Quincy, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Quincy is an unincorporated community
in northeastern Taylor Township
, Owen County
, Indiana
, United States
. It lies just south of CR1150N north of the town of Spencer
, the county seat
of Owen County. Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m), and it is located at 39°27′13"N 86°42′45"W (39.4536575, -86.7125050). Although Quincy is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 47456.
History
In 1853 there was a need for a town in the northern part of Taylor Township of Owen County, Indiana. This need was generated by the completion of the Louisville and New Albany Railroad. Many of the workers on this railroad had built homes along the Brush Creek, where the railroad crossed it. William L. Hart and his wife Lucy had the area around the Brush Creek trestle surveyed for a town, which was to be, named Quincy. This plat was received at the Owen County Courthouse in Spencer on June 7, 1853.
The town of Quincy was thriving when a fire was accidentally started on November 3, 1873. Most of the business district was destroyed, including three dry goods stores. Another fire occurred on May 9, 1930 which destroyed the same part of town. The buildings that were destroyed were the O.E. Stewart store, Dunkin general store, the Herbert store, the post office and two smaller buildings. This meant all five stores of Quincy were burned down. The Red Men and Knights of Pythias lodges, which held their meetings in the upper floors of two of these buildings, lost everything. Three of the buildings destroyed were two stories tall. This and the burning of the Quincy school on February 2, 1953 signaled the end of the town. The population has ranged between 200 and 300 since the Civil War.
The Quincy Picnic
A historical marker placed at the site where the picnic was held says it started in 1870 and ended in 1972. It appears the first picnic at Quincy was held in 1870 as a joint venture of the Baptist and Methodist congregations of the town. Two hundred people turned out.
By the dawn of the 20th century, the Quincy Picnic was said to be one of the largest events of its kind in the state, if not the entire Midwest. Newspaper articles of the time touted crowd estimates that at this point in time seem astounding:
1914: 10,000
1935: 13,000
People from Quincy
Dennis Phillips
Dennis N. Phillips (born c. 1955) is a poker player and an account manager for Broadway Trucks, a commercial trucking company in St Louis, Missouri. Phillips qualified for the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event through a $200 satellite tournament at Harrah's St. Louis, his local Harrah's casino. He headed into the final table as chip leader with 26,295,000 in chips, and finished in third place, earning $4,517,773.
Birch Bayh (basketball coach)Birch Evans Bayh, Sr. is a former NCAA Head Basketball Coach. He was the Head Coach at Indiana State University from 1918-1923.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in northeastern Taylor Township
Taylor Township, Owen County, Indiana
Taylor Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 993.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Taylor Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Devore at * Quincy at *...
, Owen County
Owen County, Indiana
Owen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1920. As of 2010, the population was 21,575...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies just south of CR1150N north of the town of Spencer
Spencer, Indiana
Spencer is a town in Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,217 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Owen County.Spencer is part of the Bloomington, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Owen County. Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m), and it is located at 39°27′13"N 86°42′45"W (39.4536575, -86.7125050). Although Quincy is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 47456.
History
In 1853 there was a need for a town in the northern part of Taylor Township of Owen County, Indiana. This need was generated by the completion of the Louisville and New Albany Railroad. Many of the workers on this railroad had built homes along the Brush Creek, where the railroad crossed it. William L. Hart and his wife Lucy had the area around the Brush Creek trestle surveyed for a town, which was to be, named Quincy. This plat was received at the Owen County Courthouse in Spencer on June 7, 1853.
The town of Quincy was thriving when a fire was accidentally started on November 3, 1873. Most of the business district was destroyed, including three dry goods stores. Another fire occurred on May 9, 1930 which destroyed the same part of town. The buildings that were destroyed were the O.E. Stewart store, Dunkin general store, the Herbert store, the post office and two smaller buildings. This meant all five stores of Quincy were burned down. The Red Men and Knights of Pythias lodges, which held their meetings in the upper floors of two of these buildings, lost everything. Three of the buildings destroyed were two stories tall. This and the burning of the Quincy school on February 2, 1953 signaled the end of the town. The population has ranged between 200 and 300 since the Civil War.
The Quincy Picnic
A historical marker placed at the site where the picnic was held says it started in 1870 and ended in 1972. It appears the first picnic at Quincy was held in 1870 as a joint venture of the Baptist and Methodist congregations of the town. Two hundred people turned out.
By the dawn of the 20th century, the Quincy Picnic was said to be one of the largest events of its kind in the state, if not the entire Midwest. Newspaper articles of the time touted crowd estimates that at this point in time seem astounding:
1914: 10,000
1935: 13,000
People from Quincy
Dennis Phillips
Dennis N. Phillips (born c. 1955) is a poker player and an account manager for Broadway Trucks, a commercial trucking company in St Louis, Missouri. Phillips qualified for the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event through a $200 satellite tournament at Harrah's St. Louis, his local Harrah's casino. He headed into the final table as chip leader with 26,295,000 in chips, and finished in third place, earning $4,517,773.
Birch Bayh (basketball coach)Birch Evans Bayh, Sr. is a former NCAA Head Basketball Coach. He was the Head Coach at Indiana State University from 1918-1923.