Algiers is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Algiers, Indiana | |
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| Coordinates: 38°29′14″N 87°10′30″W / 38.48722°N 87.17500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Pike |
| Township | Jefferson |
| Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47567 |
| Area codes | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 430075[1] |
History
editAlgiers was laid out in 1868.[2] The community was named after Algiers, the capital of Algeria.[3] An old variant name of the community was called Delectible.[1]
Homer E. Capehart, a U.S. Senator from Indiana and a pioneer in the jukebox and record player industry[4] was born in Algiers in 1897, the son of a local tenant farmer.[5]
A post office called Algiers was established in 1885, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[6]
The town's name is part of the namesake of the Algiers, Winslow and Western Railway which operates within Pike County.
References
edit- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Algiers, Indiana
- ^ Goodspeed Brothers (1984). History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Рипол Классик. p. 355. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...apparently for the city in North Africa...
- ^ Pickett, William B. (1986). "Homer E. Capehart: Phonograph Entrepreneur". Indiana Magazine of History. 82 (3): 264–276. JSTOR 27790996.
- ^ Cook, Joan (September 5, 1979). "Homer E. Capehart is Dead at 82; Was 3-Term Senator from Indiana". The New York Times.
- ^ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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