Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 108

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Publication date: 1876
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Tu satisfy the wauils of the traveling publie, Philip Hedge erected the first tavern in the couuly.

T'n Samuel Rizley, the earliest schoul master, uns born the first white child, a daughter.

THE COUNTY PRESS

The Aral poper establishedl here was the Ed River Propeller, in 1851, by Semurl Christy. Mr. Christy published ibo paper eleven months, und sold oil to Osborn & liver, and they chouged ils nome to The Clay County . Id. Porale They published tho .I drocote biro years, and then sold oul lo Thoung Dillon, nho chengeil the name of the paper to Ciny County Citizen. Dillon ilieil in 1843, umul the Citizen fell into the hunds nf Inmes Olirer, Mr. Mirer mint ed ibr jesper to Brazil, and established the Brazil Newes, in 1876. In 1865, he sold tho Noirs lo A. T. Lansing, irlo maved il to Bowling Green, und sold out in the foll lo .s. T. Lusk.

Laisk started the Clay County Democrat, in 1865. In 1861, the Democral was soll to the Republicsus, mil its name was changed to the Hooder Pu- trint, edilul by Williniu Carter The Potriol why wouldl to Wright, wrhu mored the paper in Brazil.

The new Clay County Democraf was establishedl, in 18b1, by Thebios J. Dry. lle sold out to A T. Lausing, in The fall of the same year. Lansing published the Deiserot unid 1863, when bo elunged its onme to the luroraz Borealis, Bod, in 1800, he sold lo S. B. Riley, who changed its unme to Ibe Oht Coushilofion.

A T Iausiug revived the Aurora Boreahs in Rowling Green, in 1870, Bul moved it to Knightgrille, in this coquir, iu 1871.

The Chty County Herald wos established in 1874, by C. M. Leek. Leck Hold nul, in 1876, 10 the Cloy Publishing Association. This nssocialiou is how' publishing the Herabs, with A. J. Moulgomery os edilor.

The first paper published in Brazil was the Weekly News, established in 1856 Ly .I. M. Ihrer,

The Brazil Intelligencer nus established in 1838, by William Hollings-

lu 1803, the Brazil fudependent was established by Thomas 11. Sering and James M. Olirer. They published this paper eighteen months, and sold out los Rer. A Wright, nho comurrucedl publishing the Brazil fome Weekly, in 1883. ltv solil ont, in 1861, to Thomas Gray, and Gray changed the paper 10 the Monufurhimer auf Ihner, published in 1876 by Samuel B. Riley,

The Echo was established in May, 1872, by Herr, Gray & Carl, published in 1956 by P. T. Luther

The Enlerpror was established in Helober, 1871, by Luther Wolf.

The Cruasder sinried in 1872, by larry Castle. It was published soven woutbs nud morel lo Terre Ituute.

CHUSTE ORG.INIZATION

I'lny l'ouuty was organizedl hy nu nel of the Legislature iu 1825, und ontuel in honor of Henry Cluy.

The date of the meeting of the first court cauuot por be determined, as the court house, conhiiniug all records, save ilinso of the Recorder's office, was destroyed by Gre, in 1832. It is probable the first sessions of courl urFre held in the spring of 1820, but some of the early selllers fix The time iu October of the sumo year, John Kning irny Presiding Judge, and Daniel Harris mul Nicholos Cromirell, Associules.

Tho firel contuty officers were : Clerk poil Recorilor, Clijab Rawley ; Treasurer, Dupiel Cloruro; Sheriff, Jobn Hizley; Couuty Agrul, Doniel Chance; first Representalire in State Legisletore, Daniel Hurris. The

Conoly Comumissisuers were Samuel Rizley, John Downey nud

The first court house way built of logs, and erceleil in the year 1827 remained till the year 1898, when a brick eourl house was built on Ibe pub- lie square, wbieb stond till 1852, when it was destroyed by fire. The county immediately ronnieuced the erretiou of the present building ou Ibo ground occupied by its predecessor. It is u plniu, substantial strifefuro, and cost the county $10,01K1.

The county jail uns erected tho sam rear in irlich the first court house wny huilt. li uns of hewn ouk logs, and on the jilan of all such prisous. When the second court honso uns esustructed, a jail iras ulso built of brick, irhich still remains. It cost $3.001.

