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The other towns in the county are St. Paul, Adams, St. Omer, Sandusky, Forest Ifill, Newpoint, Westport, Millhousen, Burney, Milford, Sardinia, Alert, Harper, Smyrna, Letts, St. Maurice, Kingston, Horace and Clarksburg. It was iu the vicinity of Milford that Edward Eggleston laid the scene of his "Hoosier Schoolmaster," and many of the characters in the story were types of Decatur county pioneers.
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Franklin county, the sixth in the state to be organized, was created by the territorial Legislature with the act of November 27, 1810, its name being given it in honor of Benjamin Franklin. The county lies in the valley of the White Water river, the East and West forks of the river uniting near the center of the connty. The land area of 252,160 acres contains some excellent farming land and also some broken, clayey soil, which does not yield good returns. The assessed valuation of the county in 1914 was $9,473,625. There are 84 schools, 101 teachers and 2,753 pupils. The county has six banks. The population of the county has shown a gradual decrease since the Civil War. In 1860 it had a population of 19,549, while in 1910 it showed only 15,335. During the decade before the Civil War the county had more manufacturing establishments than any county in the state, but when the White Water canal went out of operation it suddenly lost its industries and has never regained them.
Brookville, the county seat, has maintained a population of abont 2,150 for several years, despite the decrease shown by the county as a whole. It has electric, water works and sewage plants, three banks, two newspapers, a fine new public school building and one parochial school building, public library and five churches. The main industries are the manufacture of paper and furniture. The town is situated at the confluence of the forks of White Water and is reached by the White Water branch of the N. Y. C. railroad.
Other towns of the county are Oldenburg, Metamora, Lanrel, New Trenton, St. Peters, Andersonville, Bath, Mt. Carmel, Hamburg, Stipps Hill, Fairfield, Rockdale, Peppertown and Peorla. At Oldenburg is located a famous academy for girls in charge of the Catholic church, which has won a deservedly high repu- tation for its work. Lew Wallace and Maurice Thompson, two of Indiana's lend- ing authors, were born in this connty. It was also the home at one time of several men who later became United States senators, congressmen, governors of the state and filled other high official positions.
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Dearborn county, the third to be organized iu the state, was established by a proclamation of Governor William Henry Harrisou ou March 7, 1803, and named in honor of Col. Henry Dearborn, at that time secretary of war. It is iu the southeasteru coruer of the state, bordering the Ohio river aud the state of Ohio. A considerable part of its land area of 200,320 acres is very broken, although the county coutains some good farming land. The assessed valuation of the county in 1914 was $10,001,800. It has 97 schools, 146 teachers aud 3,669 pupils. There are eight banks in the county. It is one of the few counties in the state which has a smaller population now than it did in 1860. Iu 1910 there were 21,396 people iu the county, while iu 1860 there were 24,406. The census of 1880 returned the greatest population for the county, at that time, there beiug 26,671 residents of the county.
Lawrenceburg was made the first county seat, but from 1836 to 1844 it was at Wilmington, being moved back to Lawrenceburg in the latter year. The popula- tion of the county seat has suffered along with that of the county. The census of 1910 gave it 3,930, while in 1890 it had 4,284 residents. The city is located on the Ohio river, twenty-two miles west of Cincinnati, and is reached by two railroads. the Pennsylvania and the B. & O. S. W. The C. L. & A. interurban connects it with Aurora. The city has three banks, three newspapers, three public school buildings, one parochial school buildiug, eleven churches, two parks, three distilleries, flour mills, saw and edge tool works, lumber and veueer plant, pump and tube well supply factory, casket factory, shoe factory aud brick yard. The city also has electric and water plants and paved streets.
Among the villages in the county may be enumerated Weisburg, Dillsboro, West Harrison, Greendale, Moores Hill, Aurora, Cold Springs, Kennedy, Guilford, Crozier, Yorkville, Witz, Logau, St. Leon, Kyle and Bright. Moores Hill College, a Metho- dist institution, is located at Moores Hill, a town of about 400.
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Ohio county, so named because of its location on the Ohio river, was organized January 15. 1844, with its couuty seat at Rising Sun. The formation of the county was due to the three-cornered fight between Lawrenceburg, Wihuington and Rising Sun for the county seat of Dearborn county, Ohio county is the smallest in the state and contains ouly 54,400 acres, much of which is very broken, owing to the location of the county on the river. The county is one of two iu the state which is uot touched by a railroad, Switzerland, adjoining it, being the other. The as- sessed valuation of the county in 1914 was $1,962,145. It has 26 schools, 34 teach- ers and 741 pupils. There are three banks in the county. The first census of the county was in 1850 and at that time it had a population of 5,308, which is nearly a thousand more than it had in 1910, when it was returned a population of ouly 4,329
Rising Sun, the county seat, is located on the Ohio river, twenty-four miles below Cincinnati. It has a population of 1,600, three banks, two newspapers, six churches and a number of small industries.
