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History · Cicero

Cicero’s history is
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The public archives hold only 8 old photos of Cicero. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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From Cicero’s archive · credits on each photo

The story

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Cicero was founded in 1834. The town took its name from Cicero Creek. The first post office in Jackson Township was established at Cicero in 1839.

The construction of Morse Reservoir in 1956, the northern end of which lies in Cicero, brought more development to the town as well.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo8 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewBaker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, …: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people close to Cicero

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Rex StoutRex StoutNoblesville · 5 miGary HarrisGary HarrisFishers · 11 miConor DalyConor DalyNoblesville · 5 miEriq ZavaletaEriq ZavaletaWestfield · 9 miJohn BunchJohn BunchTipton · 11 miFranklin BoothFranklin BoothCarmel · 12 mi
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Cicero, decade by decade

Before
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.
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Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Garage, 1715 East 236th StreetLOCDate?Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Garage, 1715 East 236th St…Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, 1715 East 236th StreetLOCDate?Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, 1715 East 236th StreetBaker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Large Barn, 1715 East 236th StreetLOCDate?Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Large Barn, 1715 East 236t…Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Farmhand House, 1715 East 236th StreetLOCDate?Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Farmhand House, 1715 East …Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Small Barn, 1715 East 236th StreetLOCDate?Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Small Barn, 1715 East 236t…Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Pole Barn, 1715 East 236th StreetLOCDate?Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Pole Barn, 1715 East 236th…Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Main House, 1715 East 236th StreetLOCDate?Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Main House, 1715 East 236t…Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Milk House/Well House and Shed, 1715 East 236th StreetLOCDate?Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Milk House/Well House and …
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Cicero is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cicero has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Potter's Covered Bridge in Noblesville, 3.6 miles away.

Cicero and the nearest listed places

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Potter's Covered BridgeHolliday Hydroelectric Powerhouse and DamCole-Evans HouseCatherine Street Historic DistrictDr. Samuel Harrell HouseDaniel Craycraft House

Closest to Cicero

Potter's Covered BridgeNoblesville · Built 18713.6miHolliday Hydroelectric Powerhouse and DamNoblesville · Structure3.6miCole-Evans HouseNoblesville · Federal · Built 18404.8miCatherine Street Historic DistrictNoblesville · Queen Anne5miDr. Samuel Harrell HouseNoblesville · Building5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Potter's Covered Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Cicero?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Cicero’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Baker-Johnson-Pickett Farmstead, Garage, 1715 East 236th Street and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Jackson📜 Arcadia📜 Noblesville📜 White River

From Wikimedia Commons (3) and the Library of Congress (8). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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