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I'mnufordsville hus tho honor of haring sent, in coourelion with tho reminder of the county, two full companies to the Mexican War. The first trent out in ININ, under Heury S. Inne, the Inst cempapy under M. D. Man. tou, in 1847 ; the hral muured wns mode a Lieutrimnt Colonel before he camr unek frou Messen, and Munsen won In commission ny a Brigother General in the late war
Montgomery atsu sent numerous soldiers to the front during the Wur of the Rebelhou, al Gen, Low Wallace und n number of other gullaut officers elnimi the uilnee ny their residence.
I'mat fordsville was incorporated as it town ni au early Iny, the records eslemling back us for os Iran. The pince wns incorporated as a city in I8ha, Wilson Il Layman was the first Maynr; T D Brown, Clerk, Wm. Burbrilge, Treasurer ; Julio W. Ross, Murahnl, Benjamin Wasson, Jesse W Cumberland, William C Vauce, Willintų S. Fry, William M. Epperson and Washington Holloway, Counciluien.
The preseul vily utheers ( Isp) are as follows: Jou R. Coons, Muyor : Willium Burbridge, Treasurer; Ilenty Sleun, Clerk ; Y. W. Bruner, City Miornes, II. l' Ensnunger, Marshall, W A Von Argilall, A. F. Ramsay, I S. Brolen, T H. Histine, W Price und Jumes J. Justey, Councilmen.
There is a cogliy and enpaciaus nuion school building in the town, it being one of the Inrgest in the State. it was completed in 1875, al A cost uf Şith,000.
There are luo Baptial oud Iwo I'reabylerin Churches, and the following ilenominalious have each one house of worship in the place, namely : the Selbudista, Episcopalinis, Christians aud Catholics. The Inst named Jeuemi- nnlinh hos by far the Guest building in the ulner. There are also livo col- ored churches.
The principal wannfueturing oylaldistnuents are neofhn mauufuclery, one harrel works, i large Guidry, dereral wund. worklug establishments, one car. ringo works, n donring-will, and, in the suburbs, firo ireolen-mills,
There are no large lawns in the county except Crawfordsville.
leb miles south, is the second inwn, in size, in the county, und Uns a large Haunrug pull and griuu warehouse. A couplerubde Irade is carried on with The surrounding country
len nules west of l'enwfordstille, und
casi of il, are both bne growing villages, well supplied wul schools and churches, as well as a number of retail stores and business establishments.
southwest of the county sent, und on the b , C. & S. W H. W . isu thriving place of considerable local importunee.
The remaining founs in the couuly ore : Dorlington, Muce, Whilesville, Ashby's Mills, Troutman's, Younisville, Brouw's Valley, Alamo, Plensant Hill, New Itichtnoud, Boston Store, Cherry Grove, Shanmodule, Breckville, Stuurtsburg atul New Mackel.
COUNTY HISTORIES,-CONTINUFD,
FOUNTAIN COUNTY,
This country uns unmed in honor of n Major of Kentucky Volunteers u ha was killed in a battle with the Iphone on the Manure. It lies worth of the middle line of the SInte, frutu north in south, and is separated from the Ilinois line by the counties of Vermillion nudl Warren lying nest of the Wabash. The Wotrish forms The entire northern nidd western bomdur1. The conuty has ny area of 100 square miles, nnit in Isitt huil a population of 1, 842. The county hingu diversified surface. Mloog the Wubish is Panad I Mtrip of extremely rich and fertile littom lunds, back uf which come the bluffs unil bold uplunds, characteristic of the Wohnsh country Miljdning these are found The Irrel Inblo lands, which ure just suthcienthe rolling in ufford good nutural drainage. Tho principal strenins in the county are Coal und Shawnee Crecks ; the first fours through the center of the coubir in a general sithirest course; Shuurnce Creek is further north and four's in the saine general direction.
About one-third of the romty iens originally finu fertile jouirio; the remainder irns covered with a splendul growth of heury fimher, trhich grew generally to the edge of the prairie4, there heig nu farreus intervening, os is often The ensr. The prairie is found in the northeast, the Inlanee ficing limbered country. The runst cuhumilde turieties of untire woods wore ienlnul, poplar, ouk mul hicknr . Theso hnte heen exported in lorge quantities far n muinher of prars past, dipl n considerably frathe is still carried nu in him- her nuil forest proilurle.
