Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and biographical, Part 63

Author: Blanchard, Charles, fl. 1882-1900, ed. cn
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago, F. A. Battey & co.
Number of Pages: 814

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The poorest land, class 3, could not be sold for less than the Govern- ment price of $1.25 per acre, and might be sold for any amount above that figure. A minimum price was also fixed for the first and second classes. The sale began in October (the sections and parts of sections marked reserved in the plat not being subject to sale), and during the remainder of that year (1827) the following men became purchasers : Alexander Kelley, Joseph Piercy, John Armstrong, and John Griffith on Section 1; James G. Fleener, Granville Ward, Milton McPhetridge, Isaac Rogers, Aquilla Rogers and Samuel Dunn on Section 2; Thomas Smith on Section 3; George Henry, James Borland, Ellis Stone and Hiram Paugh on Section 6; Emsley Wilson, Andrew Dodds, Abraham Pauley, Richard Hunter and Alexander Murphy on Section 7; Samuel Dodds, Richard Shipp and John Hight on Section 8; William Bilbo on Section 9; Benjamin Rogers, David Batterton and Zachariah Williams on Section 10; John Griffith and Jacob Isominger on Section 11; Gar- rett Moore, John A. Wilson and Moses Williams on Section 12; Benj- amin Rogers on Section 14; Josiah Baker and Abed Nego Walden on Section 15; William Dunning, Levi Thatcher and Williams Knatts on Section 16; Isaac Pauley, Daniel Davis, Thomas Carter and Absalom Kennedy on Section 17; Isaac Pauley, Edward Borland and Samuel Moore on Section 18; Simon Adamson on Section 19; Jacob Depue, Evan Dallarhide, David Sears and John Mathers on Section 20; Robert D. Alexander, William Davis, John W. Nicholson, William Taylor, Michael Keith and David Findley on Section 21; John Boltinghouse, William Patrick and William Taylor on Section 22; Solomon Butcher, Banner Brummet and James Berryman on Section 27; William Taylor, James Alexander, William Alverson, John Musser, Robert Sanderson, James Brummet and Thomas Abbott on Section 28; William Alverson, Carey James, David Sears, William Henry, James Parsons and Charles Brookshire on Section 29; Samuel Rhorer, Solomon Green, John Smith and Absalom Cooper on Section 30; John Smith on Section 31; Will- iam Ross and Alexander Miller on Section 32; George Short and Moses Grantham on Section 33; William Chandler on Section 34. These were the only purchasers in 1827, and, of course, include all the squatters who were very anxious to get a title to the land upon which they had been living and had been for years saving money for that purpose. Sev- eral residents of Bloomington and other portions of the county were among the buyers. During the following year, 1828, the entries, though quite numerous, were not half so many as in 1827. After the first rush, the sale languished and fell back to its place with the remainder of the county. The land was not subject to entry in the usual way at the land offices. It was under the control of a special Commissioner who was em-

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powered to negotiate the transfers. James Borland was for a period of years this Commissioner.

ORGANIZATION.

Previous to 1830, the township remained attached to Bloomington Township for election and judicial purposes, but at the latter date it was given a separate organization and was named in honor of Commodore Perry, the author of the famous message, " We have met the enemy and they are ours," referring to his victory on Lake Erie. Elections were ordered held at the house of Benjamin Kenton, for two Justices of the Peace. Mr. Kenton was appointed Inspector; Jesse Davis and George A. Ritter, Overseers of the Poor; Solomon Butcher and Finney Court- ney, Fence Viewers. The first election was held on the 26th of May, 1830.

THE TAX PAYERS OF 1841.

