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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Huron, Indiana

Huron is a Census-designated place in Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Huron was platted in 1859. It was named after Huron, Ohio. 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.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huron, Indiana
  2. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 53.
  3. ^ 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...
  4. ^ "Evansville Disasters - Harold Morgan John Baburnich Indiana Evansvilee History Boneyard".