Conl is found in large quantities in The central umil senthern paris of the county, beginning a short distance santh af Attien. The most extensive miues, until the beginning of 1876, were marked ueur Suoddy's Mills. Voluntile mines ure also final along the line of tho hintiunn North and Senth Tilray, south of Veedershurg. The cont is inlundde on account of its com. paralice freedom trion sulphur and other impurities, Some of it resembles The block conl found ul Brazil, and the offer is of The pordinovy hituminous kind. Heretofure the prodnels of many of the mumes hoce brought n higher price, generally, thou has bren ohimmel far coal from other localities, with which il camr4 mio competition Some three hundredl miners find employ- ment in the contr, umlmining muy wir regarded as being untr in its infiney. Gooil sandelinte is find all over the county nlong the Wabash, and in ome los ilities en Phal Creek. Limestone is gren in Paris Ternship, hut in small quantities, and lime fir builling purposes has so for been imported
Sall isaler i- T'ontlin . everal places on the banks of the Widrish, in the luier part of the eunul Thre siliiwes nere workeil as early as 1828 an un evlensice -eale, by Kurharu Tlounas and Ervin Wallace, irho had wells, ned boiled nol nuly enangh suhl to meet the local demstul for thirty miles or inore arnaud, but also u surplus for shijanent. The works uere muiily profil- able to the proprietors until the opening of the Wuunsh & Erie Canal lo Lifayolle Ihren large quantities nt Listeru salt nyon the market, and they retired from the hinsiness uhant 18,18. Thul The nells u ere uf grent benchil lo the immigrants tuoy he inferred from The fort that in adjoining conolies lo the north most of the sill was transported in naguns from Chnengu, Strang nfl water lars alee been struck in Inter years during the uil feret, hint none of the wells are utilized, though they inny bp wrecked nt some failure ilay. There are n number of remarkable nrtrying Blowing utells in the county. The wuost voleb irus struck by an iol company in boring for petrolewin, and is abont ien und t half mutes helow f'aringlan. M a depth of >00 feel, a remnekubly strong reiv af all unter wus sirnek, and theu n depth of n little over 1000 feet irny reached, 1 strong vein al gas unil iruler threw the drill, used in boring, lugh into the nit, nud fin long time continued sunul- ing Is a prodigious height. The Bow line somewhat last ils force, but the volume of water is still Inrge nud raises itself 15 fret, or toure, shure the surface af the ground The unter greath resembles the Blur Liek unler of Kentucky, nud hus vulunlde medicinal qualities, Just on the eastern hordlee uf Covingian there are fire Burning wells, struck at a depth of les ibau a hundred feet while huriog far conl, andl it is proposed to enlarge one of them sufficiently to furnish water for The entire tomu,
The first seller weitbin the present hinits of Fountain l'ounty was oue Torbes, nho, carly in 1825, located on the Johnson Raah farm, ns it tin- known in Ider years Muong those who cumin ut uently the sniye time were Fourthau Birch, William Cochran, Thatuns Y'allun, Willinw I'nde, .Inmes Graban, the Nebeker fuonly nud others, Buruett Ristine, the father of Juilge Ristine, irus also nu old selller, mind lariled below the forks nf Ceal C'rrck This sou-in-law, Wilhem Robo, was The first school teacher in the
The hral blacksindh in the euunly was Juhn Siteinn, hear the forks of Vunl Creek He icas fumouns for his success in hunting
The first ilenominations lo arganize churches were the " New Lights," as They were then known, nur called P'hristinns, and the Presbyterians, who wale thuir wleent about the sube liwie .Minong the pourcer Methodists were The Hets. Anostroug, Euunell uml Beggs Their preaching pluces here ul Jobni Simpsnu's, Kepner's school house, nul in the Whole neighborhood, in the cieraity of Coringlou, The Presbytermus nece organized into u church, in the Coal Chierk neighborhood, fird by l'eut. Hurey, of Wulash College The l'hristians heldl their first meeting al Juseph flusscock's, neur the fucks of foal I'verk Juhu Sadl and Thomas l'asna were unong their first ininister-
The first lauter in the county d'as Pumel Radgers lle was joined, nol loog after, by Andrew lugrin, and later hy K A Hunnegan, afterward U & Senolor.
