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Who was the Austin Neighborhood named after?
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Posted by Mark Konkol on January 25, 2008 01:24 AM | Permalink
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Henry Austin; bought to be a Temperance Settlement to be named Austinville.
Posted by: Elton | January 25, 2008 10:16 AM
Henry Austin
Posted by: Walter Brzeski | January 25, 2008 10:44 AM
Developer Henry Austin purchased 470 acres for a temperance settlement named “Austinville” in 1865.
Posted by: Leonard Reed | January 27, 2008 07:09 AM
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Henry Austin; bought to be a Temperance Settlement to be named Austinville.
Posted by: Elton | January 25, 2008 10:16 AM
Henry Austin
Posted by: Walter Brzeski | January 25, 2008 10:44 AM
Developer Henry Austin purchased 470 acres for a temperance settlement named “Austinville” in 1865.
Posted by: Leonard Reed | January 27, 2008 07:09 AM