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Killbuck, Captain, 21 Killing of Albert Hawkins, 320 Killing of Susan Nelson, 317 King, Thomas J., 628 King, Willard, 628 Kinnard, Lewis D., 393 Kinnard, William R .. 394 Kirk, George W., 685 Kittinger, William A., 402 Klumpp, John, Sr., 753
Knight, Frank, 557 Knights and Ladies of Columbia, 281 Knights and Ladies of Honor, 281
Knights of Columbus, 280 Knights of Honor, 281
Knights of Pythias, 272 Knights of the Golden Eagle, 281 Knights of the Maccabees, 280 Knopp, Washington B., 636
Koons, George W., 497
Koons, John H., 556
Kynett, Charles, shooting of, 319
Labor Organizations, 281 La Fayette Township, location, 78; early settlers, 78; organization, 79; indus- tries, 80; schools, 80; churches, 80; towns, 80 Lail, John H., 485
Lambert, John W., 382
Lamey, John M., 525
Lantz, Frederick, 532
Lapel, mention, 91; location, 128; first settler in, 128; incident of 1886, 129; incorporated, 128; industries, 128; schools, 180 Larmore, James M., 415 Last toll road, 164
Lawyers, 198
Laying of corner stone of present court- house, 53 Leisure, 133
Lewark, John W., 399
Lee, James O., 614
Libraries, 187
Lilly, George, 542
Linwood, 135 List of civil townships in the county, 57
Living Flag (view), 277
Loan Building (view), 140
Locating the county seat, 46
Loyal Order of Moose, 279 Lukens, Edwin, 634
Luse, Emereth E., 409 Lutherans, 244 Lyst, Edward E., 451
Maag, Samuel, 686 Madden, James F., 723 Madison County Agricultural Society, 262 Madison County Bar Association, 199
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Madison County Courthouse (view), 49 Madison county in the War with Mexico, 282 Madison County Joint-Stock Agricultural Society, 262 Madison County Wheatfield (view), 159 Major May Post No. 244, G. A. R. (view), 274 Makepeace, Allen, 129
Makepeace, Amasa, 38 Makepeace, Sherman H., 771
Mann, Bert, 575
Manning, George G., 404
Manning, Lucia K., 405 Manring, Hubert B., 784
Manger, Emerson, 454
Moore, Asbury M., 615
Moore, Charles W., 688-
Moore, Thad M., 744
Mound Builders, 11
Mounds of the United States, 13 Mounds Park, 14
Murder of Daniel Hoppis, 315
Murder of McClelland Streets, 319 Murder of the Indians in 1824, 312
Mustard, Daniel F., 552
Myers, William R., 341
National Union, 281
Neese, Reuben, 763
May, Isaac E., 431
Mcclintock, Oliver E., 438
McClure, John F., 113, 766
McClure, Richard A., 622
MeCullough, C. K., 412
Mccullough, Neel M., 415
McCullough-Welsh shooting affair, 320
MeIlwraith, John G., 778
MeLain, Robert, 604
McDermit, George B., 554
Mckenzie, James D., 534
McMahan, Elijah P., 589
McVaugh, W. Frank, 537
Meckel, John, 458
Medical profession, 218
Medical societies, 224
Old Settlers' Association, 263
Old trails, 161
Meyer, Charles F., 677
Meyer, Michael, 623
Meyer, William P., 492
Order of Owls, 281
Order of Plowmen, 281
Orestes, discovery of natural gas at 132; incorporated, 132; population, 132
Organic Act, 45 Orioles, 281 Orphans' Home, 250 Osborn, Edward, 626
Oswalt, Alonzo M., 715
Miscellaneous history, 335
Miscellaneous infantry regiments, 302 Mobley, Lewis F., 539
Modern Woodmen of America, 280 Monroe Township, location, 80; early settlers, 81; organization, 81; schools, 82; industries, 82; towns, 82; churches, 83 Montgomery, Samuel D., 475
Moon, John A., 487 Moravian Mission, 228
Morris, Thomas, 453
Morris, William A., 433
Morris, William R., 769
Mosiman, Frederick, 489
Moss Island Mills (view), 60 Moss, Sanford R., 531
Manufacturing statistics, 146 Maplewood Association, 259 Maplewood cemetery, 259 Maris, Harry D., 716 Markle, Samuel Q., 381
Markeville early merchants, 130; loca- tion, 130; incorporation, 131 Markleville Bank, 143
Marshall, William, 39
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Martindale, Simeon C., 112
Masonic Fraternity. 265 Masonic Temple, Anderson (view), 267 Maul, Walter, 454 Mauzy, Silas R., 377 Mawson, Albert, murder of, 317
Netterville, James J., 373
Nichol, George, 460
Norris, Alonzo D., 371
Norton, Martin C., 523
Norton, Thomas M., 776
Norton, William J., 777
Odd Fellows, 269 Office of county superintendent created, 181 Officers Company L, 160th I. V. I. (view), 309 Official Register of county officers, 356 Oil and Natural gas, 7 Oldham, Charles L., 477
Old Horse Car (view), 105
Merchants' and Manufacturers' Club, El- wood, 119
One Hundred and Fifth Infantry, 300 One Hundred and First Infantry, 299 One Hundred and Thirtieth Infantry, 300 One Mile House (view), 109
Meridian Street South from Tenth Street (view), 101 Methodists, 229 Mexican War, 282 Miami Confederacy, 18 Miamis, 17 Milburn, Andrew, 522
Military History, 282 Mingle, Oscar F., 400
Oswalt, Ernest M., 716
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Outstanding indebtedness of county, 136 Overman, George M., 401 Ovid, 132
Palmer, Thomas E., 620 Pan Handle, 169 Park View Cemetery Association, 255 Parochial schools, 182 Parsons, James M., 577 Pathfinders, 281 Patrons of Husbandry, 263 Peck, J. L. Webster, 610 Pence, Frank D., 411 Pendleton, C. B., 386
Pendleton, mention, 72; location, 123; first seat of justice in county, 123; pio- neers, 124; first tavern in, 124; first courthouse, 124; population, 125; pres- ent town government, 125; early recol- lections of, 125; clubs, 125; schools, 180
Pendleton Agricultural Society, 262 Pendleton Banking Company, 142
Pendleton Public Library (view), 191 "Pendleton Republican," 185 Pendleton Trust Company, 142 Pennsylvania Glass Company, 147 Pennsylvania R. R. Station (view), 170 Perkinsville, 78, 134 Peters, Allen, 551 Pettigrew, George W., 473 Pettigrew, William C., 421 Phillip and Emma Shinkle, Pioneers, (port.), 336 Phillips, Samuel G., 674 Phipps, George A., 395 Physicians, 218 Piankeshaws, 17 Pioneer Cabin (view), 41
Pioneer doctor, 218 Pioneer life and customs, 39 Pioneer Settlement (view), 71 Pipe, Captain, 29 Pipe Creek, 2
Pipe Creek Township, location, 83; early settlers, 83; organization, 84; area, 84; pioneers, 84; industries, 85; schools, 85; churches, 85; towns, 85 Poindexter, Charles, 434 Poling, William S., 671 Pontiac, 20 Pontiac's war, 26
Population, 355 Portraits-Milton White 315; Levi Brewer 339; Philip and Emma Shin- kle, Pioneers, 336 Postoffice of the county, 135 Pottawatomies, 17 Potts, James W., 538 Presbyterians, 244 Press, 182 Pritchard, John B., 405
Procter, Abraham R., 629 "Prophet 's town, " 33 Protected Home Circle, 281 Public libraries, 187 Public school, Lapel (view), 180 Public schools of Anderson, 177
Quakers, 238 Quick, William H. H., 769 Quinn, Charles R., 653
Railroads, 167 Rapp, George, 738 Raymer, C. S., 389 Raymer, John H., 388 Reception given Company L, One Hun- dred and Sixtieth Indiana Infantry, 344 Recorders, 357 " 'Red Hot' Herald," 184
Reeves, Cicero R., 739
Registered Physicians (1912), 226
Remy Electric Co. Anderson (view), 149 Remy B. Perry, 790
Remy, Frank I., 790 Representatives, 356 Reynolds, Miron G., 361
Richmond, Dr. Corydon, 219
Richmond, Dr. John L., 219
Richland Township, location, 86; area, 86; early settlers, 86; industries, 87; churches, 87; schools, 87; towns, 88
Richards, Samuel, 343
Richards, William T., 695
Richwine, Absalom, 661
Riley, James Whitcomb, 342, 610
Rittenour, James M., 781