Vanng other unaunidadle hardshipes, the senlere were forced in g fa Torre Munte tu unll, unh1 1821, crhon a little corn mill cus erected near lhillsboro.
The cunnly was organized, wreuring to su det passed hy the Legislature, in the wiuler of 1855-G.
The first meeting for the Imusuelinu of conuty business was hell of the house of Robert llelfirhl, July 11, 182G, boing n special session of the Bouril uf Justices of the conuty. The following members were present, riz: James Miller, Ducid Ituales, Thomas Hillnun, Thamas I'hudson. Bud Whisulom Men- sleuball, who was elected President of the Board.
"The hral business fraueneled uns la henr the contesteil election case uf L'eleg Babcock Le. Willoni B. White, halb claiming wo hace been legally elected l'lerk umil Recorder of the rouuty The dliggente was selfled by de- elaruig the office cueaut, nud requesting the Gerernor to All the same by uppinfluent, An ndjenriuent uns Inkeg on the 15th, and The Board re- solved in future lo queel nl the house uf lane N. Spinning, which il dul on Ibe zah, following.
The first heense lo veud merchandise uns issued In Lentaed lieep.
Daniel Van de Venter was spprinted the fire County Agent, and James Prevo the first Conuly Treasuree.
On the Pith of July, 1826, the l'onuty Agout uns erilered la cause the un site of Covington to be surveyed, and a corrected pilat of The same lo be presented to the Hunyd. The linine nkich the soul of justice lin since bnrne uss given lo the lowu nl This meeting, and the County Agent was instructed lo oder the lols, belonging to the county, for sile on The first Monday in October.
As the luuds culered by the sellers nece free from taxation fur fice years after entry, there seems la luce heeu an hillle real estate subject 10 faxniinn Ibut no land fax winterer was laid Whal little revenue accrued 10 the county was derived from licenses, poll ferry, nnit a fixed assessment on horses, oxeu, clocks, crutches anul eurringus
The first term nt Cirenit Court erer held in the eumity began Ints 14. 1844, ul The house of Robert Hetfield, somr ton miles distant from the present county scal There were present Binh Henton anil Iniens Notieker, Associate Indizes; Daniel Badgers, Clerk pro from, and Jahn Corse, the first Sheriff' af the county. No business was Transseled further Than to approre of the Temporary fferk's bowl
Tho first form of Circuit D'aurt, ut which n P'ssidig Andge was present, trus held at the same place, The Hon John R. Potier was on the bench, with the some Associates, who held the first court. The session continued bill one day.
Joho law, Thomas H Blake, Juseph Van Mutor, Fabn B. Phoping, Voilreir logramm und Jumey Farrington were admitted to The bac ns nlfor- neys, The members of the Bird grand jury were Joseph Hiths, .Inimes Snow, Williamo Juhnsnn, Charles Smith, Lowis Stephens, Daniel Van de Venter, Lewis Paon, Robert Angent, Juines Briggs, Lambert Heath, John Colbert, Samuel Blir, Abrahim Hendricks, Willnm Billsland, Somnel Leirellen, Willians Patterson, Inmes Mitadft und Thomas Arneil.
The first mursler Irinl in the enmity irny on nh indictment fand ugninst Inhn Wichardlyon. He nt fret pleoil anily, It afterward writhilter the plen and filed a, deumrrer. While this was juntaling, he ins romoren to the jnil of Vigo County. He was there tried and found guilty, mint in the 30th of Soptemher his death warrant uns signal hy Julgr Porter, mul the exeen. tion ordered to take place on the fall ut Nut ritber following. The exertion look plaer neir where the ludinungulis, Blaamingtan & Wratern Railiny erosses Miller's Brunch, east uf Coringtien, and uns critnegyed hy Thensands of people irhe enme from gient ilistuires In heholt the Inu's retribution. The crime far which Richardenn ins hanged uus the killing of his wife.
