Historical Images of Porter County

Generic Greetings Postcard
Hurlburt, Indiana

Date: 1910
Source Type: Postcard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Message Post Card Company
Postmark: September 16, 1910, Hurlburt, Indiana
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The front of this generic postcard shows a young woman collecting buckeye nuts with "Greetings from Boone Grove, Ind." printed on the postcard. However, the postmark is from Hurlburt, Indiana, which was located north of Hebron. The Hurlburt, Porter County, Indiana, post office was established on June 20, 1883, and discontinued on March 30, 1918. Hurlburt postmarks are extremely rare given that this post office served a very small community.

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Image and related text prepared by Steven R. Shook