unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
Indiana
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Howe was settled in 1834. At that time, it was named "Mongoquinong", a name that the
Potawatomi
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people had given to the prairie in northeastern Indiana. Shortly thereafter it was renamed "Lima" and was, at that time, the
county seat
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. It was later renamed "Howe" after John B. Howe, a local attorney.
The
Howe Military School
Howe Military Academy was a private, co-educational and college preparatory boarding school located on a campus in Howe, Indiana
Howe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. As ...
, the town's most famous attraction, was founded in 1884.
Local places on the National Register
Sites in Howe on the
National Register of Historic Places
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are:
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John Badlam Howe Mansion
John Badlam Howe Mansion is a historic home located on the grounds of Howe Military School, in Howe, Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. It was built in 1875–1876, and is a two-story, Italianate style white brick building trimmed with s ...
, also known as the Howe Military School Rectory
* Lima Township School
* St. James Memorial Chapel
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Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District
Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District, also known as Star Mill Falls and Star Gristmill, is a historic industrial complex and national historic district located in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. The district encompasse ...
Howe is located in northern LaGrange County at at the intersection of State Road 120 and State Road 9. It is the principal community in Lima Township. It is south of Interstate 80/90 (the Indiana Toll Road), and north of
LaGrange
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (born Giuseppe Luigi LagrangiaPigeon River, a tributary of the St. Joseph River, flows westward along the southern edge of the community.