New Goshen was platted and laid out May 17, 1853, by Hamilton Smith, William Ferguson, George Smith and John Hay. As of 1890 the population was approximately 180.
Future U.S. Senator Birch Bayh was a resident and graduated from Fayette High; Fayette High closed in 1959 and was consolidated into today's West Vigo High School.
The post office at New Goshen has been in operation since 1851.
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Greater Terre Haute and Vigo County1908 · page 130Read the page →
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Not far awav, inland from any of the railroad lines, is the settlement called New Goshen, which was platted by four enterprising town builders — Hamilton, Smith, William Ferguson, George Smith and John Hay — in May, 1853. It lies in section 7, town 13, range 9.
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History of Vigo county, Indiana1891 · page 479Read the page →
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New Goshen was platted and laid out May 17, 1853, in Section 7, Town 13, Range 9, by Hamilton Smith, William Ferguson, George Smith and John Hay; population 180.
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