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History · Hebron

Hebron’s history is
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The public archives hold just one old photo of Hebron. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1849established
1old images & papers
17recent photos
Grand Opera House Fire, September 16, 1912 - Hebron, Indiana - Flickr - Shook Photos, 1912 · Wikimedia Commons

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The first settler to Hebron was Judge Jesse Johnson (1st Judge of the Porter County Probate Court. The area of Hebron was an open prairie interspersed with small groves of trees. The prairie was about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long by 0.75 miles (1.21 km) wide. About 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south was the Potawatomi village of Hauakiki. Locally the village was called "Indian Town."

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Timeline

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1849Established
1912Grand Opera House Fire, September 16, 1912 - He…Commons
1920–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewGrand Opera House Fire, September…, 1912: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

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By decade

Hebron, decade by decade

1910s1 item
Grand Opera House Fire, September 16, 1912 - Hebron, Indiana - Flickr - Shook PhotosCommonsGrand Opera House Fire, September 16, 1912 - Hebron, Indian…1912 · postcard
1920s–
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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Today17 photos
Cyclone View, May 26, 1917CommonsCyclone View, May 26, 19172009 · postcardChristian Church, 1924CommonsChristian Church, 19242009 · postcardChristian Church, 1907CommonsChristian Church, 19072009 · postcardPan Handle Railroad DepotCommonsPan Handle Railroad Depot2008 · postcardMultiviews ofCommonsMultiviews of2008 · postcardThreshing, 1910CommonsThreshing, 19102007 · postcardThreshing, 1910CommonsThreshing, 19102007 · postcardSt. Helen's Catholic Church, 1952CommonsSt. Helen's Catholic Church, 19522007 · postcardPond Lillies on the Kankakee River, circa 1910CommonsPond Lillies on the Kankakee River, circa 19102007 · postcardHebron Public School, 1921CommonsHebron Public School, 19212007 · postcardHebron Public Library, 1952CommonsHebron Public Library, 19522007 · postcardGreetings from Hebron, 1913CommonsGreetings from Hebron, 19132007 · postcardBoy Scout Cabin, 1952CommonsBoy Scout Cabin, 19522007 · postcardPickerel Fishing on Kankakee River, 1908CommonsPickerel Fishing on Kankakee River, 19082006 · postcardCyclone View, May 26, 1917CommonsCyclone View, May 26, 19172006 · postcardCyclone View, May 26, 1917CommonsCyclone View, May 26, 19172006 · postcardHebron High School, 1914CommonsHebron High School, 19142003 · postcard

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