Kyana, Indiana
Kyana is an unincorporated community (Class Code U6) located on Indiana State Road 64 in Jackson Township, Dubois County, Indiana at latitude 38.305 and longitude -86.782. The elevation is 505 feet.
History
Kyana was platted in 1883.[1] The town had its own zip code until 1980.[2] The town was an outgrowth of the construction of the Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Railroad (now Norfolk Southern). Founded by the Louisville Mining & Manufacturing Company, it bears the abbreviation of its home state (Kentucky), and the termination of the state in which it is located.[3]
Kyana was the site of a plane crash on August 28, 1948. A two-seat Aeronca training plane piloted by William Mullen, Jr. was flying at a low altitude when it suddenly dived into the ground in a field near Kyana. The passenger in the plane, Emil Prechtel of nearby Schnellville, died as a result of injuries from the crash. The pilot survived.[4]
Notable people
Joel Newkirk, Major League pitcher (Chicago Cubs)
References
- ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. p. 364.
- ^ http://www.visitduboiscounty.com/about/history.php
- ^ History and Art Souvenir of Dubois County by George R. Wilson, 1896, p. 64
- ^ The Daily Herald, Jasper, Indiana August 30, 1948
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