The present county olbrers nro: Clerk, George E. Bybhurd; Andilor, James Show; Treasurer, Frederick W. Schromyer; Recurder, Edward A. Rasser; Sberilf, Jesse B. Yoeuia; Coroner, John F Fell. The County Com- missioners are: Henry Neese, Georgo Reknrl nud George Ellemlerger, The fireuit Judge is Solon Farmun, presiding orer the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.

The Clay County pour form is situated four miles northirest of tho county seul. It comprises eighty acres of good land, an which substantial frame

COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED,

buildings, costing $3, 000, haro been created. Owing to the increase in popula- tion, this form nus foumil iondequete lo supply The nerds of the county Aud necorilingly, in 1876, tho Conmissiouers purebaseil about 120 nores of lund four miles west of the county sent, nod linie contrsoleil will Mr. Slocum, D contractor and buililer, for o hirick glifico, which will bo completed Iho coming year.

The Agricultural Society was organized in 1800, auil held ils first firs m1 Bowling Green. In 1802, The fair urns mored tu Center Point, where it wns held lill 1864, when it was ngain held in Bowling Green, where il reunined till 1852, Iu thul year it irns tuken lo Brazil, ubere it bns since reiunined, onil whero Iho society lins fiftyeu acres of ground. Tho fuir grounds bero are beautifully shaded. The President is J. D. Ackelnuire.

TILE COUNTY SEAT.

The aol of tho Legislature organizing the county olso appointed Commis- sioners in locato the county seet thereof. The high laud immediately north of Fel Rirer and tho present location enme in competition before the board, bul ils decision was in favor of the laller loenlity. The town is built on the land entereil by White and Cummings, on August 18th, 1818, Whether they donated this Innd to the county, or, being unable to pay the entry fee, 1be county purchaseil it by paying the fee, ennnot now bo delermined. Mr. James Thompson, an old citizen, gires it ns his opinion that the loud uns purchased by Jolin Dunn, of Oweu, Sponcer County, and by him donated to Ibe county. The latter opinion is probably corrret.

Daniel Choneo iras appointed County Agent, and employed .James Gallil . Iny, of Ouren County, to survey ond Iny out the loin.

The sale of lols uns in the fall of 1825.

In 1869, the placo was incorporated us & lown. It was ilirident inlo Ilirco districts, and one Trustee from each dialriet elected. From the First District, Gnos Miller; from Ibo Second, Willium H. Adkins, and from the Third, James Shaw, were chosen. These districts are non represeuted in the uboro order (excepting the Second, which is rucan), by S. D. Bowman And Jnbn Sterenson.

Ilirmiu Peters is Town Clerk, und A. J. Williamson Marshal.

The town is situated in the southeastern purl of the county, nud contains about 700 inbebilanis.

Owing In ils location and the importance of Brazil as o manufacturing point, nod the fuet that Bowling Green is some fifteen miles from any rail- rond, tho citizens of the county, by a rery large majority, rofed, in 1812, to rewore lbe county seat to the former place. The court house will be ereeled here during the coming year, nuud tho records remored.

BOWLING GREEN

sustains three churches, of Presbyterian, Melhodisl and Reformed deuomi. nations, and a good graded sebool, under the superintendeney of Omer Hicks. Allen R Julian is County Superintendent of Schools. The busi. urss of the lowru is represented by biro dry goods stores, one drug store, Iiro Asuring-mills and the usual number of shops of the rarious trades.

OTHER TOWNS AND TILLIGES.

BRAZIL,

is the largest oud most important town in Ciny County. Il is on the Endinn- npolis A Terro Haute und Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroads, ubout sixty miles southwest of the State Capital, and contains u population of abeul 4,000.

Il t'as laid out by Owen Thorp, Jununry 4th, 1844, but had esisted as a small village and post office for some years previous.

Its first settler was Samuel Campbell, who locoled bere in 1830. lle erected his cabin ou the ground now' occupied by tho residence of John Hendrix. A few weeks after bis settlement, Reubeu Yocum nud his gon, .lames, came, and for a few years ibese irere The only inhabitants of the nuty Ihriring lown.

The next to locate ivere the families of lumra Hull, W. H. Gifford, Jonn- than Clownsdule, Dr. Knight and Solomon Hicks.

