Ogden is an

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in Henry County, Indiana, in the

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History

Ogden was originally called Middletown, and under the latter name was laid out and

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ted in 1829. When it was discovered that nearby Middletown, Henry County, Indiana had been platted two months prior, the town was renamed in honor of an engineer on the

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project. A post office was established in Ogden in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.

References

Unincorporated communities in Henry County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{HenryCountyIN-geo-stub