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History · Hazleton

Hazleton’s history is
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The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Hazleton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1806established
2old images & papers
9recent photos
State highway flooded by the White River. Near Hazleton, Indiana, 1937 · Library of Congress

The story

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Hazleton is the second-oldest town in Gibson County after Patoka. It was named in honor of Gervas Hazleton, believed to be the second settler to permanently locate to the county. Hazleton first lived in a crude camp lit by large log fires that was a popular stopover for early migrants to the area.

The town was platted in 1856 by Lucius French. T. S. Fuller erected the town's first frame building, and John Breedlove built the town's blacksmith shop. The first steamboat of any note to travel up the White River was the Cleopatria in 1884.

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Timeline

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1806Established
1930s2 items · State highway flooded by the White Ri…LOC
1940–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hazleton’s history is told.

1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewState highway flooded by the Whit…, 1937: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people from Hazleton

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By decade

Hazleton, decade by decade

1930s2 items
State highway flooded by the White River. Near Hazleton, IndianaLOCState highway flooded by the White River. Near Hazleton, In…1937Damage to state highway and soil by flood. Near Hazleton, IndianaLOCDamage to state highway and soil by flood. Near Hazleton, I…1937
1940s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today9 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Hazleton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hazleton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Trippett-Glaze-Duncan-Kolb Farm in Washington, 5.8 miles away.

Hazleton and the nearest listed places

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Trippett-Glaze-Duncan-Kolb FarmTrippett-Glaze-Duncan-Kolb Farm (Boundary Increase)Patoka Church of God in Christ-Patoka Colored SchoolGibson County CourthousePrinceton Courthouse Square Historic DistrictPrinceton Westside Historic District

Closest to Hazleton

Trippett-Glaze-Duncan-Kolb FarmWashington · District5.8miTrippett-Glaze-Duncan-Kolb Farm (Boundary Increase)Washington · Building5.8miPatoka Church of God in Christ-Patoka Colored SchoolPatoka · Building6.5miGibson County CourthousePrinceton · Building9.3miPrinceton Courthouse Square Historic DistrictPrinceton · District9.3mi

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. Trippett-Glaze-Duncan-Kolb Farm’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hazleton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hazleton’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 State highway flooded by the White River. Near Hazleton, Indiana (1937) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Decker📜 Washington📜 Decker📜 White River

From Wikimedia Commons (9) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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