Cuzco (pronounced: KUZ-co) is an

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in Columbia Township, Dubois County, in the

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History

Cuzco was

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ted in 1905 by William H. Nicholson. It was named after

Cusco Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru ...

, in Peru. A post office was established at Cuzco in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.

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historian Gilbert R. Tredway was reared in Cuzco during the 1920s and 1930s.

Geography

Cuzco is located at .

References

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* Unincorporated communities in Dubois County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Jasper, Indiana micropolitan area 1905 establishments in Indiana Populated places established in 1905 {{DuboisCountyIN-geo-stub