Editing Dana, Indiana (section)

==History==
Dana was [[plat]]ted in 1874 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref name="Bowen 415">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofparkeve00bfbo#page/414/mode/2up | title=History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana | publisher=B.F. Bowen & Cos | date=1913 | page=415}}</ref> The town was named for Charles Dana, a railroad promoter.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/109 109]|quote=.The name honors Charles Dana, a stockholder...}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Dana since 1874.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Vermillion |title=Vermillion County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=October 1, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001165849/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Vermillion |archive-date=October 1, 2015 }}</ref> Dana was incorporated in 1886.<ref name="Bowen 415" /> In 1886, Dana was declared a rapidly growing and vibrant community, due to its railroad, businesses, and agriculture.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Tribune-Star|first=Mark Bennett|title=Mark Bennett: Dana envisions a new community center as hub of activities, services|url=https://www.tribstar.com/news/news_columns/mark-bennett-dana-envisions-a-new-community-center-as-hub-of-activities-services/article_c6d997ed-88e4-5223-90f5-9743651a717e.html|access-date=June 9, 2021|website=Terre Haute Tribune-Star|language=en}}</ref>