Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 104

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472


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PDUINTE OFFICERS IS 1816.


Clerk, Robert II. Carr, Aulitot, William B Cotterill ; Treasurer, Will- inin . Deilford ; Recorder, Milton Brown: Shoriff, Hiram K. Miner ; County Commissieners, Thouins N. White, Elius Phelps und .Inbiah Leullun , Judge of The Circuit Court, Joshua II. Mellet. His Jiulicial Cirenit is numbered The Kighteenth, and comprises the counties of Henry und Inucock.


TOIN HETICEUY IN 187H.


Trustees, Jucon Breuneueau, George Low, George Alspuuugh, Dacis Haines, Juseph M. Brown nul Henry Atkinson Town Clerk, Dacid W. Kinsey ; Treasurer, Willinin N. 1'litt ; Marshal, George CHILL.


AL.W CASTLE ..


The art of The Legislature organizing Heury Comuy appointel Lawrence Brunoa, Juhn Bell, Julin Snmpile, Richard Biomu suil J. W Scott, Conunis- sioners, to select a suitable location for the county sent. They made seleo- lion uf thu present Inealiou of New Castle, which is within ouo mile of the geographlenl eunter of the county. Ninety- four nerey were ilnnated by the following gentlemen, eiz. : Atimulom Hurivy, twenty- vight ueres; John Brumfield, Iwunly- eight nores ; . A. Leiris, fixtricen nerey; nud Messes, Rue wul llolewiau, of Wayne County, Ind., Twenty-feue neres,


Ezekiel Jencell wens uppointeil Couuly Ageul, xuil orilereil by the Board ol l'oundly Commissioners lo inuucilintoly succey the above duuntions iulo luis, unul to offer the saino al quibilio sule to the highest kubler in July, 1822. But Teic lots woro solil ul this sale, auil Tho Commissioners found it necessary 10 upier n seceud public salo of lols lo be hell ine August, 1823. The third nml lust sule uf Inla weus hehl in November, 1828.


Neu Custlo coutning eight dey goody stores, fice grocery sluces, four leng stores, lun lawilware stores, one bloco mul tin store, one flourlug-will, one you-mill, nue punuing-quill, u fauudre nud munchiuo shopa.


It conluins n Methodist, Christian, Presbyterian, Lustheron, United Breth. reu and Episcopal Church. The church property of the Methoiliat, Preshy. Terian nud Christian Churches is ruled mi from $12,00tt lo $15,000 each.


The public school building of New Castle is n fine three-story brick building, costing fifteen thousand dollars. It is large enough to necomounte nbout live hundred students. The school is in fine condition. Principal ot town schonl, George P. lufforil. Mr. Hufforil is also Couply Superintenilent of Public Schools.


New Castle contains i population of about two thousand. For cleanly and well grilled streets, subalnutial und cosy resilences, good business houses, churches noil elegant public tinillings, the pluce will compare facor- ably with ony county sent iu tho Stale.


HAIGHTSTOWN


ia pleasantly situale I on Blue River, oil on the Indiann Central Railrovi, and the old Nolioun! Rond, thirty-six miles cast of Indianapolis. Il wos Inid out hy Whitsell M. Carey in 1827, und named in honor of longthan Knight, the United States Engineer, who located The National Road through Indinun.


This plice contalus seven dry goods stores, two boot anil shon stores, fico grocery stores, three idrug stores, one tin utore, tivo bordinre stores, i wo furni- lure storea, three fouring-tills, three carriage factories, tiro planing.milis, singh nud iloor factory and mochine shops.


It conlains four churches, viz. : Presbyterian, Methodist, Christian and Baplist. Also n fine puhlie selinol called " Knighlstowu Academy."


The plnee lins a population of ubont eighteen hundreil.


MAYAVILLE,


silunleil on the east side of Blue River, opposite Knightstown, was laid out by John Anderson, in 1828. Notivillistamling The fact that it lind an even start, it lins been compelled to yield lo Knighistowen as a business point. Many of its citizens are now iloing business in Knightstown, The place contuing one good dry goods slore, one grocery lore, n gmin elevilor, tuo churches und n good school house. l'opulation, five hundred.


