The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was laid out as Morristown in 1850 by Joseph Morris. The present name of Amo (meaning "I love" in Latin) was adopted in 1855. Amo was incorporated as a town in 1913.
The Amo THI & E Interurban Depot/Substation was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
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National Register of Historic Places
1 historic place in Amo
1 place in Amo is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In Indianaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2007first listedAmo THI & E Interurban Depot/Substation
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When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
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Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.