The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Town of Hammond was formed in 1827 when portions of the Town of Morristown and the Town of Rossie were combined. Subsequent small alterations in the town lines affected the neighboring towns of Rossie, Macomb, and Morristown.
Alexander Macomb bought land in this area, and this was known as the Macomb purchase. Later this land was bought by Abijah Hammond, a New York businessman. He in turn sold 28,871 acres (116.84 km2) of land to David Parish. A land office was opened in 1814 in Chippewa Bay, a sub-community of the Town of Hammond today.
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Start Hammond’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hammond’s history is told.
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Hammond, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Hammond is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hammond has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Crossover Island Light Station in Hammond, 5.5 miles away.
Hammond and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories 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.