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词条 Pierceville, Indiana
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  1. History

  2. Geography

  3. Notable person

  4. References

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}}Pierceville is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

Pierceville was laid out in 1860.[4] The community's name honors the Pierce family of settlers.[5] A post office was established at Pierceville in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1976.[6]

Geography

Pierceville is located at {{coord|39|08|00|N|85|10|47|W|type:city}}.

Notable person

Bobby Plump,[7] member of the Milan High School basketball team that won the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) State Tournament in 1954.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}
3. ^{{cite web | url = {{GNIS3|441112}} | title = Pierceville, Indiana | work = Geographic Names Information System | publisher = United States Geological Survey | accessdate = July 29, 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web | url=http://rchslib.org/ripleyformed.html | title=The Start of Ripley County, Indiana | publisher=Ripley County, Indiana Historical Society | accessdate=30 November 2015}}
5. ^{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXB5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=263|quote=...named for the local Pierce family...}}
6. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Ripley | title=Ripley County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=30 November 2015}}
7. ^{{cite book|last=Nelson|first=Murry R.|title=American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tfTXAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA562|date=23 May 2013|authorlink=Murry R. Nelson|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-39753-0|page=562}}
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