansville, IN

Quick Timeline

1861 home is built
converted into Kasson post office and saloon
c1962 Sold and torn down

Location

South side of New Harmony Rd opposite Big Cynthiana Rd
District: German Township
Latitude: 38.016361
Longitude: -87.636151
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Five Mile House - harmony way (new harmony rd) around in 1954 five mills? bump/bumb http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=980801 sold in 1962 and torn down for garage five miles from VC courthouse 1851 john v fares frame house 1861 built brick building and used frame house as stagecoach 1861-1902 kasson post office used to have veranda stage coach restaurant/tavern in 1901 by august bump son in law -> bumps five mile house ten miles in parkers settlement gone <1962


See also

HistoricEvansville.com: Businesses / Commercial
HistoricEvansville.com: German Township district

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