Ritter, Peter, 760
Rivers, 1 Roach, Ward L., 656
Roach, William, 112
Robinson, Milton S., 340
Rodecap, Joseph D., 691
Rodger, J. C., 430
Rogers, John, 68
Rogers, John, first settler, 37
Rosters of the various infantry compa- nies, 285
Rosters of various cavalry companies, 304 Rothrock, Jesse, 558 Rozelle, Charles J., 462 Rural routes, 135 Ryan, Noah, 775
Rybolt, William A., 618
Salling, Neils P., 362
Savage, Harry, 720
Savage, William L., 589 Scene Near Perkinsville (view), 76
Schlegel, Elmer, 659 Schools, 177
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Schuster, Adam, 530 Schurtz, Clyde D., 741 Scott, Bushrod W., 468 Scott, Chester F., 407 Scott, W. C., 370 Scott, W. F., 727 Sefton Manufacturing Company, 147 Sellers, Robert, 584 Sellers, Wilfred, 629
Settlement of county, 37 Seventeenth Infantry, 289 Seventy-fifth Infantry, 296 Shanklin, Andrew, 73 Shaul, Winfield, 536 Shawnees, 17 Shay, Patrick, 622 Shay, Thomas, 622 Shepherd, Leona T., 370 Shepherd, Robert C., 369 Sheriffs, 357 Shetterly, Andrew J., 535 Shinkle, Emma, 335 Shinkle, Philip, 335
Shirley, Philip G., 761
Shocking crime, 317
Showers, George W., 513 Sigler, John H., 603 Sketches of prominent pioneers, 37 Small, Loren, 785 Smaller villages, 132 Smethers, John A., 455 Smith, Edgar C., 680 Smith mystery, 344
Sneed, Bertan E., 504
Societies and fraternities, 261
Sons of St. George, 281 Spade, W. E. C., 649 Spanish-American War, 308 Spiritualists, 246 Srackangast, Joseph W., 662 Stanley, Verling, 437 Starr, John T., 372
State Bank of Lapel, 143
State roads, 161 State senators, 357 State treasury notes, 166 St. Clair, General Arthur, 29 St. John's Hospital, 251 St. John's Hospital (view), 252 Stephens, Byron L., 685 Stewart, Jonas, 425 Stilwell, Thomas N., 341 Stinson, Charles, 670 Stohler, George, 684 Stoker, Oliver H., 609 Stony Creek Township, location, 89; "Dismal," 89; early settlers, 89; schools, 90; churches, 90; towns, 91 Storms, disastrous, 329 Stottlemyer, S. J., 712 Streets, McClelland, murder of, 319 Striker, Michael, 447
Studley, Charles C., 533 Summitville Bank and Trust Company, 143 Summitville, discovery of natural gas at 127; industries, 126; location, 126; pioneers, 126; schools, 180; statistics, 127; water works, 127 Surveyors, 358 Swain, Samuel, 398 "Swapping" work, 42
Tamenend, 20 Tappan, Hezekiah, 713 Tecumseh, 33 Tenskwatawa, 32 Terhune, John H., 113
Territory of Indiana organized, 35 Terwilliger, W. Edward, 721 Tin Plate Works, Elwood (view), 156
The Hoosier Poet, 610
Thirty-Fourth Infantry, 293 Thomas, C. B., 751
Thomas, Edward E., 525 Thomas, John L., 654 Thomas, Willard H., 518
Thompson, Charles H., 727
Thompson, William E., 585
Thorn, Alva, 562 Thurston, George F., 570 Thurston, Robert O. P., 602 Thurston, Robert W., 594
Toll roads, 162
Township history, 57 Transportation facilities, 96 Travelers' Protective Association, 281 Treasurers, 358
Treaty of Greenville, 30
Treaty of St. Mary's, 35 Tribe of Ben Hur, 280 Trueblood, Wilson T., 442
Turnpikes, 162
Twelfth Infantry, 287
Twightwees, 17
Typical pioneers, 335
Underwood, Amos, 380 Union Building Anderson (view), 175 Union Traction Company, 175 Union Township, organization, 91; loca- tion, 91; area, 91; rivers, 92; early settlers, 92; industries, 93; schools, 94; churches, 94; towns, 94 United Ancient Order of Druids, 280 United Brethren, 239 United Commercial Travelers, 281 United Order of the Golden Cross, 281 Universalists, 245
Vandevender, Hiram T., 284 Van Buren Township, location, 94; or- ganization, 94; surface, 95; early set-
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tlers, 95; industries, 95; schools, 96; churches, 96
Van Osdol, James A., 427 Van Winkle, John Q., 342 Vermillion, Chancey, 544 Vernon, Charles W., 766 Vernon, Edward P., 337 Vernon, Elman G., 765 Vestal, Walter W., 605
Views, White River at Mounds Park, 14; Big Mound at Mounds Park, 17; In- dians and Pioneers, 32; Pioneer Cabin, 41; Interior Pioneer Cabin, 44; Madi- son County Courthouse, 49; Moss Island Mills, 60; Boone Township Hay, 63; Falls at Pendleton, 68; Pioneer Settle- ment, 72; Scene near Perkinsville, 76; Harvesting Scene near Lapel, 90; Early Dwelling in Union Township, 92; Meri- dian Street South from Tenth Street, 101; Old Horse Car, 105; First Trolley Car, 106; Anderson Postoffice,. 108; One Mile House, 109; City Building, El- wood, 116; Alexandria View, 121; Loan Building, 140; First Gas Well, Ander- son, 146; Remy Electric Co., Anderson, 149; Gospel Trumpet Publishing Plant, 153; Tin Plate Works, Elwood, 156; Madison County Wheatfield, 159; Penn- sylvania R. R. Station, 170; Union Building, Anderson, 175; Anderson High School, 178; High School at Alex- andria, 179; Public School, Lapel, 180; Anderson Public Library, 188; Elwood Public Library, 190; Pendleton Public Library, 191; St. John's Hospital, 252; Masonic Temple, Anderson, 267; I. O. O. F. Building, 270; Major May Post, No. 244, G. A. R., 274; Living Flag, 277; Elks' Home, Anderson, 279; Offi- cers Company L, 160th I. V. I., 309; Abbott Cabin, 313; Ninth Street
Bridge, Anderson, Flood of 1913, 331; Flood Scene, 1913, 333 Vincennes, 35
Walker, Dr. Madison G., 219
Waymire, Harvey A., 619
Webb, Elmer, 665
Webb, Herbert D., 463 Webster, Robert E., 551
Werking, Walter R., 632 Widener, Oliver P., 640 Wise, Augusta, 789 Wise, Daniel, Jr., 788 Williams, Emmor, 450 Williams, Ira, 464 Williams, Robert N., 111
Williamson, Alvin B., 520
Wilson, William F., 601
Winn, William R., 646
Winings, Mark E., 509 Winsell, Adam, 38 Wise, Alexander, 631 Wise, William H., 616 Whetsel, Andrew J., 643 White, Milton (port.), 315 White river, 1, 92
White River at Mounds Park (view), 14
White, Wesley, Jr., 390 Whitecotton, Moses, 69
Whitledge, George A., 666
Witter, Frank W., 561 Woodmen of the World, 280
Wright, C. R., 627
Wright, Fred D., 428
Wright, Thomas W., 759
Wyandots, 17
Yule, Edwin W., 598 Yule John C., 598
Zerface, William G., 493 Zettel, Joseph A., 757
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History of Madison County
CHAPTER I
PHYSICAL FEATURES, GEOLOGY, ETC.
LOCATION, BOUNDARIES AND AREA OF THE COUNTY-PRINCIPAL WATER- COURSES-GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE SURFACE-UNDERLYING ROCKS OF THE UPPER SILURIAN AND DEVONIAN PERIODS-PENDLETON SAND- STONE-NIAGARA LIMESTONE-QUARRIES-THE GLACIAL DRIFT-THE- ORY OF GLACIERS-MORAINES-GRAVEL BEDS-NATURAL GAS-PETRO- LEUM-THE ALEXANDRIA OIL FIELD-THE PRIMITIVE FORESTS- MINERAL SPRING.
Madison county is situated a little northeast of the center of the state, being bounded on the north by Grant county; on the east by Delaware and Henry; on the south by Hancock, and on the west by Tipton and Hamilton. The fortieth parallel of latitude crosses the county about two and a half miles north of the southern boundary and the eighty-sixth meridian of longitude lies six miles west of the western boundary. The county contains four miles of Range 6, all of Range 7, and five miles of Range 8, east; one mile of Township 17, all of Town- ships 18, 19, 20 and 21, and five miles of Township 22, north. This gives it a width of fifteen miles from east to west, a length of thirty miles from north to south and an area of 450 square miles.
