’
According to Scotland historian Ruth Stone s
,
book
Scotland
“
,”
Facts and Fiction
the area where
Scotland now stands has been the center for
elections and trade since before Indiana became a
state in
1816
,
Scotland
and has had a post office since
1825.
Indiana received its name from the
Scottish immigrant families who came to settle
,
there
,
and along with other local residents
established the town in
1835.
’
Jim Forte s United
States and Worldwide Postal History states that the
1837.
Scotland town post office was established in
’ .
One founding family were the Haig s
James
and Mary Ann Haig worked as servants at the
,
Carterhaugh Estate
,
Selkirk
Scotland before
immigrating to the area that would become
,
Scotland
Indiana in
1832.
According to the
,
Scotland Historical Society
’
the Haig s had a hand
1837.
’
in establishing Bloomfield State Bank in
,
son
.
,
1870
’
,
William H
Haig
postmaster in
1875.
served as Scotland s
before his death of smallpox in
William s son
,
William Mack Haig
served as
President of the Bloomfield State Bank from
1925.
Their
1895-
’
Later Haig s would also come to hold this
.
position
’
The Haig s and other Scottish families
would continue on to establish lives and
.
,
businesses within the community unto today
,
Scotland cemetery
/
The
filled with Scottish Anglo
’
Saxon surnames and veteran s brass plaques
’
,
serves as a testament to Scotland s foundations
,
history
’
and a tiny town s tenacity to hold firm to its
.
roots
Photographs inside Scotland Hotel Museum,
Scotland, Indiana
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