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词条 Matamoras, Indiana
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  1. Geography

  2. History

  3. Notes

  4. References

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|settlement_type = Unincorporated community
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|subdivision_name2 = Blackford
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Harrison
|established_title = Established
|established_date = circa 1833
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 47359
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|blank_info = 18-47550[1]
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}}Matamoras is an unincorporated community in the northeast portion of Harrison Township, Blackford County, Indiana. Matamoras is Blackford County's oldest community, although it was not the first to be platted.[3]{{clear|left}}

Geography

Matamoras is located on the Salamonie River, less than one mile east of Montpelier.

History

It was likely named after Matamoros, Mexico, a battleground in the Mexican–American War.[4]

Notes

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}
2. ^{{cite gnis|438709|Matamoras, Indiana|2009-10-17}}
3. ^A History of Blackford County, p. 117.
4. ^{{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=212|quote=This village probably was named for the Mexican city captured by American troops...}}

References

  • {{cite book

| last =
| first =
| author-link =
| last2 =
| first2 =
| title = A History of Blackford County, Indiana : with historical accounts of the county, 1838-1986 [and] histories of families who have lived in the county.
| publisher = Blackford County Historical Society
| year = 1986
| location = Hartford City, Indiana
| pages = 302
| url =
| oclc = 15144953
| isbn =
}}{{Blackford County, Indiana}}{{BlackfordCountyIN-geo-stub}}

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