When Mary A. Swank was born about 1837, in Ohio, United States, her father, David Swank, was 35 and her mother, Clarissa Ann Krone, was 28. She married John H Glaze in Indiana, United States. She lived in Peru Township, Miami, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died on 6 May 1905, in Miami, Indiana, United States, at the age of 69.
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The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Americanized form of German Schwank or Schwenk .
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