The first court house in the camuity wyas a small brick arneinre, dlunding in The center of the court house square, ut D'auington, This isus huilt in 1531. In 1840, it was removed logice uur to the sintoly Imibling which ins begun in that pent, ninl still confinnes in use at this time of writing (1870) The structure answers admirably ns a conel hanse, and is one of the largest and best designed in Western ludiaun. The cool if its ererlion was orer $65,000.
The first jail iens in what is mue the center of l'oringlon. h Ives burned about the time the present rout hunse uns Imilt. A brick jail iens Theu built southwest of the court house This nas replaced by a slune juil and Sheriff's residence, comploled in Iaf4, al n ensi of $104,IHM
The present county officers are as follou . ; flerk, W Hawmnu ; Vudilor, Lewis Juines ; Sheeift, J .J. Rice . Treasurer, Il La Tomelle , Recorler, W. Younl . Curoner, \ ] Willunns, Superintendent, W T Poco, Sur- reyor. I lilasacock ; Connaissiquers, W Dshorn, J B Venger und II. M Ferr.
There is n fmucishing agricultural society, uhich holds anuunl rxhihi. lions in Covington for The counties af Warren and Fountain The sixterolh fiir was held in IAfå, in which year the officers af the soriely were George Yeheker, I'resident, unil Ianne Haupt, Speretury.
Fountain County hos nhirays und goul furilities for the shipment of ils surplus produris, and the import finns of Wweded supplies. Fir-1 comes the Wah wsh Rirer, in curly dors murignhle far large sized funds, which begin lo make veensinnul trips ny early us the Iner the first selflets loenteil. Hi iras no nuusual oerurrence In see bonis al Corington which hind hevn fauleil al New Orleans expressly for that und ather unger Wabash juuls.
Next, in 1844, the Wahnsh & Krig Connl uns rumjdeled through the county, aunt by securing an onthut tu the Best and North, ny nell us le the Seuthu est, il innterinlly nided the growth ed The country, Until its nimudon- men1, in 1873, on inmeuse business was done npen thil inter highunr.
The first railway in the county wu- thruigh the northern extremity, be- ing the Toledo, Walingh & Western. In 18th, the ludlinunpelis Bicoming- ington & Western Inihrny uns completed through the rnunty, must and wirral, and has ever since proved usel' a reliable link to the citizens, being by fie the most important in the county, as regards its development nul fu- Inre growth in wealth. The line is partly Inid on the road brd, graded for The New Castle & Dagrille Rusland at an early period
The Induum, North and South Road win short, hat important hue, run- ning from Veederxburg to Attico I dus ranstructed inniuly In afford nn outlel lo the North for The rich miney of coal in The commute The coustene- hou of thirteen mules muore nf rond nill gier the hue direel couirtion with Chicaga nud ils Trathe in eunl wuust nt same dlmy he immense.
staggered along nudler the powderany healing of the Theatera Constellation, ul d'us issued by Henry fromungere upl 17 W Snyder. The first number tos issued in 1-36. Tho papier wny next conducted hy l. P' Carleton, and then by John R. Jones, who adopteil the uuine af People's Friend for The pulilies. lion, which is still retained Mer hun eine Sulon Turmnon, il H. Plurpool, Fullen & Handsicker, W. V. B. Cruan mil 1 H Spence, icha soll his in. lerest, in 1873, In Ben 3. Smith, after i ratherfinn of iter fourtern sous with the county press. The piper hus nluny's bern Homgeralic. The Foun- toin Ledger itus Harled nt Coringlun in INal, by4 P' Luse, In your il tras removed lo Viiee and the unme icas chnugel to Mtien hedyer, weluch is still refined. The succession of editors and proprielors hin- heen as follows : I 3. Ulice, C. W. Balcionu, O. F. Studioin, n. F' Hegler, mul m 1874, Huys A Peacerk, persent proprieters Iu juilities it is Republican.
Spence's People's Paper wus whated al Veelerstung in 1873, theme il l'us remoceil te .Wien nul Lafayette, after which the migratary referan re. Turned to Corington, where he reumins with his publientinn at this time of writing The Veedershurg Review, thy atle reinmining perper in the county, uns estuhlished in 1874, hy G W. Ron muil
This is the leading cumintejol mundt umnufnofuring tuun in the county LI was laid out by Stout & Hollingsnorth, hut long after the first sellier's began to make their appcuranee For several years it had a frecurinus ex- istence, and when the fight for anpremuy hofwren Independence. Noiten, Willininsport, Roh Ruy und other ricer burns nas the hifest, it was thought of ity promising rivals were to walk the plank nudl sink into ohseurity, white Mitica trus steadily lo flourish.
