The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Mound Township was one of the original four created when the county was organized in 1827.
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Start Mound’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mound’s history is told.
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Mound, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Mound is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Mound has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fountain County Courthouse in Covington, 3.6 miles away.
Mound and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Mound. Tap a dot.
Closest to Mound
How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Fountain County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Mound?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Mound’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.