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Friendswood is an unincorporated community in Guilford Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.
History
Friendswood was a station and shipping point on the railroad.[3] A post office was established at Friendswood in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[4] One source speculates the name may indicate the presence of Friends, or Quakers.[5]
References
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Friendswood, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- ^ History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. p. 616.
- ^ "Hendricks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...perhaps suggesting a Quaker influence...
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