The luwu, in 1882, presented anything lod a promising appearaner Ac- cording tothe description of an old realdent, in that year it une made up of six log houses ; fao of these were used as Irnding posts, wie hy Hemphill A l'o,, and the other hy Stout, who uso kept the first Intern. All around, the contiry uns cacered nith a deuso forcel, except where here und there some sturdy hackwoods umn had cutered npoh the tusk uf clearing a small fehl in The wilderness, The completion of The Wuhash & Krio t'aiudl was the signal for a new nud rapid growth in Attien, nul frum 181 10 INdi, the lotu unjuyed anusunl prosperity Older resulents still refer with pride to the time when the six large wurchoires along the innal, how guing to ruin and ileeny. uere filled with grain aud all kinds of merchandise-when pork-pncking ica- u business which employed thousands of dollars in prefituhle use, nud uben The streets nud cnennt foly mbuining town nere alled with leums, und the sleamers ulmon ensintilly pied on the river. Alien, Indeed, uns ul one time n formidable rival of Lafayelle. The turning point scouts lo hace heon the construction of the New Mmuy & Salem Hailirny and The location uf ils north
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ern terminus at the last umueil point. The price is offered Allito, but she refused to bid high enough to secure the rund. Though of sumll importanec noir, still ni thul early duy the Nou Allmy & Sulem line was of great itpor- tauce to Lufuyotte, mul had it bron sronred hy Allien, it would have been equally beneficial to il. The population of Allica, according to the census of 1870, nas 2,276.
There are seren churches in tho place, namely. the Methodlist Episcopal, Frey Methmlist, Presbyterian, Emnacopalian, Baptist, Swedish Lutheran, Christian und n congregation ol Istneliles, trhu, howverei, have no house of worshipi.
Thero ia n line union sehonl bnikling, which was built in 18/7, n1 n cost of $10,000, umil proriled with qll the inndern improvementy.
The city gorerament brgnn under n eily chneler in IHRG. The fisi Mnynr was lohn Gnss; the hivat Clerk, Silne Best. The present city officers nre: Muyor, Culumtiny Nove; Clerk, John Mcl'oy; Marshal, J. If. Bush ; Treasurer, 1 W lamy; Councilmen, Jonas dylesworth, Samuel Landon, 1. C. Dick, Nelson Foril, .I. 1'. Bell aml Frank Fenrstein.
The city has splendid wuler works, nhich me supplied from the Mr.Don- oll Springs, east of town. The unter is pumped into Imo reserroirs upon tho niljacent hills, mul thenco distributeil nver the city threngh three miles of pipes. The works ivere roinpirled in INMA, nl n cost of orer $50,000.
There is n Noliennl Bank in the place, mul considerable mmufucturing is convient on. The principal unlustnies are n lutge carringe fuetory, employing orer thirty workmen ; u fontry, llonring-mill ond Liro ungon shops.
"The seal of justice of Fountain County is beautifully Inenteil on the cast bank of the Wuhash ; neur the intillle of The cenniy, with reference In the rir er. It is a stuit ninl subsinntil town, nul in 1870 hind a population of 1,84" The grounul on nhirh the loun is situated was bought of the govern- ment in 1823-1, by Ismne Polemm ; Inn yem> ufferuned il was selected as the county sent by the l'ommissioners appointed to locate the same. The migiual proprietor of the tonn site nus lenne Coleman, n he gare the couuly errry fourth lat nud the necessary grampls for rounty buildings, and iracis of land for chinchrs celuviery und erhol buildings.
The hral Ino srlilers nere Imid Bailes and Joseph L. Sloan. The Inel natard und thr late Gorrruur David Waller were the first merchant, in the place, und Man Ire nus thr bird Iniern keeper.
1×51 a city chiurter was abinined, and Juhn M. Hall wros elected the first Mayor. In uccmint uf some mformality, the city charter was never made »pemalire.