The poll-tax payers of the township in 1841 were : Elias Abrams ; Robert D. Alexander, who owned 158 acres on Section 21, and paid a tax of $12.48; Samuel Boruff, on Sections 4, 22, 27, whose tax was $16.48 ; Edward Borland, on Sections 17 and 18, paid $30.73 ; Solomon Butcher, on Sections 22 and 27, paid $17.01; David Briggs, paid $2.05; Alexander Blakely, on Section 28, paid $7.27; William Blakely, on Sections 21 and 28, paid $14.34 ; John M. Bruster, paid $2.40; John Berry, paid $6.67, on Section 14; John Blakely, paid $2.05. Other poll-tax payers were Mansfield Bennett, John Ballenger, William Boruff, Able Carter, Absalom Cooper, John Carlisle, William Crossfield, John Cathcart, William Campbell, William Chandler, Thomas Carter, Andrew Dillman, Joseph Davis, Ira Davar, James Dawden, Bailey East, Charles Irvin, John Fullerton, Andrew Fullerton, David Finley, Enoch Green, Solomon Green, Thomas Gorley, Samuel Gordon, Reuben Guy, John Grimes, Noah Hammock, John Howard, Thomas Hemera, Sampson Hemera, Tilghman Howard, Samuel Hall, Robert Hemphill, Andrew Hemphill, John Hornbaker, Joshua Hoover, Joseph Hobson, Robert Helms, Robert Hartness, William Harbison, John Hines, Daniel Isom- inger, Michael Keith, Daniel Ketchum, Thomas Kelsey, Amos Lock, Samuel Little, Isaac Laughhead, Solomon Lucas, David May, Ren Mitchell, John Mitchell, I. P. Mathers, John Moffit, Samuel Mathers, Milton McPhetridge, William McKissick, Joseph Mitchell, Matthew Mc- Phetridge, John Moore, John Mathers, Benjamin Mathers, Ezra Pering, Fleming Parish, David Perry, Samuel Patton, James Riley, Christopher Rhorer, Samuel Rhorer, William Rush, Jacob Rhorer, James Sutphin, J. P. Siscal, James Steel, John Small, William F. Siscal, Samuel Snoddy, John Shields. David W. Shields, Lewis G. Shryer, Arthur Sutphin, Stacey Smith, James Sylvester, William D. Snodgrass, James Sarvis, Joel Thrasher, John Thompson, Gilmore Thompson, Jacob Tresler, John Tate, David Wells, William Wylie, Edmund Waugh, Solomon Wagoner, John Woodburn, Robert White and William White. The highest tax payers were Edward Borland, $30.73 ; Hugh Campbell, $29.68; John Ketchum, $29.96; John Moffit, $24.39; Thomas Carter, $18.33; Jesse Dever. $17.90 ; Thomas Grimes, $15; Joshua Hoover. $16.85; Benja- min Mathers, $15.10; Joseph Mitchell, $14.42 ; James Rogers, $15.95; Samuel Patton, $13.90 ; John Smith, $22.55 ; Samuel Wylie, $21.50.

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PERRY TOWNSHIP.

THE TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS.

The country schools of Perry have been as a rule superior to the average in Monroe County. This is due, in a large measure, to the in- telligence of the citizens, and to the presence of the State University in the northern part. The question of education was brought directly to their door and appealed to their better judgment. Country schools were taught in the twenties-one in the vicinity of the Pauleys' and one in the southwestern corner. Two houses were built in the thirties, and one or two more in the forties. By 1854 or 1855, not less than five houses were standing, in which school was taught regularly-one on Section 2, another on Section 14, another on 20, another on 27 and another on 29. If reports are correct, all were log houses. The patrons of the school on Section 2 were the Hemphills, Currys, Harbisons, Smiths, Westbrooks et al. The patrons of the school on Section 20 were the Snodgrasses, the Perings, the Carters, the Mathers, the Rhorers, the Hoovers, the Finleys, et al. The Nichols, Campbells, Dillmans, Rhorers, Moffits, Blakelys, Rosses, Searses, etc., sent to the house on Section 29. The Moffits, the Adamses, the Fullertons, the Halls, the Butchers, the Boruffs, the Tates, the Millers, the Lucases, the Siscos and others sent to the little house on Section 27. The Rogerses, the Houstons, the Snoddys, the Hemp- hills, the Ervins, the Servies, the Shieldses, the Moores, etc., sent to the house on Section 14. Since the decade of the fifties the schools of Perry have kept pace with the development of the township and the county. There are now eight houses, and more of them are brick than in any other township of the county. The following table shows the teachers of 1880-81, the number of the school district, the enumeration in each school (not the enumeration in each district) and the kind of houses :

TEACHERS OF 1880-81.

Number of District.

Number of Pupils.

Kind and Dimensions of House.

Kate Phillips.

Brick, 20x26 feet.

Emma Baxter

Brick, 20x26 feet.

Morris Cain.

Brick, 20x26 feet.

John Holsapple

John L. May

Brick, 22x28 feet.

Ella Vourner.

Brick, 22x28 feet.

Lida Pickel

Josie Woodward

Brick, 24x30 feet.

CHURCHES.

The Bethesda congregation of Presbyterians east of Bloomington was organized in the thirties, among the earliest members being the families of James Faris, David Smith, Thomas Moore, John Gamble, Robert Ewing, Thomas Smith, Martin Gamble, Samuel Curry and John A. Russell. One acre of ground was purchased in Section 3, Township 8 north, Range 1 west. Another early class was composed of the families of Hugh Campbell, Andrew Dillman, Joshua Hoover and others. Mr. Campbell donated land in Section 29, for the church, which was built soon after 1855, and was called " Christian Union."

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BEAN BLOSSOM TOWNSHIP.

SURFACE FEATURES AND GEOLOGY.

T THE chief natural characteristic of Bean Blossom Township is the rough, precipitous and stony appearance of the country. Out- croppings of fine stone are seen all along Bean Blossom Creek and in remote portions of the township. The stream above mentioned enters the township from the east side, about two miles from the southeast corner, and takes a northerly course, emptying into White River, which forms a portion of the northwestern boundary. No portion of Indiana furnishes a more superior quality of limestone. The stone belongs to the Warsaw division of the Lower St. Louis Group, and known by the local name of American marble. It is light gray with bluish streaks, and is susceptible of a high polish. Many thousands of tons of this and other varieties of limestone, noticeably the kind so rich in the smaller species of fossils, are quarried annually and shipped to all portions of this and neighboring States. Within the last six or eight years, the facilities for quarrying stone have been wonderfully improved, so that now blocks of enormous size and great value are lifted out, sawed by steam into any shape and size, and loaded with the greatest ease on cars for transportation. The "American marble" is used extensively for local monuments, affording a cheap, durable and beautiful means of marking the last resting-place of the dead. The geological section at Big Creek Quarry, about one mile west of Stinesville, where the best marble is obtained, is as follows :

The Lower St. Louis Group of the Warsaw Division of limestone, light gray, clouded with bluish gray streaks, pleasing to the eye and sus- ceptible of a high polish. It is excellently suited for interior decorations and monumental work generally, as may be seen at Stinesville. This is a valuable bed of limestone and quite acces- sible

4 feet. Lower St. Louis Group of the Warsaw Division of limestone, coarse grained, light blue color, containing the following fossils : Nautilus, Collectus, Bellerophon, Sublævus, Euomphalus planispira, E. spur- groneusis, Terebratula bovideus, T. formosa, T. sub cuneata, Rhychon- ella mutata and R. grosoenari 2 feet.

Limestone of the same group, light gray color, soft and easily worked, hardens on exposure, and is entirely without fossils 6 feet. Limestone, same group, dark gray in color, very hard and containing numerous small fossils, highly silicified.

8 feet.

Total 20 feet. The section at the quarry half a mile west of Stinesville, is as follows : Chert and argillaceous layers 8 feet. Limestone (Warsaw Division of the Lower St. Louis Group), light gray, fine grained, easily worked, without fossils. bleaches white and hardens on exposure. This stone is regularly bedded and accessible 15 feet. Limestone, same group, dark gray, coarse grained and containing fos- sils silicified 6 feet.

Tota

29 feet.

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The section at the quarry adjoining the east on the north, is as follows :

Ferruginous clay, chert and argillaceous layers ... 8 feet. Limestone (Warsaw Division of the St. Louis Group), dark gray, coarse grained, hard, water-worn, containing numerous fossils in a silici- fied condition. 4 feet.

Limestone, same group. light gray, fine-grained, free of fossils and with . out partings or seams .. 30 feet. Limestone, same group, dark gray, with numerous small (Spurgeon Hill) fossils 6 feet.

Total 48 feet.

The formation on Section 31, is as follows :

Arenaceous soil. 4 feet.

Chestin sandstone, irregularly bedded, without fossils 40 feet.