MIDDLETOWN,


situnted in the northern porl of Fall Creek Towoship, was laid out by Jncoh Koons, October 9th, 1825. It contains four dry goods stores, two boot und alloy stores, two drug stores, three grocery stores, one stove store, n inrge flouring- mill, two saw-mills, three churches aud n good school house. It is on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad. Population, nine hundred.


OGDEN


situated in the southirest corner of Spicelund Torruship, w'ns Inid out by Himim Crum, in December, 1820. It was originally called Middletown, because il icas the half way place on the Nationul Rond, between Richmond und Iwilinnspolis. Bul when the post office was placed here ite name was changed lo Ogden, as The Post Otheo Department would not allow lwo offices of the same onmo in the sante county. It contalus four ilry goods stores, one drug store, n boot nod shoe store, a fouring and suir-mill, one eluireh, and a good five-story brick school building. It is on the Indinon Central Ruil- roul, conlnining o population of four hundred.


LEWISVILLE


situated in Franklin Township, iras Inin out by Lewis C. Freeman Mil James B. IInrris, December 25th, 1829.


It contains three dry gooda vlores, two grocery stores, Iwo drug stores, one linrdware slore, n Inrge llouring-mill, tiro churches, and a good tiro-story briek school building. It is on The Central Railroad, and contains s popula- lion of five hundred.


GREENSBORO,


situnteil seren tuiley northeast of Kuightstown, was laid out by John Wick- erslinin, in February, 1830. It contains tun dry gooils stores, tuo drug stores, one grocery store, one hurdwure store, two churches and it gooil school house. Population, three luindred nul fifty.


siludteil in Prairie Township, was laid out by Thomas Mnsion mint Samuel Rinehuri, in 1830. It is a place of but lillle importance, comunining nivo stures and a sair-mill, und u population of one hundred.


NEW LISBON,


originally called Juinestonu, was laid out by Inmes Tunikuson and William Crane, in July, 1833. Il contains one dry gooils store, a file factery, a church and school house. It is situated on the Fort Wayne, Muucie & Cincinnati Railrond, aun coutnius a population of two hundred.


WOODVILLE.


sitmnieil on the line between Greensboro inil Harrison Townships, irns laid out by James Aikiusan, in May, 1836. It contains one store, a church nud schoul house, uml a population of about forty.


ŁAD12.


situateil seren miles west of Now Cistlo, in Harrison Township, an- lubl out by Duvil Pickering, in September 11th, 1836. It contains four ilry goods slores, tiro drug stores, two grocery stores, a Houcing and saw mill, three churches nud n school house, nud a population ol three hundred auil lifty.


ROGERSVILLT.


iu Stouy Creek Township, was laiil out by James O. Rogers aol John It. Collijeu, in.Inmury, 1837. It coutuin, one dry goods store, one grocery store, ono shine store, a rhurch atul school house. Population, seveuty-tice.


ĽI ETH OITY


situated in Wayne Township, was hul out by Robert M. Ocerinin, in Sep- Tember, 1875, Il coutoius vuo dry ghouls sture, Que grocery store, n NaIr-inill, church and school house. Population, oug hundred and twenty- five.


SPICELAND,


sitindont in Spiceluuil Township, was laid out hy Dricor floou und others, in 1817. There uns quite a village at this plure, n number of years betise this,


liut it was never platted until 1847. It contains three dry goods stores, Iwo grocery stores, two drug slares, n sawmill und planing. mill, +


There is a Literary Asgocintinn here with a capital of $3,1MM1, and ni,1xHl isell seleclel books en its shelves. Also a Lecture Association, Two churches anil u fine gradeil school. It contains n population of four hundredl.


SILPICH SPRINGS,


situated in Jefferson Township, was laid out by William S. Yost, Junumry Isl, 1853. It contains utro dry goods sores, nne ilrig store, nne grocery store, n Iluuring-muill, quer-mill, church und schul house. It is vo the l'itisburgh, t'incinonti & St. louis Builrond, and contains s population of 1wo hundred onil fifty.


