Huron, Indiana

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|subdivision_name1 = Indiana

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|subdivision_name2 = Lawrence

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|subdivision_name3 = Spice Valley

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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Huron is a Census-designated place in Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Huron was platted in 1859.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyoflawrenc00indi | title=History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyoflawrenc00indi/page/53 53]}} It was named after Huron, Ohio.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/174 174]|quote=...renamed for Huron, Ohio, by settlers...}} On September 16, 1861, during the American Civil War, a train carrying 600 Illinois Union soldiers crashed into a creek near Huron, killing or injuring 100-150 soldiers.{{Cite web|url=http://web.usi.edu/boneyard/morgan3.htm|title=Evansville Disasters - Harold Morgan John Baburnich Indiana Evansvilee History Boneyard}}

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Huron as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.{{Cite web|title=2022 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2022/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Lawrence County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana