Riverside is a small

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on the border of Davis Township and Logan Township in Fountain County,

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History

Riverside was originally called Fountain City, and under the latter name was established in the 1850s when the Wabash Railroad was extended to that point. The post office was established as Riverside in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1946.

Geography

Riverside is located a little more than half a mile south of the

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. Independence Station is in Riverside and dates from the time the

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was built to this point in 1854. The larger town of

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is opposite Riverside on the north bank of the Wabash.

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