MIT. SUMMIT,


situated in the western part of I'ruirie Township, was laid out by desse Ice, in April, 1816. Il contains Two Iry goqils stores, one grocery store, one bool und shoe store, n suw-mill, church and school house. It is on the Furt Wayne, Muncie & Cincinnati Railroad, Jul contains u population uf Que luimired nnil liventy- five.


situated in the center of Liberty Township, was laid out by John Harsh - borger, in 1855. Il contains iwo dry goods Mures, & large steini saw mill, n church and school house. It is on the Finishurgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Ruilrooil, Population, one himIred nul fifir.


MI. WANIA SBURGH,


gitunted in Fall Creek Townsbip, was huid om by Peter Keesling, September 220, 1858 It contains two dry goods sores, one grocery store, oue drug store, i sur-mill, church and school house. Population, one hundred and forty .


There are a number of other lowns in Henry County, luid out since 1560, viz .: Ashland, in Liberty Township; Circleville, in Blue River Township : Henry Creek, in Full Creek Turnship, Donreish, in Spicelund Township; Chicago, in Liberty Township; Straughn's Station, in Franklin Township. Unuit City, in Wayue Township; and Spring Port, in Prairie Township.


HENRY COUNTY PRESS,


The first newspaper published in llenry County wos the Knightstol'n Sun, established by Mr. Grunt in 1831. MIr. Grant published the paper some mouths, and sold 10 Juines Silvers. Mr. Silvers uns succeeded as editor by 1. F. Langdon, who published it nbout three years, when it was thiscontinued. The Indiena Sun was established by T. D. Clarksou, in Knightslown, in 1830. In 1841, Mr. Clarkson wus succeeded by J. W. Grubbs. Mr. Grubb; clinnged the name of The paper tu the Inchona Courier, He mot ed The paper lo New Castle, und pichlished it until 1846, welien he sold out In C. V. Duggins. About the lat of January, 1850, Mr. Duggins died, and Mr. J. W. Gruhbs uguin became proprietor. George W. Leonard bonghi the paper in Jamary, 1853, published in one year, und sold lo Nation & Ellison. Before the close of the year 1854, they sold The paper to Benjamin Wrigley. He jook as a pariner n Mr. Lyle. They published it one year, und sold to Charles E. HIartwood and T. B. Redding. They published the paper one year, anl sold it lo K. B. Martindale, who suld to I. S. Drake early in 1851.


The first New Castle Banner was established in 1835, by J. B. Śwrazze, who published it about six months, when it was ilisconiinned.


Tho Democratic Bauner was established in August, 1851, by J. F. nenrf. He published it six months and sold to Nelson Abbon, who changed ils name To the New Castle Banner. 11 was discontinued in ISj.


The Henry County Times was established in 1865, by R. F. Brown, ID New Castle. In October, 1866, he mnoted the paper lo Knighistoin, und called in the Henry County Weekly Times. He published it al Knightsluwn Ave pionths, and Then wenl West.


The Henry County Independent was esinblished in Ishi, hy Hoover & Sharp. They published it five months oud sold it to s juim stock company. This compnuy pliced the paper under the control of L. Il. Miller, who changed its name to The Sims of the Times. In January, 1868, the paper icAs placed in charge of $. S. Durling. He changed his nume to the New Casile Ezaminer, und published it nhont six months, when il ivas closed up. The Knightstown Banner wus established in 1865, by John \ Deem, who is the present editor.


The City Chronicle wens established in 1870, by J. r. Biddell.


The Henry County Republican is established in ISin, by E. & M. E. Please.


The Knightstown Citizen was established in ISus, hy T. D. Murkson. It was published ontil 1871.


The Beech Tree, established in leis be Isase Kinley, iras published about six months.


The New Castlo Courier, established in 1877, is published (in ISili) by Adolph Rogers.


Thy Neir Castle Mercury, established 1874, published in Isiti hy Parker & Wickarabsul,


The Spiceland Reporter, established in 1514, by F. Railit, is still published in 1576 hy its founder.


The great success of local literary socielira, and the avidity with which the people seek after the best publientions, and their eagerness to bear the besl leciurers und speakers, prove them to be appreciative aud cultivated in u cees high degree.


RANDOLPH COUNTY.


This county is situated in the costero tier of counties on the Ohio State Live. It is hounded by Jay Comny on the nerth, by Drake County, Ohio, on The enst, by Wayne County on the south and hy Henry and Delaware Coun- lies on Ibe ivest.


The surface of the county is generally eloralod, constinming the water- shed of this section of the State.


The streams which rise willin its borders flow in all directions. Whue River rises in this county, und flows west, emptying into the Wabash ; Green- villa Creek rises in the county, and runs northeast inlo the State of Ohio; Greun'a Fork, rising in The northens! part of the county, flows south into White River The Mississinewu runs through the northern part of the county, und flowy nest into The Wabash River, near Peru.


From the peculiar lopography of the county, thu richness and rariety of ils soil, und the ailvautuges for maler und drainage afforded by its streams u is well adapleil jo The various branches of agriculture, and in this respecl ranks aluoug the leading counties of tho Sinte.


Rundulph Couuly contains, of luproved und unimproved Iamls, 254, - 117.85 neres. The calue of these lunds, as reported by The State Board of Egunlizarien in 1876, was $6, 169, 470; improvements on the stue, $1,045,- 521; lands, including improvements, $7,214,901. The average value of land per nere is phieel at $21. 11, und the average value of improvements on each nere, nt' 84.18. The number of loin and city lots in the county is 8, Doll, enhed us $556,641, with improvements on the same held at the equalized assessed value of $675,602. The porsound property of the county is given in the same report in 89,320,004, and the total lasalle property of SLI, PPT,-


situnteil on Stony Creek, in the northeast corner of The county was laid out by Andrew Blount, in July, 1832. It contains two dry gooils flores, one drug store, one grocery store, one furniture alere, 1 fouring and saw mill. Populmina, two hundred.


situated in the northern part of Prairie Township, was laid eul br Lol Hazlelon, in 1836, Il enuitnius one storo, n church mul school house. l'opu- Intinu, fifty.


Non Castlo wus incorporated us it terry under The general Inte, Muy 1, ING7. The first Town Trustees were Michel Sweigari, Dquiol Murphy, Jueoh Meurr, Jehu T. Ellioil, Jr., and Summuol Hoorer ; Clerk atul Treus- urer, R. M. Nixaou ; Marshal amil Assessor, Willinin Y Clin.


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COUNTY HISTORIES,-CONTINUED.


Diggs, Samuel het, John Wrigld, Jobb B Wright, losbna Cox, William Wright, Isnar Wright, Jmurs Wright, James Mossey, Jonathan Biatt, David Stout, Tinse Mossey, William Aun orth, dessy Green, Armalie Diggs.


In December, 1818, a special mirrting was held for the purpose of letting lo the lowest bidder the building of n court house, jail andd strup-pen in the tom'n uf Winchester. The court house to br twenty- four feet long nud eight- cen wile, buro stories high, with wriniling stairs, and two ivindou's above nad two helow, with shutters with irou hinges, tro lick chimney's mil tuo fre- pinces ; the building in be srl on walunt blocks, three, at least, on rarh side, eightren inches long ; the house to be neatly danbet and finished in n workmanlike mannir. Whuren Orerminh beenme the contractor to build suid house, for the sum of $24 1.60, aml gare bond and security.


"The juil lo be brill of limber hein in thirteen inches square, eighteen feet long, fuinieen feet wille, with a partition unll seren feet from one end, Hoorrd ubore and below trith timber of the same dimensions; n winiloir in enel lbum eighteen inches square, the windows trell lined with irou, am! iron priles ivell fastened into stid lining ; biro doors, minile of gooil, solid onk jilapk, trell seasoned, bue nich tluek, douldrd amil nailed with double- len ent mails in erery three inches square, strongly bung on good iron hinges , seren feet six inches belu een floors, the nnilm floor luid of gooil ank sills, willed in the grind so - to bring the floor very near the surface of the ground a good joml shingle woof, well nailed on ; the under floor and first romul to be maily if somo gouil, lasting timber, let flown clase." Albert Bunin became the euntrueter in binld onid jail, for the sum of $125, ond gue Ins bond to bare the same finished, according to the ntore descrite lion, in lên month - froin this dule


Heoige Bouh's imas mqpointed Lister for the county of Raudalph for the year Isip, and gite Juonl according to law, and rock and subserilied the fol- loning afhrantunt . "1, George Botrles, do solemnly afhrm that I will, ns Lisler lo the county of Rundolph, to the lord of my kuon tedge and jnilp- ment, ililigently and industrionsty, honestly and faithfully, execute anil displurge the duties of lister occoriling to luis."