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Ripley county, named iu honor of Gen. Eleazar W. Ripley, a hero of the War of 1812, was organized January 14, 1818, with its county seat at Versailles. The county is located in the southeastern part of the state, and a considerable portion of its land area of 286,720 acres is very broken. The assessed valuation of the county in 1914 was $8,678,195. It has 100 schools, 135 teachers and 3,700 pupils. There are 12 banks in the county. The population of the county in 1860 was 19,054, practically the same it was in 1910, when it showed a population of 19,452. Its greatest population was in 1880, when it had 21,627 inhabitants.
Versailles, the county seat, is five miles south of Osgood, its nearest rail- road station. The town has a population of about 600, one bank, a weekly news- paper and three churches. It has a saw mill and a flouring mill. During the past few years there has been considerable agitation to remove the county seat to Osgood.
The other incorporated towns in the county are Batesville, Osgood. Milan and Sullivan, Batesville, the largest town in the county, is in the northeastern part of the county, on the main line of the Big Four running between Cincinnati and Indianapolis. It has two banks, two loau and savings institutions, two uewspapers, six churches and all the improvements of the modern city. Its industrial establish- meuts include saw and planing mills, baby shoe factory, casket factory, grist mill, brick and tile yards, mineral water works, hardware factory, ladies' garment fac- tory, monument works and machine shops. The city claims that a larger per cent. of its workmeu own their own homes than in any other city of its size in the state.
The unincorporated villages in the county include Spades, Dabney, Holton, Pierceville, Delaware, Gaff, Haven, Crossplains, Napoleon, Lockspring, Lookout, Nicholasville, Morris, Ballstown, Benham, Elrod, Springdale, Ashton, Kingwood. Correct, Rexville, Titusville, Friendship, St. Magdalena, Barbersville and Haneys Corner.
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Jennings county, named in honor of Indiana's first governor, Jouathan Jeu- niugs, was organized December 27, 1816, with its county seat at Vernon. The couuty is located in the southeasteru part of the state and its 245,120 acres con- tain a considerable amount of land which is too broken to be farmed profitably. The assessed valuation of the county in 1914 was $6,375,785. There are 83 schools, 124 teachers and 3,053 pupils. It has six bauks. The population, like that of many other counties in the southern part of the state, has showu a decrease in population from what it was in 1860. At that time it had a population of 14,709, reaching its greatest number in 1880 with 16,453. It has gradually declined in populatiou since that year aud in 1910 showed only 14,203 iuhabitants.
Vernon, the county seat, now has a population of about 450. It is in the center of the county on the P., C., C. & St. L. railroad. It has one bank, a uews- paper, one school building and three churches. Its industries are confined to a flour mill and saw mill.
North Vernon, the largest town in the county, is two miles north of the county seat aud is located on three railroads: C., C., C. & St. L., B. & O. S. W. and P., C., C. & St. L. railroads. It has two banks, two newspapers, public library, paved streets, electric lights and several small industries. It has been making an at- tempt for several years to obtain the county seat and it seems but a question of time when it will succeed.
There are no other towns incorporated except Vernon aud North Vernon. The villages of the county include Azalia, Scipio, Zenas, Queensville, Brewersville, Grayford, Commiskey, Barnes, Paris Crossing, Cana, Nebraska, Hayden aud Lovett.
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Jackson county, uamed iu honor of Andrew Jackson, was organized December 18, 1815, with its first county seat at Vallonia. Its land area is 331,520 acres, most of which falls in the White river bottoms and is therefore very fertile. Portions of the county are very broken aud not suitable for farming. The assessed valuation of the county in 1914 was $15,445,620. It has 106 schools, 172 teachers and 5,276 pupils. There are 12 banks. The population of the county showed a steady increase from 1860, when it was 16,282, to 1900, when it was 26,633. How- ever, the 1910 census indicated a decrease of nearly 2,000, the population for that year being only 24,727.
