North Liberty, Indiana

Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

North Liberty is an incorporated town in Liberty Township, in the southwest of St. Joseph County, Indiana, standing where State Road 23 — its Main Street — crosses State Road 4, on ground the Potawatomi ceded in 1832. It was laid out by the Antrim family in 1836 or 1837 — the record carries both…

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291 dated events

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Churches & Religion

The Congregations of North Liberty

Liberty Township was Pennsylvania German country — "mostly of German ancestry, or what are called Pennsylvania Dutch," Chapman wrote in 1880, and Howard a generation later called its people "chiefly…

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Origins

The ground before the town, the peoples of the upland, the streams, and the whole story of North Liberty.

Government & Population

How the town is governed, who served, how many live here, and the fights.

Business & Industry

Firms, owners, founders, inventions, banks and fortunes.

Transportation

Rails, roads, airfields and the automobile.

People & Communities

The people of North Liberty, its communities and the women's record.

Black History

Black history at North Liberty and the Underground Railroad years.

Events

The fairs.

Military

Wars, those who served, the decorated and the veterans.

Crime & Justice

Crime, public safety and the cold cases.

Schools, Churches & Civic Life

Churches, schools, health care, museums, cemeteries, charities, lodges and clubs.

Landmarks & Neighborhoods

Landmarks, buildings, maps, parks and neighborhoods.

Arts, Media & Sports

Teams, music, stage, screen, press, books, fashion and honors.

Food & Nightlife

Where North Liberty ate, drank, stayed, shopped and went out.

Nature & Trails

Wildlife, the zoo and the trails.

Legends & Mysteries

Mysteries, sightings and famous stories set beside the record.

Today & Sources

North Liberty now, and the sources behind every page.

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North Liberty in its county and state

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Source: North Liberty, Indiana, Moosed History by Project Moosed, https://history.projectmoosed.com/usa/midwest/indiana/north-liberty/

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