The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Carter Township was named for Thomas Carter, a county commissioner.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Carter’s history is told.
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By decade
Carter, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
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
1 historic place in Carter
Carter has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 8 historic buildings, because Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial alone counts 8. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
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In Indianaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 district
1National Historic LandmarkLincoln Boyhood National Memorial
8historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1966first listedLincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Where they are
Tap a dot for a photo and link. Districts show at their center.
DistrictsBigger dot = landmark
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.