Huron, Indiana
Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
38°43′16″N 86°40′15″W / 38.72111°N 86.67083°W / 38.72111; -86.6708347446
Huron is a Census-designated place in Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Huron was platted in 1859.[2] It was named after Huron, Ohio.[3] On September 16, 1861, during the American Civil War, a train carrying 600 Illinois Union soldiers crashed into a creek near Huron, killing or injuring 100-150 soldiers.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huron, Indiana
- ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 53.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...renamed for Huron, Ohio, by settlers...
- ^ "Evansville Disasters - Harold Morgan John Baburnich Indiana Evansvilee History Boneyard".
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Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Bedford
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- Red Hill
- Redding
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- Shawswick
- Silverville
- Spring Mill Village
- Springville
- Stemm
- Stonington
- Tarry Park
- Yockey
- Zelma
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