The United States state of
Indiana has many former, abandoned, or
ghost towns. A study concluded there were at least forty one, two of which were "drowned towns".[1]
^Rund, Christopher (2006),
The Indiana Rail Road Company: America's New Regional Railroad, Indiana University Press, pp. 218–219,
ISBN9780253346926, Anita is another town along the line bearing the name of a young lady...By the 1980's the Anita was almost non-existent...The state highway department was on the verge of erasing Anita from map, but proponents of the all-but-forgotten town, successfully petitioned to preserve Anita's identity. The town remained acknowledged on paper and was even marked by a roadside commemorative plaque.