Lamasco

Lamasco is a former town, and current district, in Evansville, Indiana originally bounded by the present day streets of St. Joseph Avenue on the west, First Avenue on the east, Maryland on the north and the Ohio River on the south to Fulton (meaning Pennsylvania east of Fulton).

With a heavy influx of German immigrants in the late 19th century, the west side became further isolated and developed its own culture, sense of community, and self-sufficiency.

Around the 1848 revolutions in Europe and after the American Civil War, massive German immigration increased the population of Independence, enticing Evansville to annex it in the spring of 1870.

To counter the annexation, some residents proposed incorporating as a separate town with the name "Madduxport" after Alexander Maddux, a justice of the peace.

The community is known for its stable and industrious character, partially influenced by a massive influx of German immigrants in the late 19th century.