The first marriage license uns issued to Dillon Hanorth and Mary Wright, by Charles Cutaway, Clerk of Itandolph County, Sepdemher, IS, 1819, and they were amurried hy dJohn Ballinger, J. I'., Seplomber 19. The DeXI recorded my February 1, 18], that of Incob Wrighi to Sully Wright, and they were married by John Gibson, a Methodist princher.


At a l'robuste Court, held at the house of Charles Conway, the Jil of May, 1819, present the Han. John Wright and William Edwards, Assorinte Jnilges of Randolph Conmy, und side .lodges of this moirt, on uppliestion nf Anthony Way, n minor (son of luldub War), ordered by the court that the Ford Anthony Way be bound to Thomas Frazier.


The hral Transfer recorded ir'us a grabl uf a quarter section of land to Charles fwolny, font Ihr Vuited Sintes, sigmd hy James Monroe, Fresulent, Jusinh Merys, I ommi-sitmier of the fieneral Lond Office , recorileil by Cons. Conway, llecorder, arba uns ntso l'lerk.


The first newspaper published in the county was the Winchester Potnot, edited by H. Il. Neff, nud published in February, 1843.


In Ibe conidy is n series of oncirnt mounds, running south through the county', Ining probably on extension of the lines of monnils running through Wayne, Fayette und Franklin Coualies, aund so on south


Three- fourths of a mile northunsl of Winchester, on ibe bank of a smolt strenin, on the Innd of Thetuns Ward, is a sund bauk from which has been taken hundreh of iengon lowls of human bones, all in a state of ilecomposi- tion, except the terth. Aml neur by are the remains of a fort or phee uf remlezrons for sour ancient moee-no doubt the Monud Builders-the groundls of which contain forty-three neres, in the forin of a square. The earthworks enclosing in ary from soren lo len feet high, uith au opening on the cael und we-1 sides. Ereb opening is seemingly protected by a circular wall of the snme bright In the renter of this square is a large mound, ffteeu fect in beighi, in rbich nothing bas hern found but a few nrrow hende, polfeny unro, unul a few pieces of charenul. This ground is now uwued by the Ruttolph Comuly Agricultural Sucrely,


CISSION of THE TEUINITORY-POLITICIL DIVISIONS, ETC.


We cupy the following frum leieiuinh Sonth's reminiscences :


In the mouth of October. 181s, A treaty uns unde by the United Sintes Gorrrnment with the stropal Irities of Indians recupring the territory of the Sinty of Indiana. The sunneil uns hell mut the St. Mary's Itiver, somewhere nem Shaue's Prairie, miel not fur from where the town of Wilshire ins afterword loid out by Loj. Itedley. Lewis Cuss, the Governor of Michigan Territory, mint Jounihan Jeutittig, then Goreinor ol the State of luiliaun, irene the Commissioners appointed by President Mourne, ou the part of the I'nitel States, lo funky thr irenty, At shint irenty all the country bring neat af thy Harrison, or Turlce-Mile l'urchuse, to tho Wabash Inver, utul south of the Wabash upert la the mouth of Little Birer, amil three up Little River To its head, atel io thy Furt Wayne Meseriation, monde by tiru Wayne in hi+ Irrair ul Hirtenrifhe with the fuchinny iu 1795, iens bough if the ludiuns. I included all ibe ceuttul port of the state. It uus all surveyed in the y cors 1810 nunl 1820, mipl senlers flou ed into it rapidly.


