Kennard’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Kennard. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Kennard was platted in 1882, and named for Jenkins Kennard. Cyrus Hinshaw helped to found the town and was instrumental in having the town named for Jenkins Kennard. Hinshaw Street was named after Cyrus and his family.
On April 3, 1974, a multi-vortex F4 tornado hit Kennard, Indiana. The storm removed the entire second-story of the Kennard High School and destroyed 70% of the Town, including the Kennard Town Hall and fire station. 17 people were injured and one newborn child was killed in the storm.
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Start Kennard’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kennard’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewKennard-indiana-from-above: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Kennard
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Nothing in Kennard is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Kennard has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Jane Ross Reeves Octagon House in Shirley, 3.2 miles away.
Kennard and the nearest listed places
Closest to Kennard
Jane Ross Reeves Octagon HouseShirley · Octagon Mode3.2mi
Henry F. Whitelock House and FarmHarrison · Vernacular Greek Revival4.1miKnightstown, Old, and Glen Cove CemeteriesKnightstown · Site7.1mi
Knightstown AcademyKnightstown · French Second Empire · Built 18767.4mi
Knightstown Historic DistrictKnightstown · Greek Revival7.6miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Kennard-indiana-from-above and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.