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Biddle Island (Indiana)

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Biddle Island
Biddle Island is located in Indiana
Biddle Island
Biddle Island
Biddle Island (Indiana) (Indiana)
Geography
LocationWabash River
Coordinates40°44′59″N 86°21′53″W / 40.74972°N 86.36472°W / 40.74972; -86.36472
Highest elevation591 ft (180.1 m)
Administration
United States
StateIndiana
CountyCass
CityLogansport
Demographics
Population0 (2000)

Biddle Island is located in the Wabash River, in downtown Logansport, Indiana, just east of the merger of the Eel River and the Wabash. State Route 329 (Burlington Avenue) crosses the island to south bank of the Wabash. There are about twenty private residents on the island, [1] which is about 17 acres.[2] The island was named for its former owner Horace P. Biddle, a local judge and poet.[3] Biddle's home on the island was a large house built by John Tipton. The house was razed in 1961.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ USGS Locator information
  2. ^ "Judge Biddle's Will Found: Unsuccessful Search for a Year; Logansport Loses Fine Library". New York Times. November 29, 1900.
  3. ^ "New York Times". 1900-11-29.
  4. ^ Gugin, Linda C.; Clair, James E. St (2010-01-01). Justices of the Indiana Supreme Court. Indiana Historical Society. ISBN 9780871952882.