The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Merom was founded by Stinnett Gettinger in 1817, and a log courthouse located there served as the first Sullivan County seat.
The town's name commemorates the Battle of the Waters of Merom in the Hebrew Bible. The Merom post office has been in operation since 1818.
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National Register of Historic Places
3 historic places in Merom
3 places in Merom are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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3places listed2 buildings · 1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
2historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1975first listedMerom Site and Fort Azatlan · newest: Merom-Gill Township Carnegie Library, 2019
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When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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Listed 1982Union Christian CollegeListed 1975Merom Site and Fort AzatlanListed 2019Merom-Gill Township Carnegie LibraryNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
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Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.