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Abington is an
unincorporated community
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in Abington Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
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History
Abington was laid out andplat
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ted in 1817.
A post office was established at Abington in 1824, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. The name of this Quaker settlement recalled the Abington Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends located in Pennsylvania.
Geography
Abington is located at .Notable person
*Orlando H. Manning
Orlando Harrison Manning (May 18, 1847 – September 19, 1909) was an American politician.
Born in Abington, Indiana, Manning moved with his family to Iowa. He eventually studied law and settled in Carroll, Iowa, to practice law. Manning serv ...
, Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of Iowa.
History
Prior to 1990, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected in separate elections; since then they have run together on the same ticket.
List
See also
* List of g ...
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