In 1888, Oreu Thorp opened p grocery store, and in 1810, Olds & Brack- uey a dry goods store, A Methedis; minister, nonied Fulkner, kept ibo first larern, urbich he erected in 1836 ; and, in 1840, the wants of frarelers justi- fied tho erection of n seeoud one, by Kile Kirtley, whose son still keeps hotel iu his father's old larerz.

In 1830, John S. Yocum irns elecled as the first Juslice of the Pence, and the same year Kile Kirtley was appointed as Postmaster, and distributed the first mail brunight lo Brazil.

In 1859, the Methodists erected o chureb, in which Father Beek preacheil. Dr. Price creeled the first drug store, in 1858. Three years previous, Sow- uel Hollingsworth ereeled the first brick house, irhieb slood on the coruor of Main und Meridion streets. In 1842, Olds & Brockney built the first mitl.

Brazil wus incorporated B8 a 1own September 10, 1866. It uns diridedl iuto three districts, anil, on the 8th dny of December, the eleelion for torn officers was beld. In the First District, Jobn G. Ackelusu was elected ; iu ibe Sceoud, Jacob Thomas: and in the Third, Thomas Desart; D. W. Bridges was elected Clerk ; Eli llendrix, Treasurer, und Samuel Hollings- worth, Marshul, The first meeting of these officers was beld on the 251b day of December, aml Thomns Desort was chosen l'resideut of the Bourd.

By tho year 1813, the lown had renched u sufficient population to war- rant ils incorporation. Accordingly, city officers were elecled, Jobn G. Ack- elmun being chosen Mayor. The number of wards uns not changed, and still reionins The same. The present Mayor is Simon Herr; the Clerk, A. S. Loirers, oud Treasurer, M. Saw,

Brazil contains seven dry goods stores, five drug stores, sixteen greceries livo linydu are and one china sloro, oue lurge flouring. mill, one planing-will, Que smr. will and one woolen-muilt.

One of the largest blast furnnees in Clay County is situated bere, and a large portion of Ilio population are miuere, or those connected with the roal inleregl.3.

There are six churches-lho Methodiel, I'resbyterinn, Baptist, Congregn- lioual, Germou Erougelical and Catholic.

Brazil bas two large school buildings, costing orer $40,000. The new building før school purposes ir'us finished in 1875, and cost the cily $20,000. The schonls are under the supervision of l'rof. Eppert, who is assisted by an ollo burly of leuebrre.

The cily, being in the midst of sueb nu immense coul field, and enjoying unusual facilities for Irgrel and the exportation of her products, possesses nufrantages selilom offered to Ibo enpilalist nud mnoufuelurer.

situated in Section 32, Town 18 borth, Rango G itest, uns loid ont by A. W. Knight, July 13, 1817. It contains six dry goods stores, tun drug alores, a blast furonce ond ito csal shafts, There ore three churebes aud three school houses in Knightsrille, and a population of 1,000. It is on the 1., T. H., V. & SI L R. R.

situoleil iu Section 0, Town 18 north, Rouge 0 west, uns laid out by Peler F. Luthier, June 7, 1870. It contains four ilry gonils stores, Bue drug store, sereral coul shafts, three chinrehes and three school houses. Population, 1,200. It is on the Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroadl.

SALINE CITY,

situnted in Section 23, Tourn 11 worth, Range 7 wrest, ur'ns Isid out by Peter F. Luther, April 13, 1972. Il contains tire ilry goods stores, one ilrug store, a lurgo stave factory, two coal shinfis, tiro churches and furo solcol houses. Population, 600

MARKLAND,

Hor celled " Clay City," is situated in Section 30, Town 10 north, Range O west, uny Inid out by B. Storm, Jimno 16, 1813. 11 contains fivo stores, ouo drug store; Iwo churches and threo srbvol houses, Populution, 000, 11 is ou the new Cineionali Railronil, frous Terre Hupte lo Ciuoinunti, uuil is hoty (1875) the eastern lerioinus of this railroad.

STAUNTON

now' called " Hiland," is situated four miles west of Brazil, on lbe Vandalia Railroad ; wny laid out iu 1849. It contains font stores, n Inrge fouring. mill und twelve con] shafts, two eluirches ouil a fine graded school. Popula- lion, 800).

was laid out in 1865 li contains lwo dry goods elores, one drug store, tivo churches, tiro schinol houses and a pojuilation of Gt0.

in Section 32, Town 13 norlb, Range o wesl, was laid oul by D. Boriden, September 9, 1867. It contains tiro dry goods stores, a planing- mill and n good school building. Population, 2110.

in Section 25, Tourn 13 north, Rauge G west, urns loid oul by T. 1. Lewel- lyn, February 2, 1869, It ennlains one or turn conl shafts, sud a population of 20.

