The Post Office At Sleeth
Wabash and Erie Canal Park Trail
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Along the Monon Tracks
This building originally served as the post office in Sleeth, a rural community in Carroll County about nine miles northwest of Delphi. Sleeth was also known as McCoy's Station on the Louisville, New Albany, & Chicago Railroad and other names, but commonly referred to as the Monon Railroad. The first town plat was recorded August 31, 1880 - surveyed and platted by William H. Sleeth. It consisted of 20 lots, all 50x100', the streets were 50' and alleys 12. A depot was built in 1879. Its exact location is unknown. In 1885 the population was 37. Mattie LeSourd Shock Hamill, a granddaughter of William H. Sleeth, refers in her 1960 newspaper article to the later store built east of the tracks as housing the post office and ticket office, implying that there wasn't a depot. The platted town of Sleeth was in Tippecanoe Township east of the railroad and south of 700N which is the line between Tippecanoe and Jefferson Townships.
James H. Johnson was the first postmaster. The post office opened May, 14 1880 and closed June, 15 1907. Mail service moved to Yeoman. Mr. Johnson also built a store west of the tracks and just south of the road in 1881.
Over time several businesses were established in Sleeth including: a grain elevator, lumber yard, saw mill, flour mill, wagon
this page online
The school was held there from 1886
through 1904. Ella Ream and Minnie Creek
taught there. The remains of the building
were destroyed in the 1953 tornado.
Erected by Tippecanoe Arts Federation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately, and the Wabash & Erie Canal series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is May 14, 1880.
Location. 40° 35.333′ N, 86° 40.983′ W. Marker is in Delphi, Indiana, in Carroll County. It can be reached from the intersection of West North Washington Street and North Charles Street, on the right when traveling east. On the Grounds of the Wabash & Erie Canal Conference & Interpretive Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12252 West North Washington Street, Delphi IN 46923, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana and specifically in Central Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sleeth Post Office was at McCoy's Station on the Monon R.R. (here, next to this marker); The Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); The Guard Lock (within shouting distance
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 25, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
