Milan Township, Allen County, Indiana - Overview

Overview

The principal town in Milan Township is Milan Center, at 41°8'39"N 84°56'46"W. Milan Center originally consisted of two intersecting roads, Milan Center and Doty, and consisted of Brueggeman's (a combination lumberyard, hardware and grocery store), a small wood-frame church, Milan Center School, a feed mill, and four houses.

Northern Milan township had traditionally been served by the Harlan telephone exchange, and southern Milan township by the New Haven telephone exchange. Bruggeman's store at Milan Center had telephones from both exchanges. The New Haven telephone exchange was eventually purchased by the Home Telephone company in Fort Wayne, which was purchased by General Telephone of Indiana. The Harlan telephone company was acquired by General Telephone of Indiana as well. General Telephone is now a part of Verizon.

Brueggeman's Do-It-Best Center subsequently left to build a new store several miles removed to take advantage of traffic on State Highway 37. The original Milan Center structure subsequently was lost to fire.

The Milan Township and Woodburn school districts cooperatively built Woodlan High School in the early 1960s, just east of Five Points on Woodburn Road. The schools were consolidated into the East Allen County School district circa 1970.

Five Points is a settlement located at the junction of US Highway 24, Webster Road, and Woodburn Road. It originally consisted of a small diner for truckers, a gas station (later a bicycle shop), a tile mill, and a few homes. A newer water tower labeled "Woodlan" near Woodlan School will likely result in the community being known as "Woodlan" in the coming years.

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