Argillaceous and cherty layers, containing Zaphreatis spinulora, Athy- ris triuncle a, A. lamelosa, spines and plates of Archacidaris sp .; Springopora multattenuata, Lithostrotion mammillare and fragments of L. proliferum . 10 feet. Limestone, upper St. Louis Group, light gray, hard, siliceous and reg- ularly bedded. 40 feet.

Total 94 feet. These tables illustrate the wealth of the township in first-class lime- stone. And the beauty of the fact lies in the ease with which the stone is worked.

THE SETTLEMENT.

The early settlement is so remote that it is difficult to get at with any degree of reliability. The entries of land were early, but many of the heaviest purchasers were speculators who did not expect to reside in the township, but afterward, from time to time, sold to those who located per- manently. John Fullen bought all of Section 4, as soon as the land was thrown into market in 1816. Nathaniel Gilbert, who became a resident soon afterward, bought a tract in 1816, on Section 15. He was one of the first settlers in the township, if not the first. John McCormick, a speculator, bought tracts on several sections, in 1816, and during a few of the succeeding years. Hugh Barnes, another very early resident of the township, bought on Section 20, in 1816, and Abner Evans, who is said by several old settlers to have been the first permanent settler of Bean Blossom Township, located during the same year on Section 21. He built a saw-mill on Jack's Defeat Creek, at a very early day-probably as early as 1819, which was operated by him for a number of years. Archibald Wood, who did not live in the township, bought several tracts quite early-several in 1816. Jonathan Gilbert bought not only on Section 15, in 1816, but on Section 22 as well. He was a prominent citizen in early years. C. & F. Bullett and Fetters & Hughs, speculators, bought several tracts at an early day. Julius Woodward bought on Sec- tion 32, as early as 1816, and William Millikan on Section 34 during the same year. Millikan built a saw mill early, which he operated a series of years. Traces of the old dam are yet visible, a memento of the early times. William Kelso bought on Section 34 in 1816, and soon afterward became a resident. John Bigger bought on Section 35, the same year, but whether he became a resident cannot be stated. Jonathan Lindley who did become a resident, secured a piece of land on Section 35 in 1816. Phineas Stevens became a land-holder on the same section the

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following year. Samuel Jennings also bought on Section 36 in 1816. These were the only entries of 1816. In 1817, Robert Blair bought land on Section 15; F. V. Hall, on Section 17; James Bailey, on Sec- tion 23; William Puett, bought on Section 25; Moses Slaughter, on the same section ; Nathaniel Clark, on Section 26, and John Kays, on Sec- tion 36. In 1818, the entries were as follows: Isaac V. Buskirk, on Section 5; William Ray, on Section 26. John Burton purchased a piece of land on Section 9 in 1819. He became one of the most promi- nent and influential citizens of the township. He founded the town of Mt. Tabor, established the first grist and saw mill there, and was actively engaged in the early history of the village. More of this will be found further on in this chapter. There does not seem to have been a single tract purchased in the township in 1820. In 1821, the following en- tries were made : William Burton on Section 2; Francis Evans on the same section ; Anthony Reese on Section 18; John Moore on Section 30. Reuben Loving bought on Section 2 in 1824 ; Simon Lindley on the same section the same year. John Lemon bought on Section 3 the same year. John Burton secured an additional tract on Section 11, in 1824, and William Burton increased his farm by a purchase on Section 2, in 1822. Charles Devore settled on Section 17 in 1823. L. L. Waldron bought a tract on Section 19 in 1825, and has since been a resident of the town- ship. William Puett bought on Section 19 in 1827, and John Summit on the same section in 1828. Nicholas Whisenand and Solomon Teague bought on Sections 20 and 21, respectively, in 1827, and Henry Ritzel on Section 21 in 1826. Alexander Wilson bought on Section 27 the latter year. W. O. Stansberry purchased a tract on Section 29 in 1824, and George Sharp and Armstead Puett on Section 30 the same year. In 1823, Henry Hopewell bought on Section 33, and in 1826 Martin Wampler on Section 36. David Bight bought on Section 32 in 1829; Joseph Wampler on Section 30, in 1826; Gilbert Lytton on Section 28, in 1828; Samuel Hartsock, who is said by some to have been the first settler in the township, on Section 16, in 1830. John L. Ash- baugh, another very early settler and prominent man, on Section 16, in 1831 ; John Blain on Section 16 in 1830; Henry Wallace on Section 9, in 1829; Richard Shirley on Section 6, in 1829; Peter Abel on Section 3, in 1826 ; Benjamin Utterback on Section 2, in 1829; Andrew Robinson on Section 1, in 1826, and John Barton on the same section in 1828. These were the only entries prior to 1830. The names of all the early residents, however, have not been given.

