Springport’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Springport. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Springport was platted in 1868 when the Fort Wayne, Muncie and Cincinnati Railroad was extended to that point. The town took its name from springs near the railroad station. A post office has been in operation in Springport since 1869.
Springport Christian Church, founded in 1904, is currently the largest building in town.
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Start Springport’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Springport’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewSpringport-indiana-from-above: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Springport
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Springport, decade by decade
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Nothing in Springport is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Springport has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Richwood Evangelical Lutheran Church in Salem, 6.4 miles away.
Springport and the nearest listed places
Closest to Springport
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Springport-indiana-from-above and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.