Cary was a community, now extinct, in
Harrison Township,
Miami County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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.
History
Cary was home to a society of both Wesleyan Methodists and
Quakers
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. The Pan Handle Railroad being built a mile away from the community and the founding of the nearby town of
Amboy
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Places
Argentina
* Amboy, Córdoba, commune in Calamuchita Department, Córdoba Province
United States
* Amboy Crater, feature in Mojave National Preserve, California Settled U.S. places
* Amboy, California
* Amboy, ...
led to Cary becoming a ghost town.
A post office was established at Cary in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1868.
References
External links
*
Geography of Miami County, Indiana
Ghost towns in Indiana
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