HARMONY,

is situated four miles east of Brazil, on the Vandalis Railrond. The place con- Inins fire stores, a Inrge flouring-will, u conl shift, one church and u good grade school. 11 uns loid oul in 1845, and contains s population of TUO

WARYVILLL.,

in Section 2, Towu 13 north, Range G west, was laid out by Mury Wyall, January lī, 1870. Population, 80

was laid out in 1849 11 is loented on tho 1. &. Si. L. R. R., und conlains Iwo storey, u church and school house. Population, 300.

NIWRURG,

situated in Seclion 11, Town 12 north, Rouge t west, was laid oul by Josbua M. Modesitt, July 27, 1854. It contains one store, a conl shaft, a school house, and u populolion of 200.

CENTER POINT,

silunted in Section 4, Town 11 north, Rauge G west, was laid out by M. H. Hennedy, September 18, 1850. It contains ino dry goods stores, one drug store, a Houring-mill, & Inrge coal shaft by Stedmnu & Son, three churches, and a good graded school. l'opulation, 300.

situsled in Section 11, Town 11 north, Range & west, irng laid oul hy C. W. Moss, in July, 1810. It contains one store, o llonring-mill, que church, aud an Odd Fellow's' boll. Population, 150.

SFI.L. YVILLE,

on 1be Vandalis Railroad, was Inid out in 18Tl. It contains one store and a large coal sbuft. Populotion, 200.

OLYWOOD

wns Inid out in 1869, nud conlaius Ihreo stores, four conl shofis and a suur- mill. Walsou & Son, The largest conl operators in Cluy County, are located a ibis point. Popololiou, 500.

BARNETT'S.

loculed two miles south of Knightgrille, contains one store, n ebureb, a solool bouse, four con! sltalis, and a population of 200.

CALCI'TTA,

situated in Section 4, Touru 18 north, Range 6 west, wns laid out hy M. B. Chrisl, May 4, 1870. Il coninius I wo stores, a sair-mill, and school house. Population, 300.

PRATTSII 1.1.

situated in Section 9, Town 13 north, Rango O wrest, was loid out by J. M. Elalbert, lunuary 17, 187], Il coutnins ono store anil a post office. Popula- lion, 100.

MICHASK BURG,

in Seetiou 4, Tourn 13, north Range Gwen, was laid oul by Eliaho Adomson, March 8, 1871. It contains one store, a saw mill aud post office. Population,

PERTH,

silualed iu Sreliou 2, Town 13 north, Rango G iresl, was luid ont by Miobael MeMillan, November 1, 1870. I coutnius ane storo, a snur-tuill, church onil school house. l'opulation, 100.

( 1.0% LALAND,

situnted ou the old National Rond, three miles west of Brazil, ires laid oul in 1818. It contains three storrs, a louring-mill, two churches nud lu's school houses. Populaliou, 300.

CARDDNIA,

iu Seelieu 18, Towu 18 north, Range 6 nest, wos laid ont by Thomas D. Jolins, July 17, 1871, It contains Ihrer dry goods stores, a drug store, thrus conl shafts, Iwo churches and firo school houses. l'opulation, 100.

loented four miles south of Brazil, was laid out in 187]. Il contains three Iry goods stores, Que drug store nud four cool sbufts. Populotion, 9511.

305

coRY,

in Sertiou 20, Town 1] north, Range 7 west, was laid out by C. N. Dem- orest, April 6, 1872. It contains four dry goods atores, one drug store, a enw'-mill, coul shaft, Livu churches und three school houses. It is situated on the new Cincinonli Htailroud Popubitiou, 800,

ALEXANDER,

situated in Section 19, Town 13 north, Rauge B west, was laid out by John D. Alexumuler, May 20, 1872. It contuins ono store, n coal alift, and pout office. Population, 10.

SOUTH CARBON,

in Scelion 8, Town 13 north, Runge 6 west, was laid out by Isuse S. Bir- uett, May 27, 1872. It rontains four coal shuffs. Population, 251.

situnieil in Section 16, Town 12 north, Range 6 wrest, was Juid ont by John Ashor, September 13, 1873, It contains tivo stores, a anir-mill, n conl shuft and a gond sobool house. l'opulation, 850.

HARTZ,

in Section 81, Toin 10 north, Range G west, was laiil out by Arthur Martz, iu 1827. It contains soren dry goods stores, two drug stores, a large flour- lug-juill, sereral coal shufts, five churches and four school houses. l'opuln- jon, 1,200.

ILLE:,

situated tivo miles east of Murtz, was laid out in 1878. It contains several coal shafts, one church and two school houses. Population, 260,

PUTNAM COUNTY.

l'utuum Conuly is bounded on the north by Montgomery County, on the rost by Hendricks aud Morgan, on the south by Oiven antt Clay, anil en the wrest by Clay und Parke, and comprises an area of 186 square miles, or 11,010 neres of lund. The surface is well watereil by the streams of Waluut und Deer Creeks, irhigh, uniting in the southern part of the county, forma Eel Rirer. Waluuit, poplar, onk, hickory, ash, sugar tree und beech timber abounds throughout the county sufficient to supply the demsuds of home consumption and uforil a margin for shipment, Walnut timber is be- coming scarce, and is, consequently, increasing in value.

The surfuce in the northern and eastern portions is slightly undulating. In the reutral, southorn nud western purts, hills arise, and that portion along the streams rises, in places, lo abrupt bluffs. The soil, for the most part, is exceedingly fertile, and produces largo erops of cereals. Corn, whent and hay are the muin products, Three Railroads traverse the county fromn east to west, giving direct communication with the Eustern and Western cities, ibile tho Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railronil affords equal facilities for transporting muerobundlise ami farm products to the Ohio Rirer and Lake Michigan.

MIXEDAL WEALTH.

Seams of cool, from six ta thirty inches in thickness, may bo found along the entire helt of millstono gril iu tho westeru part of the county. But four muuLes are operated, and bul little attention hns been given it. It is known na tbe " hlork" or " non-coking coal."

No conuly in the Sinte possesses n superior article of sandstone aud limestone.

The city of Greenenstlo is situated immediately on the drift, but the lou er carboniforous limestone ouicrops on the north and west sido, and the millstone grit, including a few inchos of cont, on the south side.

The linestone hero is oxtonsirely quarried, for liine mul building pur- poses

The most extensive mino of this grade of stone is nt tho Greenenalle Junction, ono miilo ivest of tho railroud crossing. This quarry is owned by William Steck. The stone is fine-groined, and of a light blueish-gray color. The fee of the quarry show's twenty-fvr feet of rock, the upper part being used for making liwe. The lower, which is in layers from iwo lo three feet in thickness, that are quarried by hlnsting, is used in the construction of buildings. The stone mcels irith p really sale, is hundsomo amul durablo, thought somewhat hard to dress. A quarry of the samo sione has been recently opened on tho east of Mr. Steek's, and another uear Ininrick's Station. Frou this latter, tho blast furnaces of Clay County obinin most of the line- stone used as flux.

Mr. Williniu Nelson hus opened a quarry of this stono in the wrestern part of the town. llero tho exposure af rock is soventy-fivo feet, and the layers ure from tivo to four feet thick. The toxture is similar to the rock quarried ut tho Junelion.

Ou tho land of D. C. Donnohne there is a light-gray, fine-graiued sand- stono which is exposed by a irush on the sido of a hill. It is a remark- nble and ilurable atono, easy to work, and susceptiblo uf high ornamentation. If this atono can be obtained in abundance, and of good dimensions, it irill proro to he one of the mnost ruluuhlo building stones in the State,

The State Geologist is inolined lo rufer the sandstene in this county, wluch lies just above the oolitio limestouo, to the lower carboniferous epoch. At the junetion of these reeks there is found more or less iron oro through- out the northwestern portion of the county.

Al Mr. Jacob Durham's, a number of large blocks of quite pure, brown nvide of iron wore found, the Jumps weighing from twenty to thirty pounds each. A similar, butquite siticeous, oro irns foulal in considerable abundance na leutherman's brauch of Little Walunt Creok, near the soloel house, about six miles from the oity.

