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Kossuth’s history is
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The story

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Kossuth, located about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Corinth, was founded in the 1840s as "New Hope". In 1852, the town changed its name to Kossuth in honor of Lajos Kossuth, a Hungarian revolutionary hero who led the democratic, anti-Habsburg Hungarian Revolution of 1848.

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2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Kossuth is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Kossuth has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Thomas F. Dilworth House in Biggersville, 4 miles away.

Kossuth and the nearest listed places

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Thomas F. Dilworth HouseUnion Battery F, Battle of CorinthBattery WilliamsFort RobinetteSiege and Battle of CorinthEasom High School

Closest to Kossuth

Thomas F. Dilworth HouseBiggersville · Building4miUnion Battery F, Battle of CorinthCorinth · Site7.5miBattery WilliamsCorinth · Site8miFort RobinetteCorinth · Site8miSiege and Battle of CorinthCorinth · District8.1mi

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. Thomas F. Dilworth House’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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Stories next door

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📜 Corinth📜 Rienzi📜 Jumpertown📜 Farmington

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