White river, the most important stream in the county, crosses the eastern boundary about one and a half miles northeast of Chesterfield, follows a general westerly direction and crosses the western boundary not far from the village of Perkinsville. Its length in the county is not far from twenty miles.
Fall creek enters the county from the east, about five miles north of the southeast corner, flows a southwesterly course through the town- ships of Adams, Fall Creek and Green, and enters Hamilton county near the southwest corner of the last named township. Its principal tributary in Madison county is Lick creek, which rises in Henry county and runs westwardly through the southern part of Madison, emptying into Fall creek near the Hamilton county line. Sly Fork, another tributary, has its source in Union township. After flowing southward for about four miles it turns west and finally discharges its waters into Fall creek some two miles east of Ovid. Prairie creek, a little stream about eight miles in length, flows southwest through Anderson and
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Fall Creek townships, deriving its name from the fact that it drains the prairie lying between the cities of Anderson and Pendleton. It empties into Fall creek a short distance above the falls.
Next in importance after Fall creek is Pipe creek, which rises in Delaware county, crosses the eastern boundary of Madison about three miles south of the northeast corner, then flows a southwesterly direction past Alexandria and Frankton and enters Hamilton county about one mile north of Perkinsville. It takes its name from the Indian chief known as "Captain Pipe." Its principal tributaries are Little Pipe, Mud and Lilly creeks. Little Pipe creek has its source in the southern part of Section 28, Township 21, Range 6, in Monroe township. Its course is northwest for its entire length (about four miles), until it empties into the main stream just south of Alexandria. Mud creek, whose name indicates its character, rises in Grant county, follows a general southwesterly course through Van Buren township, past Sum- mitville, touches the southeast corner of Boone township, then turns more toward the south and continues its course through Monroe township, emptying into Pipe creek about a mile west of Alexandria. Lilly creek rises in Boone township and follows a course a little west of south until its waters fall into Pipe creek, about four miles northeast of Frankton. Its total length is about eight miles.
Duck creek rises in Boone township, about two miles from the Grant county line, and flows west into Duck Creek township, where it turns toward the southwest, running past Elwood and entering Tipton county not far from the Hamilton county line. Little Duck creek, about six miles in length, rises in the northern part of Pipe Creek township and flows southwest, uniting with the main stream two miles south of Elwood.
Killbuck creek (sometimes written Kill Buck), so called for a noted chief of the Delaware tribe, rises in Delaware county, enters Madison near the northeast corner of Richland township, then flows southwest until it empties into the White river near the northern limit of the city of Anderson. Little Killbuck begins in Monroe township, unites with the old canal in Section 18, Township 20, Range 8, not far from the old village of Prosperity, and from this point runs south, emptying into the Big Killbuck near the southern line of Richland township.
Mill creek rises in Union township, not far from the source of Sly Fork, but flows in an opposite direction and empties into the White river near Chesterfield. It is only about two miles long.
Stony creek rises in Jackson township, flows southwest past Fishers- burg and enters Hamilton county a short distance south of that village. It is about ten miles in length and takes its name from the stones abounding in its bed. The lower portion of its course is through Stony Creek township, which derives its name from the stream.
Indian creek rises near the northeast corner of La Fayette town- ship, flows west and empties into the White river in Jackson township. near the village of Halford.
Sand creek, formerly called Mud branch, rises in the southern part of Stony Creek township. flows southwest across the corner of Green township and enters Hamilton county about a mile south of the Pendle- ton and Noblesville pike. It is about seven miles long.
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Other streams are Winsell's branch, which is about four miles long and empties into Fall creek near Huntsville; Foster's branch, which rises in Jackson township, flows across the northwest corner of Fall Creek township, thence south through Green township and falls into Fall creek three miles below Pendleton; and Green's branch, which empties into the White river near the city of Anderson. Winsell's branch derives its name from Adam Winsell, a blacksmith, who was a member of the first court of Madison county, serving as associate judge from 1823 to 1830, while Judges Wick and Eggleston occupied the bench of the circuit court.
These water-courses provide reasonably good natural drainage for all parts of the county and this natural drainage has been supple- mented by a system of ditches which has done much to bring the land under cultivation and render the soil more productive.
