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2 unusual facts about Hartford City


Hartford City, Indiana

(Ball State is named for the Ball brothers, who made much of their fortune with the Ball Corporation in the same Indiana Gas Boom that boosted Hartford City.) Muncie is also home to Ivy Tech State College-East Central.

Hartford City, West Virginia

Salt extraction began in 1856, by capitalists from Connecticut named Morgan Buckley and William Healey, who named the town for Hartford.


Robert D. Orr

In 1984, he defeated State Senator Wayne Townsend of Hartford City to win a second term as governor: 1,146,497 (52.8 percent of the two-party vote) to 1,036,832 (47.2 percent).


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Renner, Indiana

The Renner railroad stop was located in Blackford County's Licking Township, northwest of Hartford City.

Roll, Indiana

In 1951, Hoosier Hysteria erupted in the tiny community of Roll, as the Roll Red-Rollers won the Hartford City sectional in the Indiana High School basketball tournament.

Timeline of Blackford County, Indiana history

1955 –3M Company purchases the Hartford City Paper Mill, and becomes a major employer in Hartford City.