History · Blue River

Blue River’s history is
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The story

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Blue River was organized in 1828. It was named from the Blue River, once an important waterway for mills.

County Line Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Blue River

1 place in Blue River 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
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0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1994first listedCounty Line Bridge

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Structures

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
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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