MP B&B 6.5 8th Subdivision -

Avoca was originally platted in 1819. The name originates from an Irish place name in the fourth stanza of the poem, "The Meeting Of The Waters", by Thomas Moore. Dr. Winthrop Foote has been credited with naming the town, because the cold springs reminded him of the poem. The first Post Office operated here between 1856 and 1859. A second Post Office opened in 1870. In 1924 the State opened a fish hatchery, on the site of an old grist mill, which remains today. The former right of way can still be seen from the parking lot of the hatchery. -Courtesy Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society's 2002 Convention Tourbook-

Avoca depot, May 25, 1928. From the Hohenberger Photograph Collection at Indiana University's Lilly Library. -Courtesy of Pete Pedigo.-

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