Hessen Cassel, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
40°58′38″N 85°04′20″W / 40.97722°N 85.07222°W / 40.97722; -85.07222[1]
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Hessen Cassel is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Hessen Cassel was platted in 1863.[2] Hessen Cassel was originally built up chiefly by Germans,[3] and was named for the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel in Germany.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hessen Cassel, Indiana
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This village was platted in 1863...
- ^ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 621.
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Municipalities and communities of Allen County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Fort Wayne
- Arcola
- Harlan
- Hessen Cassel
- Hoagland
- Lake Everett
- Maples
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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