Huron, Indiana

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Huron, Indiana
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Huron is located in Indiana
Huron
Huron
Coordinates: 38°43′20″N 86°40′14″W / 38.72222°N 86.67056°W / 38.72222; -86.67056Coordinates: 38°43′20″N 86°40′14″W / 38.72222°N 86.67056°W / 38.72222; -86.67056
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLawrence
TownshipSpice Valley
Elevation548 ft (167 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47446
Area code(s)812
GNIS feature ID451074

Huron (formerly Fenter) is an unincorporated community in Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History[]

Huron was platted in 1859.[3] It was named after Huron, Ohio.[4] 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.[5]

Geography[]

Huron is located at

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38°43′20″N 86°40′14″W / 38.72222°N 86.67056°W / 38.72222; -86.67056.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ^ "Huron, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  3. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 53.
  4. ^ 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...
  5. ^ "Evansville Disasters - Harold Morgan John Baburnich Indiana Evansvilee History Boneyard".


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