The Legisluinre, at ils seestou calmmurbring on the first Monday in Recent- ber, 181', Inud want the List of the territory included in this purchase uuito conulies. Aud, in duing su, fixed the bomularirs of Ituttidub County ns they noir me, lott mitnehed to it for judirint purposes all the county worth of il In the north line of Thr Sinte, and alan tho terrihe's of which Detniare atul Grant Counties Here afterunid mnde, Inekfici], Joy, Wells, Alnus atl Alien Inunties are qu than erected, tout all the territory of nhuich they urre afterward voustrueted its attached to Itandolph County, And the Board of L'individuers, il Their August session in the yeor 1820, erirled all thut ferriton iulo n luirnghip, nol called ir Wine Township, nxing the plice of elritjons for it at the house of Dr. William Turner, mn Furt Wnyue, und oppaddling Bam Taylor tuspector of Elertions in Wayne Town ship for one your ; und ordleird an election lo hy hell mu Wayne Tuun- ship on the lust Smurduy in November, for The purpose of electing two Juslices of the l'enee, and one L'onstable, in said louuslup. This was rather a Inige township. But, though large in territory, il nas wreak in popula- lion. What lei inhatdluals there were in it resideil most of them at Forl Wnyue, which hill tren n garrison front the year 1794 to That time the end lou was extinded over il iu the year 1820. ns a township of Han- dolph County. It continued su until Allen County uns organized,


Durid Comune then lund his trading house n little belon Wheeling, in Delaware L'unuty. Au ludinv trader nus ot La Gro, at the mouth of tho Mulmonie Itier, and another at the crossing of the Wabash by the Quaker Rond, where Xeur Coryilou how is, but the whole of the country was au uuin- Linbutul willerarss


When the ranny was organized, in the year 1818, the largest arttlements une on White Rirer und ou Green's Fark. Ou While Hirer The settlers une Interaby thick from the houmulary of the Firelse- Mile Purobose ap the virer to where John l'vols sittlul, three miles enst of where Wiuebester uns laid out But the srlilemeul wus thickest in the virinity ut Winchester, un the river, nud up Satt Creek munt Sugar I revk,


At the Jobuary leri, 1825, of the Board of Commissionere of Randulph County, either the whole of Delanure Cunuty ( which uns unorganized und ins AlInchied to Randuljdi), or some portion of the vast side af it, iras erceled into u tonushij and unnad Liberty Township, and The election of Justices for il ordered. The lonnship in u hirh Sunilficht, in Delatnatr County, 18 located, is still rolled liberty Tomushop, and Duid Stout hud heeu County Connuissioner in Hundolph, and bail soll out and mored to Drhnymr, nud built a mill, awl laid out Smithtell.


There were not a great many inhibitants in it in 1824; mul David Ronce, who muaile the roturu af this eleclien, lired pretty well up ou P'rairio Creek, nt lenat six iniles from Smithfield. At the May ferin, 1820, of the Board of Justices, John G. Derils, who had settled on White River, and built n will nbore where Smithfiehl now is, was uppointed Superrisor ou thy Weyl Fork of White River, from the mouth of Chbm Creek to " Muncietown, on anjd river." llenee, Muncietown iras then in Liberty Township. John Sample urns, at The same meeting of the Board, appointed "Supervisor on the West Fork nf While Itirer, from anid Sample's mill to the month of Cobin Creek." That This may be understood, it is necesenry to say that the Legis- Inture had jeraged an net, declaring the West Fork of White River lo hy n nnv- iguble public highurny, up to Sample's mill, in Randolph County, und requiring it to be recognizeil ns such highuny.


At the July term of the Cironit Com4, 1821, Bethuel F. Morris, Cyrus Finch nud lsune M. Johnson were udmitted to the bar ef saill court ng nilorneys,


Bethuel F. Morris uns appointed Prosecutor for The terin. lle remer ed to Indianapolis soon afterward, and was the first Presiding Judge of the Imliunapolis Circuit.


The first primiual tried in the county, whose offenso wens a penitentiary url, was Duvid Baxter, for sicaling n hog. Il uns at the August torin of The Cirenit Court, 1824. Miles C. Egglesione, William E.d wurils Bud John Sample, presiding; 1'yius Finch, Proseentor, muil JInines Itoriilen ilefrnding. The defense way that Daridl shot the bog by mistake. Bill it uns fauml that the hog uns plainly marked with a mark, not Baxter's. Hle took il home, cloaned and sulted it up. The jury found the defendant guilly, and, although be lind restored the hog, fined him three ilollurs and costs, and sentenceil him to the Sinte prison at bntil labor fur one yeur. But The prisoner gat nuray and did nol pay the money or go to the penitentiary, suil, ns the reeund Las it, " has not, to ilns day, come aud done it."




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