Tanner, Indiana

History

Tanner was named for John Riley Tanner, an Illinois politician.[2] A post office was established at Tanner in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[3]

gollark: We simply the cryoapioforms, and via the Tetrational Rotation Theorem caused immediate.
gollark: No, it was a joint [HG]Tech™ [REDACTED] generalized COMPARTMENTAL SLATS ███ ████ ███ ██████ ███████ ███ ██ ███ ████.
gollark: It's for the best.
gollark: God died in 1996 anyway.
gollark: An omnipotent being should be able to do better, and God literally eternally tortures them, so bee God.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tanner, Indiana
  2. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...John Riley Tanner, Republican governor of Illinois...
  3. "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 September 2014.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.