The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The outline of the six mile square that would become Hixon was first surveyed in the summer of 1847 by a crew working for the U.S. government. Then in late 1853 another crew marked all the section corners in the township, walking through the woods and swamps, measuring with chain and compass. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Hixon is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hixon has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Woodland Hotel in Owen, 4.1 miles away.
Hixon and the nearest listed places
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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. Woodland Hotel’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hixon?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hixon’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.