The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Bigger Township was created in 1840 from Vernon Township, and named for Samuel Bigger, seventh Governor of Indiana.
Benville Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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Before
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
2 historic places in Bigger
2 places in Bigger are 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
2places listed2 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1996first listedBenville Bridge · newest: Hicklin House and Settlement, 2023
Where they are
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SitesStructures
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
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.