North Liberty, Indiana · 19th century
1850s
6 dated events in 1850s, in order. Part of the full timeline.
19th century 6 dated mentions
1850s
- 1851–todayThe Methodist Church, 1851 — North Liberty United Methodist Church Today
The first church in Liberty Township was Methodist, erected in the town in 1851 and replaced in 1878; its congregation meets today as North Liberty United Methodist Church.
- 1852–1953The farmers' institutions, in a row, each dated
The St. Joseph County Agricultural Society was reorganized on 15 March 1858 under the act of 17 February 1852, and held its first fair on new grounds on 28–30 September 1858…
- 1854The founding benefactions: deeds, not cheques
On 6 September 1854 Samuel Gard deeded land to trustees for a burial ground — Deed Record 72, page 625 — the founding gift of Porter-Rea Cemetery, unpriced in every carrier reached and printed as unpriced…
- 1854–todayPine Creek Church of the Brethren, 1854 — The Township Mother House
Pine Creek, organized in 1854 in the township south of town, is the Brethren congregation from which the town church and two sister houses grew; it meets today on the Pine–Stanton corner.
- 1854–todayPorter-Rea: the community's burial ground, unsegregated from 1854
The Historical Bureau's Porter (Rea) Cemetery marker (71.2003.1, installed 2003) reads: the cemetery was officially created on 6 September 1854, when Samuel Gard deeded land to trustees for a burial ground — the deed is cited to Deed Record 72, page 625…
- 1854–todayExhibits in the open air: springhouse, barn, cemetery
Porter-Rea Cemetery, deeded in 1854, carries its 2003 Historical Bureau marker and a virtual tour produced under the state's cultural-resources program telling the Huggart Settlement's story at the graves themselves.