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Haddon’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Haddon Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,762 and it contained 780 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 3,987 to 3,762 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1972.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Haddon yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Haddon, 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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Haddon is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Haddon has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Kixmiller's Store in Widner, 8.5 miles away.

Haddon and the nearest listed places

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Kixmiller's StoreCenter Ridge CemeterySullivan County CourthouseSullivan Courthouse Square Historic DistrictSherman BuildingSullivan County Poor Home

Closest to Haddon

Kixmiller's StoreWidner · Building8.5miCenter Ridge CemeteryHamilton · Site9.1miSullivan County CourthouseSullivan · Building9.2miSullivan Courthouse Square Historic DistrictSullivan · District9.2miSherman BuildingSullivan · Building9.2mi

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. Kixmiller's Store’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Carlisle📜 Jefferson📜 Oaktown📜 Gill
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