Haubstadt, Indiana: Difference between revisions

}}'''Haubstadt''' is the second largest town, after [[Fort Branch, Indiana|Fort Branch]], and fourth largest community in [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The population was 1,577638 at the 20102020 census. Haubstadt has recently become a bedroom community of Evansville and such, is part of the [[Evansville, Indiana]], [[Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Area]].▼

Haubstadt was originally called Haub's Station, and under the latter name, meaning "Haub town" in German, was laid out in 1855.<ref>{{cite book |author=Peattie, Elia Wilkinson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OlQ0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Gibson County, Indiana | publisher=Cook & McDowell Publications | author=Peattie, Elia Wilkinson | year=1897 | pages=13}}</ref> Named after an early settler, Henry Haub, the town was incorporated in 1913.<ref>{{cite book |author=Stormont, Gil R. |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofgibsonc01stor | title=History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | author=Stormont, Gil R. | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofgibsonc01stor/page/351 351]}}</ref>▼

Haub built the community's first home, combining a stagecoach shop, general store, and trading post to accommodate travelers on the Noon Day Stage Coach route running to Vincennes. A dance hall was later also built above Mr. Haub's tavern and store, and the complex would later become known as [[The Log Inn]], the area's famous restaurant. The Log Inn is officially recognized as the oldest restaurant in Indiana.▼

The [[Haubstadt State Bank]] (now Town Hall) was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>▼

=== Haubstadt Train Wreck of 1990 ===▼

On June 14, 1990, a train, operated by [[Jacksonville, Florida]]-based [[CSX Transportation]], was coming into Haubstadt from the south and around 7:00pm suddenly there was a large crash followed by a lightning-like flash from an electric pole accompanied by a thunderclap and a town-wide power failure. It did not take long for people to realize that a train had de-railed. In the derailment, at least five buildings, most of downtown and much of Haubstadt's history was destroyed in about ten seconds. When it was later learned the train was possibly carrying ammonia, Haubstadt was mostly evacuated, mainly by people with respiratory illnesses such as asthma. It was later found that the ammonia cars were empty and that the smell was residue that was released into the air. It was also discovered that the tracks had not been maintained properly and that a couple of loose ties coupled with the speed at which the trains move through Haubstadt and neighboring Fort Branch (between 55 - 65 mph) were to blame for the accident. There is fear among many in Haubstadt and nearby [[Fort Branch, IN|Fort Branch]] and [[Princeton, IN|Princeton]] that a worse train wreck may occur as the track's speed limit was increased to 70 mph from Princeton to [[Darmstadt, IN|Darmstadt]] in 2000.▼

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