Loafers Station, Indiana
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Loafers Station was a community in Pigeon Township, Warrick County, in the
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History

Also known as Louisville, the community was a sizable village in 1820 and was often visited by a young
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. The community had a Baptist Church, and in 1884 was reported to contain two saloons, a post office, a store, and a mill, as well as a dozen homes. That same year, railroad construction bypassed Loafer's Station and went through
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, instead, leading to the abandonment of Loafer's Station. By 1927, none of the building's villages were still standing.


Geography

Loafers Station was located at .


References

Former populated places in Warrick County, Indiana Former populated places in Indiana {{WarrickCountyIN-geo-stub