The low'n ollieers, in Isti-li, nere ftenry Bender, Michael Mayer, George Smith, J. C. Braun nuit L'asper Salomon, Irnstees; Il. Il Dochterman, Clerk. andl Marens Martin, Marshal.
There are chnich buildings in the place belonging lo the Preshylerinns, Baptists, Hermun Intheraus, Urroom and English Methodista, aml Chris- linne. A new union schonl building, lo eoql <00,000, is contemplaled.
The industrinl establishments ur inudly confined to u flouring mill, a Annitune und cothn factory, mid nngon mul enrringe norks. There is also a grain trurelaise, u famk oud n nuniler of luvge retail establishments.
n1 They junetion of' the 1. B. & W and 1. N. & N. I'D neis and thriving loin ner' the center nt' the county. In 1872-1, # ileterminel effort was minde lo seguro Ihr hunlian of the sent of justice here, but failed.
HILASHORO
is nurly the same size us the Inst nomed, huth contending for the honor of heing the third lann in size in the connly. It is in the midst it's hne form- ing ramtry.
NNODDY.S MILLA VILLAGE
is the largest mining low'n in the county, and is at the lerminus of a hranob "l' the Chicago, Ihnville & Vinernnes Ruilnay, Mnih iu 1873.
VIWTON
HI toun ul ulent 500 nohabitants, an Shawnee prairie. The other low'ns in the cenuly ure Ineksouville, Stone Blud, Barersiile, Ilari rysburg, Portland and Bob Ray.
CLINTON COUNTY.
This comity hey but it short ilistance north and west of the geographical center of the Stale. It low at nren of 108 square miles, uml, in 1870, had a population of 17,823. The county una bumed in honor of De Wilt Clinton, a former Governor of the Stute af Non York.
The surface of the county is just anfficiently rolling to ufford fair surface Ammuunge, and is eut hy numerous depressions followed by the water courses.
There are ne quarries or worknhle onlerups of slouo founul in the connly, the country being corrred nith ghneml aml alluring drift le a considerable ilepth. Tho supply of pure water is abundant, both in the numerous sirrams nud in wells which, in youo inslunces, become forring fountains, or Ibo SI100 as ortesiun wells, although not ilng ilown till the rock is renched. One of the most reminrkable of these is the one in Frankfort, which, since ils constinelion, has beon sending ont muny thonsnul gullens of water each iny, nilhont the slightest diwinulinn.
There are no large alrons of nuler in The commly, though erery part of it is drained by nuntorons sjun!] stiemms. Tho largest creeks nro the Kil- more and South Fork tranches of Wild ful Creek, which is formed by the union of these livo suino miles enst of the wrestleru bonulory. The gouoral for of these strenms is from enst to ireal, nud the urerngo distance inter- vening between them in their course through The central part of tho conuly is Hot more thmi (wo miles. The Kilinoro Fork, irhich is the Inrger stream Idf tho ino, traverses the entire length of the county, from east lo n'est, nnil lins ily rise enst of the cunuty liue. The Sunth Fork of Wihl Cal rises in Clinton C'enuly, mar tho enstern boundary.
The southern part of the county is drained by Sugar Creek and severut other strenms, which for into Bronr County, lying lo tho sonth.
"There is consideralde prairie land in the comily, the largest portion of il bring m the westeru aml southern part. The Twelve-Mile Prairie is tho longest of these, mud is luohe miles in length, und on an average of fire huiles in with. It begins about five miles west of Frankfort, and exlends Ihreugh the central aud southern part of the county iresl ward. In muhlition, There me Two- Mile, Indian and sereral smaller prairies.
The greater part of the comily was evreied originally nith a fine growth of titles, inelnding iralunt, hirkury, ash, sugar tree, poplar and aboni or ery valuable rarely of Iluher growing in Central Inlinna humense quanlities of wnlsutl logs mal other haril wood and walant lumber have been exporled in The last fery years, bringing in a forge rovenue lo the Incky onuers of the ticiber.
"The Indiinn inhabitants still lingered in the Clinton County region until 1831-2. The first settlers, however, begun lo come in ny early as 1846, be- forelle Indians had been permanently reinoveil. The county was still altache l. al flint dale, lo Tippecanoe County.
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