Fort Ritner is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Guthrie Township,
Lawrence County,
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 ...
.
History
Fort Ritner was
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bear ...
ted in 1857. It was named for Michael Ritner, a railroad employee who oversaw construction on the nearby tunnel.
Geography
Fort Ritner is located at .
References
Unincorporated communities in Lawrence County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
1857 establishments in Indiana
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