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History · Scipio

Scipio’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Scipio. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Scipio Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 414.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 414 people in 2010, 412 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1972.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Scipio yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Scipio, decade by decade

Before
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.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Scipio is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Scipio has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Antwerp Norfolk and Western Depot in Antwerp, 5.2 miles away.

Scipio and the nearest listed places

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Antwerp Norfolk and Western DepotSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchSpencerville Covered BridgeNew York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Steam Locomotive No. 765Martin Blume Jr. FarmDowntown Butler Historic District

Closest to Scipio

Antwerp Norfolk and Western DepotAntwerp · Built 18805.2miSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchHicksville · Built 18735.5miSpencerville Covered BridgeSpencer · Built 18735.9miNew York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Steam Locomotive No. 765Jefferson · Structure11.3miMartin Blume Jr. FarmSt. Joseph · Late Victorian12.5mi

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. Antwerp Norfolk and Western Depot’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Scipio?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Scipio’s story, or a memory of it.
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National 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.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Springfield📜 Carryall📜 Hicksville📜 Antwerp
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