Mentone’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Mentone. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Mentone was platted in 1882. It was likely named after Menton, in France. The Mentone post office was established in 1882.
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Start Mentone’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mentone’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewMentone-indiana-from-above: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Mentone
See all 3 →Mentone, decade by decade
2000
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Nothing in Mentone is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Mentone has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Tippecanoe Twp. District No. 3 Schoolhouse and Cemetery in Tippecanoe, 5.5 miles away.
Mentone and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Mentone-indiana-from-above and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (7). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.