ANECDOTES.

Old Daniel McHolland, who settled in the vicinity of Ketchum's · Mills, in Clear Creek Township, in the year 1815, and who was probably the first white man to bring his wife and family to the county of Monroe, became a resident of Bean Blossom Township at an early day. He was a jovial old fiddler of exceptional backwoods skill, and officiated in the capacity of orchestra at many an early dance in the township. His musical proclivity was too preponderant for financial success. He owned no land and was content with enough to eat and wear so long as his fiddle could be played upon. He passed away with the old times. At the

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early settlement of the township, bears were quite numerous and several were killed. Thomas Allen killed several, and was a famous hunter of deer. A man named Wrightsill killed a bear in 1829 or 1830 south- east of Stinesville. He was hunting in the woods with his dogs and suc- ceeded in treeing the bear in a large sycamore. He was a good shot, and brought it down at the first fire. The ground was so soft under the tree that the falling animal made a deep indentation which remained there for a year or more. The marks of the bear's claws on the bark of the tree could be seen there for several years. Thomas Wilson was another skillful bear hunter. At an early day, he went up to the vicinity of Baker Township, Morgan County, where he encamped in the hollow trunk of an enormous sycamore tree which was yet standing, and re- mained there for a week or more, traversing the surrounding country for bears. He killed four or five, it is said, some under rather thrilling cir- cumstances, besides numerous deer. David Ellett killed bears in Bean Blossom Township, it is said. Coleman Puett shot one near the south- east corner of the township during the twenties. Jerry Devore crippled one west of Stinesville in later years, but the animal succeeded in elud- ing all pursuit. Old man McHolland was an experienced trapper and deer hunter. He killed many of the latter animals in the township. The hides were worth from 25 cents to $1 each, and were largely used for " breeches " by the earliest settlers. When the weather was fair, they were good enough, but in rainy or foul weather they took water like a blanket, and when dried were stiff enough to stand alone. Then it was laughable to see the old settlers draw them on. The " sad- dles " of the deer were worth about the same as the hides. The venison was dry and required lard in which to be cooked before being palatable. The old settlers much preferred fat and lean pork, combined, to any other meat that they could get. The Baileys and the Turners and others were skillful deer hunters. It is said that one of the Baileys once had a fight with a wounded deer, and had the clothing nearly all torn from his body, besides receiving numerous bruises from the sharp hoofs and antlers before he vanquished the enraged animal.

POLL-TAX PAYERS OF 1841.

Ephraim Abel, John Ashbaugh, John Allen, John Adams, William Abel, Elisha Allen, Jacob Ashbaugh, Peter Abel, Joseph Ashbaugh, William Brady, J. V. Buskirk, John Blain, Frederick Burris, Jeremiah Briscoe, John Burton, H. W. Burton, Henry Berry, Jesse Burton, B. R. Byers, Solomon Berry, Zachariah Catteran, Andrew Cosner, Valentine Cline, John S. Constable, John Childers, Joseph Campbell, G. W. Cham- bers, J. M. Campbell, John Cooter, Israel Clutter, Luther Coffee, Elisha Chambers, John Cox, Robert Camden, Jacob Duncan, Henry Devore, John Davis, Squire Ellett, D. W. Ellett, Tanner, Moses Fare, P. S. Tanner, W. F. Farley, James Gentry, Lemuel Gentry, Henry Gross, Joseph Houston, Benjamin Houston, Lawson Hewett, P. Houston, Lewis W. Hayes, James Hughes, Felix G. Hite, Nelson Johnson, Samuel Jemison, Joshua Jones, Joseph James, John Johnson, Jacob Keizer, James Lewis, William Langwell, Abraham Lemmons, S. Landy, Law- rence Lytton, Bartlett Laman, Joel Lytton, James Lee, Charles May, G.

