Editing Bryant, Indiana (section)

==History==
Bryant had its start in 1871 by the building of the railroad through that territory. Its name is derived from that of an Irishman named Bryan, who was instrumental in bringing the railroad there.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T0LWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA252 | title=History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1 | publisher=Historical Publishing Company | author=Jay, Milton T. | year=1922 | pages=252}}</ref> The Bryant post office was established in 1872.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Jay |title=Jay County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=23 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023131403/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Jay |archivedate=23 October 2014 }}</ref> Bryant was incorporated as a town in 1897.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jaycountyhistory.org/2009/incorporated-cities-and-towns#more-1179 | title=Incorporated Cities and Towns | publisher=Jay County Historical Society | accessdate=28 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529085622/http://www.jaycountyhistory.org/2009/incorporated-cities-and-towns#more-1179 | archive-date=29 May 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>