That portion of the county lying south of the Big Four railroad, and drained by Fall creek and its tributaries, has an undulating sur- face, with hills of moderate size along Fall creek and the White river. These elevations generally consist of beds of bowlders and gravel and bear unmistakable evidence of glacial action. This is especially true of a belt ranging from three to four miles in width, extending from the Lick creek valley, three miles southwest of Pendleton, in a north- easterly direction along the south side of the tract called the prairie, crossing the White river near Anderson and following the valley of the Killbuck creek to the Delaware county line. The northern portion of the county is more level and it is in this section that artificial drainage by means of ditches has been resorted to most extensively.
State Geologist Collett, in his report for the year 1884, says: "The greater part of Madison county is covered with a deep deposit of glacial drift, but the few streams which cut through it and reveal the rock in place, indicate that the eastern and northern parts of the county rest on rocks of the Upper Silurian age, but in the southwestern corner, embracing Green, and parts of Fall Creek and Stony Creek townships, the underlying rock is Devonian. The falls of Fall creek, at Pendleton, furnish the boldest and most remarkable outcrop of rock in the county. The ledge forming the cataract is composed of heavily stratified sandstone of a peculiar structure. It consists entirely of quartz crystals of pretty uniform size and but feebly held together, sometimes by a cement of peroxide of iron, but more frequently by no visible force, and therefore much disposed to crumble; yet it has a wonderful power to resist the action of water. The ledge over which the water falls at Pendleton has scarcely undergone any change since the white man first became acquainted with it, sixty years ago."
Six years before Professor Collett made this report, E. T. Cox, at that time the state geologist, took measurements at Pendleton, concern- ing which he says: "We have the following section extending from the bed of Fall creek to the top of the drift, all belonging to the Corniferous epoch :
1. Drift with large bowlders of granite and other crystalline
rocks strewed over the surface ..
2. Ash colored, rough weathering. cherty, magnesian lime-
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stone, alternating with soft, sandy greenish colored, pyritiferous layers, in all about ... 4 feet. 3. Buff, sandy, magnesian limestone, Pleurotomaria and coral bed 4 feet.
4. Heavy bedded and soft, white sandstone, upper part fos- siliferous 15 feet."
The Pendleton sandstone may be had in blocks five feet in thickness. When first quarried it is soft, but hardens upon exposure to the atmos- phere and "has a good reputation as a building stone, both for beauty and durability." When the Indianapolis Glass Works first started the deposits at Pendleton furnished the sand and proved to be well adapted to the manufacture of glass, but the stone has never been extensively used for that purpose. Geologists seem to differ with regard to the place this sandstone occupies in the geologic scale. Specimens were sent to James Hall, state geologist of New York, who says: "My own con- victions are that it is the equivalent of our own Schoharie Grit, being the western prolongation of beds that are generally well developed in Canada West, but making no conspicuous figure in the geology. Sev- eral of the fossils are identical with those of our own Schoharie Grit," etc. Dana and other eastern geologists have located the Oriskany sand- stone in exactly the position occupied by the Pendleton deposits, and Collett was inclined to the opinion that the sandstone at the falls of Fall creek belongs to that formation.
W. S. Blatchley, who was state geologist for several years in the early part of the present century, appears to have devoted more atten- tion to the geology of Madison county than any of his predecessors. In his report for 1905 he says: "Three geologic periods are represented in the surface rocks of this county-the Niagara limestone of the Silurian, the Pendleton sandstone of the Devonian, and the glacial drift of the Pleistocene."
After a thorough investigation of the subject, Mr. Blatchley reached the conclusion that for limestone the county ranks among the first in the state, both in quantity and quality. The Niagara limestone outcrops at numerous places in the beds of the water-courses. It shows at three points on the south bank of Fall creek in the town of Pendleton-at the lower edge of the town, at the foot of the falls, and on a knoll about two hundred yards below the fall. On Foster's branch, four miles below Pendleton, is an outcrop of Niagara limestone of the hard, gray variety. Collett noticed this outcrop in 1884 and classed the stone as Corniferous. He described it as a "compact, crystalline limestone, which will prove a durable material for foundations, cellar walls, etc." One and a half miles northeast of Ingalls sixty acres on the farm of David V. Miller were found to be underlain with limestone and a stone crushing plant was erected there in 1905 to prepare material for road building. In his report for 1878 Cox mentions a quarry on the farm of William Crim, located on the bank of the White river, about two miles west of the courthouse in Anderson. Upon examining this quarry he found "as many as eleven workable layers of stone, varying from four to twelve inches in thickness."
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