The county seat was moved from Vallonia to Brownstown iu the fall of 1816 and has siuce remained there despite vigorous efforts on the part of Seymour to secure it. Brownstown is located on the B. & O. S. W. railroad and has three banks, two building and loan associations, two newspapers, electric and water works plants and public library. Its industries include a flour mill, planing mill, paper mill, marble works, and brick and hollow ware factory. Its population is about 1,500.
Seymour, the largest town in the county, has a population of about 6,500, aud is on the B. & O. S. W., P., C., C. & St. L. and C., T. H. & S. E. railroads. It is . also on the traction line running between Indianapolis and Louisville. The city has three bauks, two daily and three weekly newspapers, and all the moderu city improvements. There are several importaut industrial establishments.
Crothersville, with a population of about 1,200, is the only other incorporated town in the county. It is on the P., C., C. & St. L. railroad and the I. & L. trac- tion line It has two banks, a weekly newspaper and a number of small fac- tories.
Other villages in the county iuclude Reddington, Fleming, Rockford, Shields, Cortland, Surprise, Freetown, Kurtz, Ewing, Sparksville, Retreat, Oldtown, Tam- pico, Maumee. Spraytown, Chestuut and Norman Station.
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Lawrence county, named in honor of Capt. James Lawrence, a naval hero of the War of 1812, was organized January 7, 1818, with its first county seat at Palestine. The county is located in the south central part of the State, in the midst of the oolitic stone region. The surface of the county is very broken and a stone industry centers at Bedford and Bedford stone is sold all over the United States for building purposes. The assessed valuation of the county in 1914 was $14,197,498. It has 113 schools, 229 teachers and 7,285 pupils. There are six banks in the county. The county had a population of 13,692 in 1860 and has enjoyed a substantial growth each decade since that year, the 1910 census returning a popu- lation of 30,265.
Bedford became the county seat as a result of the legislative act of February 9. 1825. It has an estimated population of 11,000 and is located on the Monon, S. I. and B. & O. S. W. railroads. The city has three banks, two newspapers, six public school buildings, ten churches and all the modern city improvements. Its pros- perity is due solely to the stone industry and the supply is practically inex- haustible, so that the continued prosperity of the city seems assured.
The other incorporated towns in the county are Mitchell, Oolitic and Huron. Mitchell, located at the junction of the Monon and B. & O. S. W., is a thriving town of 4,000 and has all the modern city improvements. Its main industry is the manufacture of cement. Oolitic, a town of 1,200, is iu the stone producing center.
The other villages are Springville, Heltonville. Avoca. Williams, Dark Hollow, Zelma, Popcorn, Guthrie, Deal, Red Cross, Bryantsville. Rivera, Tunnelton, Lees- ville, Bartlettsville, Reed, Georgia, Rivervale, Pinhook, Sandpit and Bono.
It is not generally known that the American National Red Cross Society owns a farm of 792 acres four miles from Bedford. In 1893 Dr. Joseph Gardner. of Bedford, presented the farm to the society and in accepting the gift, Clara Barton, the president of the society, said, "This land, as the property of the Amer- ican Red Cross Society, will be the one piece of neutral ground on the western hemisphere, protected by international treaty against the tread of hostile feet. It is a perpetual sanctuary against invading armies, and will be so respected and held sacred by the military powers of the world."
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Martin county, named in honor of Major Martiu, of Newport, Kentucky, was organized Jannary 17, 1820, with its first county seat at Hindostan. The county lies in the southwestern part of the state, and is drained by the East Fork of White river. Most of the surface of the county is very broken and several thousands of its area of 216,960 acres is not suitable for profitable agriculture. However, the county is rich iu natural resources. It produces coal, limestone and sandstone, potter's clay, iron ore, and yellow ochre from which a good quality of paint has been manufactured. The assessed valuation of the county in 1914 was $4,519,540. It has 96 schools, 114 teachers and 2,838 pupils. The county has three banks. The connty had a population of 8,975 in 1860 and reached its maximum growth in 1900, when it had 14,711 inhabitants, the 1910 census giving it a population of only 12,950.
The county has had more county seats than any other connty in the state. The names of the different county seats, with the years the seat of justice was located at each, are as follows: Hindostan, 1820-1828; Mount Pleasant, 1828-1844 ; Memphis, 1844; Harrisonville, 1844-1845; Hillsborough (later called Dover. Hill), 1845-1869; Shoals, 1869 to the present time. Shoals is located ou White river and the B. & O. S. W. railroad. It was given a population of 1,015 in 1910. The town has one hauk, a weekly newspaper and a few small industries, including a saw mill, flour mill, cigar factory, wagou works and clothes hanger factory.
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