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]
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^ abcU.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. ISBN978-0-253-32866-3. ...renamed for Huron, Ohio, by settlers...
^"Evansville Disasters - Harold Morgan John Baburnich Indiana Evansvilee History Boneyard".
huron, indiana, huron, census, designated, place, spice, valley, township, lawrence, county, state, indiana, census, designated, placehuronshow, indianahuronshow, united, statescoordinates, 72111, 67083, 72111, 67083countryunited, statesstateindianacountylawre. Huron is a Census designated place in Spice Valley Township Lawrence County in the U S state of Indiana 1 Huron IndianaCensus designated placeHuronShow map of IndianaHuronShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 38 43 16 N 86 40 15 W 38 72111 N 86 67083 W 38 72111 86 67083CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyLawrenceTownshipSpice ValleyElevation 1 564 ft 172 m Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT ZIP code47446Area code812GNIS feature ID2830451 1 History editHuron 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 edit 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 nbsp This Lawrence County Indiana location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Huron Indiana amp oldid 1199231457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
