Murray is an
unincorporated community
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in
Lancaster Township,
Wells County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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.
History
An old variant name of the community was called New Lancaster. A post office was established at Murray in 1837, and remained in operation until 1902.
On February 29, 1996, Murray was inadvertently
strafed
Strafing is the military practice of attacking ground targets from low-flying aircraft using aircraft-mounted automatic weapons.
Less commonly, the term is used by extension to describe high-speed firing runs by any land or naval craft such ...
by a military aircraft, though no injuries resulted.
Geography
Murray is located at , on
State Highway 116.
References
External links
The strafing of Murray
Unincorporated communities in Wells County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
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