West Huntington Street, Montpelier, Indiana

Description: In 1837 Abel Baldwin platted Montpelier to resemble his hometown of Montpelier, Vermont. Incorporated in 1870, the town experienced huge growth during the oil and gas boom of the 1890s. In 1895, this “Oil City” received its official city charter.
Origin: Circa 1900
Source: http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/P0391/id/1083
Collection: Postcards of Indiana the Jay Small Collection
Copyright: Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society.
Geography: Indiana
Blackford
Montpelier
Subjects: Blackford County (Ind.)
Residential streets
Trees
Summer
City & town life

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