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Mongo was originally called Mongoquinong, and under the latter name was laid out in 1840. Mongoquinong was later shortened to Mongo. Although An Illustrated Historical Atlas of LaGrange County, Indiana (1874) translates the native name as 'Big Squaw Village', it is thought to be a corruption of the Miami-Illinois maankwahkionka, meaning 'in the Loon Land'.
Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area is a protected area in northeastern Indiana that covers 12,134 acres (4,910 ha) and is dedicated to providing hunting and fishing opportunities. The area includes 529 acres (214 ha) of lakes and 17 miles (27 km) along the Pigeon River. It is located on Indiana State Road 3, near Mongo in Lagrange County. [1]
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Indiana.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
Muscatatuck River. Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River. Flatrock River. Little Flatrock River. Driftwood River. Big Blue River. Little Blue River. Sugar Creek (Driftwood River tributary) Salt Creek (White River tributary)
From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Indiana. [1] Cowles Bog. Ohio Coral Reef. Hanging Rock and Wabash Reef. Harrison Spring. Hoosier Prairie. Wesley Chapel Gulf.
River advocates worry that weakened wetland protections in Indiana will mean more trouble in the Ohio and, ultimately, the Mississippi — both of which already struggle with water quality issues.
The John O'Ferrell Store at Mongo was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Geography. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km 2), of which 35.59 square miles (92.2 km 2) (or 99.14%) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km 2) (or 0.86%) is water. References
Wabash River. Wabash River catchment with the Wabash River highlighted. The Wabash River / ˈwɔːbæʃ / ( French: Ouabache) is a 503-mile-long (810 km) [ 2] river that drains most of the state of Indiana, and a significant part of Illinois, in the United States.