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S. Mayfield, John Moore, John McHenry, Harrison Moore, William Neice, Calvin Percival, Benjamin Putnam, William Puett, Hines Paul, Jesse Runnells, W. B. Robertson, John Rocket, A. Shelburn, Willis Smith, Noah Stine, Daniel Summit, Henry Stine, John South, David Stephens, Christopher Shover, Johnson Stites, Andrew Stine, Peter Stine, Henry H. Stine, Paul Stine, Eusepheus Stine, Daniel Stine, David Shook, Hubbard Sharp, John Summit, Richard Shirley, L. Shirley, James Turner, Brinkley Turner, Henry Wilson, James W. Warren, Eli Warren, Austin Ward, Thomas Wilson, Lewis Waldron, Gideon Walker, Joseph Wampler, Hezekiah Wampler, Hugh Warren, Martin Wampler, Emanuel Yates, Thomas Vint, Robert Vint and Lewis Zink. The high- est tax payers were the following : John Ashbaugh, $8.10; John Allen, $22.40; Peter Able, $13.27; William Brady, $10.30; James V. Bus- kirk, $18 ; Fred Burris, $8.51 ; Isaac Buskirk, $15.95; John S. Barnes, $20.07; Henry Burton, $12.06; George Bowman, $8.36; Jesse Bur- ton, $14.15; B. R. Byers, $16.90 ; F. T. Butler, $8.80; John Burton, $17.98; Lawrence Cooter, $11.40 ; Reuben Coffee, $16.50; Elisha Chambers, $7.55; John Davis, $19.10; Squire Ellett, $7.27; Moses Fare, $26.14; P. S. Tanner, $13.07 ; Peter Goss, $8.12 ; William Hite, $14.79; F. G. Hite, $7.22; Lavina James, $7.70; Lawrence Lytton, $8.65; Bartlett Laman, $7.27; John Moore, $11.40 ; John McHenry, $10.30; William Neice, $8.65; William Puett, $14.70; Jessie Run- nells, $11.67 ; John Rocket, $10.85; Arynotte Shelburn, $7.96; Daniel Summit, $7.70; Christian Summit, $10.82; Christopher Shover, $7.41; Johnson Stites, $13.70; Henry Stine, $23.65; Hubbard Sharp, $13.05; John Summit, $9.53 ; Richard Shirley, $8.10; Thomas Wilson, $25.15; Lewis Waldron, $14.15; Gideon Walker, $16.61; Joseph Wampler, $10.75; Hezekiah Wampler, $34.36; Martin Wampler, $9.10; Joshua Vint, $11. The total number of polls was 148; acres of land, 13,617 ; value of goods and improvements, $101,605; value of lots and improve- ments, $2,883; aggregate value of taxable property, $49,515; total amount of taxables, $154,003; State tax, $727.32; county tax, $343.97; total tax, $1,071.29.

MT. TABOR.

The most important feature of Bean Blossom Township in early years was the village of Mt. Tabor. There was a time in the history of this village when it was the leading commercial center of Monroe County, as far as grain and live stock were concerned. The town was the important place before any town was there, if that is not an ambiguous statement. As early as 1820, John Burton erected a saw mill there on a dam which he constructed, and about the same time, or perhaps a little later, he also began grinding corn and wheat, though the bolting of the latter was done by hand. These continued to operate with a wide and useful patronage for several years before any other buildings were erected. It is said that about 1825, James Turner and Jefferson Wampler established blacksmith shops there, though probably not at the same time. William Ellett opened the first salesroom there as early as 1828, in the shape of what later generations would demoninate "a saloon." He sold whisky and other kinds of liquor, and within a year began to sell from a small stock of groceries. He remained but a few years.

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In April, 1828, the village was properly laid out and recorded at the county seat. W. D. McCullough was the surveyor. Sixty-six lots were laid out on the north side of the creek, and the old plat shows the bridge, the saw-mill and the grist-mill.

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Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and biographical, Part 63

Author: Blanchard, Charles, fl. 1882-1900, ed. cn Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Chicago, F. A. Battey & co. Number of Pages: 814

Author: Blanchard, Charles, fl. 1882-1900, ed. cn
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago, F. A. Battey & co.
Number of Pages: 814