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Ulen’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Ulen yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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What stands out about Ulen’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ulen’s history is told.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 53 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
53
each building in a district counts
first listed
2015
Ulen Historic District
in Indiana
#288
by listings

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story

How Ulen came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Ulen.

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The Ulen Country Club was established in 1924 and Ulen was incorporated as a town in 1929. It was named for Henry Ulen, an industrialist. The Ulen Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Ulen, decade by decade

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Famous people close to Ulen

Nobody well known was born in Ulen itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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