Lewis, Indiana

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Lewis
Unincorporated community
Vigo County's location in Indiana
Vigo County's location in Indiana
Location in Vigo County, Indiana
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Country United States
State Indiana
County Vigo
Township Pierson
Elevation 610 ft (190 m)
ZIP code 47858
FIPS code 18-43020[1]
GNIS feature ID 437800[2]

Lewis, also known as Lewisburg or Centerville, is an unincorporated community in Pierson Township, Vigo County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The town was laid out September 9, 1838, by Addison Williams. In the very southeast corner of the county, Lewis was originally on the Centerville wagon road and got its mail by pony express. The first business in town was a tannery established by Joseph Stutman, and the first house was built by Charles Stewart in 1842. A cabinet shop run by the Buskirks and John B. Smith's blacksmith shop soon followed. Dodson & Jenkins opened a store in 1844. Lewis had a log school-house for many years and established itself as a canal town as well.[3]

Geography

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References

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