New Baltimore is an unincorporated community in Bethel Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
New Baltimore was laid out in 1837 and was once an important shipping point for river traffic.[2] With the advent of other modes of transportation, business activity shifted to other nearby places, and the town's population dwindled.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Baltimore, Indiana
- ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 119.
- ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 415.
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