Stringtown was a community, now extinct, in
Jefferson Township,
Miami County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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.
History
Stringtown, like its counterparts, was so named on account of its houses being strung along the road. In its heyday, the town had a saw mill, a general store, and a cabinet shop. The community became a ghost town when its residents eventually left, and nothing remains of it today.
References
Geography of Miami County, Indiana
Ghost towns in Indiana
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