Harrison is an unincorporated community in southeastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.
History
Harrison was platted August 4, 1837, by Ann Potts, on the west side of the river from Fort Harrison, a military outpost in the region built in 1811 by General William Henry Harrison.[3][4]
Geography
Harrison is located at 39°31′43″N 87°25′20″W / 39.52861°N 87.42222°W at an elevation of 456 feet.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Harrison, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "Fort Harrison (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. p. 476.
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