How Whiting Got Its Name

Here’s what we know for certain: The city of Whiting, Indiana is named after Herbert Lloyd “Pop” Whiting, a railroad conductor. Here is what we don’t know: Why?


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“Pop” Whiting and One of the Worst Accidents in Early U.S. Railroad History

The city of Whiting was named after Herbert Lloyd “Pop” Whiting, a railroad conductor. Early in his career, Whiting was involved in one of the worst railroad accidents in American history up to that point.