The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Lyons was named in honor of Squire Joe Lyons, a county official, and platted in 1869. The Lyons post office opened in 1870.
As settlers moved into the town in the 1870s, they began to establish places of worship. The first church in the area was the Hicks Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lyons’s history is told.
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Nothing in Lyons is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lyons has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Linton Commercial Historic District in Linton, 5.5 miles away.
Lyons and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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