On Mr. Dramer's place, nenr luzuriok's Station, tho samplstone is remark- ubly white, sud remdily crushes to sand. A car load of this sandstone ins seul to the glass works, nt Indiunupolis, und mundo n good article of glass

Quite a unmuor of ferruginous springs issno at the junction of the forru- ginous sandstone with tho lower carboniferous liniestone. They mustly con- lain protoxido of iron, amil leare n yellow, gelatinous sediment on tho surmico urounul thosprings, which is offen mistakou for coal vil.

There are fino cholybento springs about Greencastlo, aud ut tho ,lunetion. Their analysis shiviss tho unter to contuin silicio acid, alumina, carbonate of the protoxuile of irou, carbonate uf linie, soiln, polusss und nuignesin; also sulphate of ands und burguesin, and chlorido of sodium,

The south or "Diamond" Springa ure tho most anled. l'ach spring- there are three principal ones, the north, middle und south spring-contains uotable quaulity of irou and alkalino carhonutes, in which respeol they reserulle some of the colebrateil Europenn chalybeato wutors. Whou fresh from the apring, the water aporkles nith n surcharge of carhouie acid, nud Is coel nud pleasant to the taste,

Thran springs aro much visited by persons udlioted with diseased stomachs, ur those suffering from dlyspepsia, to whom the unter is highly boueficial,

COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.

EARLY SETTLEMENTA.

A part of the southern portion of this county was included in the "ohil purchase," pod on this the earliest selllemont was male. Jumex Anthony settled here iu 1818, on Walnut Creek, sixteen miles south of Greencostle. Shortly after, the families of Mesars, Croy, Iteel, Athey, Welater, Friends aud Melatash settled, whose posterity still reside here.

In 1820, & Mr. Johuson located near the present cily of Greencastle, and orecleil n enbiu of poles, and lived in it until he could clear off a spot of groundl, plout his crop, and ercet a more substantial ilivelling. This latter stooil on the ground How occupied by the llenaley house in the city. Before the close of 1820, lie was joined by tho families of Jobn Baird and Ephraim Dukes, and ere tivo years more hod elapseil, Geu. James Orr, Lewie f. Sand, Dr. E. Slowe and Henry Seerest located in the neighborhood. These were followed, in 1823, by the families of George T. Waterman, Robert Glidewell, Joliu T. Sellers, Arthur MeGaba, Jesse Tivigga, Samuel Chipman, David Liuilen, Charles Secrest, Joshua 11. Lucas, D. M. Knight and Dr. Stephenson. The Wright and Malking families settled iu the western part of the county in 1822, and the year following the northern portion was settled hy James Montgomery, who, before the close of the year, was jeined by the families of Farrell, Itoilet, Diram B. Slavens, his brother lteuben and Daniel Harrow.

This saute yenr, three Wafford brothers located in the eastern part of the county, and were soon followed by the families of Reuben Smith, Anderdon B. Matthewy und tuhn Smith.

In 1822, '' Fiddler's Mill"-ps it was called-was erected on Raccoon Creek, hy a man by the name of Fiddler, and the following year a Mr. Trot- ter built u mill on Walnut Creek, a short distance north of Greencastle.

The majority of the settlers were young married people, who came prin- cipally from Kentucky, Easteru Tennessee and North Carolina. The firal eutries uf laud were minile by Jefferson Thomas and John Miller, the former entering his Innd November 3, 1820, Anil the latter the 18th'day of the same month and year.

The pioneors of this county irere, in general, a people imhued with strong religious sentiments, and correct views of life, and their influence is still minuifest in the county.

Que year after Charles Secrest came-in 1824-he ererled a brick house, and after that a good eluss of buildings began to appear. The formera BLIV that bul little additional expense ivus required to erect brick buildings in place of ivooil, ny the elay was abundant, und that class of buildings, when once erected, irere tuuch more durable.

COUNTY ORGANIZATION,

Putuain County ins organized by an net of the General Assembly, ap- proved Moreb 7, 1822, aud is nomed in honor of Gen. Israel Putnain, The rounty offirers whose term of service commenced this year ivere : Arthur MeGaughey, Clerk and Recorder; James Talbolt, Treasurer; Inmes Judah, Sheriff, and Thomas 11. Blake, Prosecutor. Amos Robinsou was up- pointeil County Agent, and also served the county as State Senator.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 108

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

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