Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 116

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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WILLJANSPORT.


This sunn was laid out in 1818. The proprietor af the original plut was Willimu tinerison. It was nt one tiwe n formidable riral fer the connnercial supremvy of the Upper Wabash, ay ugninst Lafayette, Logansport nud the ten na miljarrut to it, but long ago is iras ilistuncel in the race, and now con- touty itself with lwing tbo onpitul of the county in which it is situated, auil transating anch local business as naturally fills to its share. The popula- fiou, in INTO. wus 987. aml tho tonn lins not increaseil perceptibly since. 'Fuoro nas less business transneteil in 1876 thinn in 1845. Thu tuun about this trine muy ut its maximuin. Four largo u urehouses u ero seen along the


river, a levee had been constructed at great expense, and it was no unusual sighis to see half a dozen creamhonts londing on'l unloading along the wharves At one time. The river was lined with pork-packing establishments, and thouennils of logs were slaughtered and exported, while the dry goods stores and other retail establishments supplieil the country for many miles into the interior. The decadenee is much owing to the construction of railways. which, by dividing the business at u number of towns, hare caused Williams- port to be left behind in the race.


There is n large union school house in the town, completed in 1874, GL a cost of $15,000; a capacious and substantial elevator, and o stoneyard Acar tlie Toleilo, Wabash & Western depot, from which large quantities of stone are shipped. The Presbyteriaus, Methodlists and Christians have lionses of worshipin the place.


BEST LEBANON.


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The old town of Lebanon was laid out in 1830, by Eleazar Purvionce. The town shifted itself gradually to West Lebanon, half a mile north of the old leeation, and the old town is practically ilead. A determined effort was made, in 1870, to secure the removal of the county seat to West Lebanon, hut after a spirited fight the battle was ilecided against the citizens. The town is surrounded by n fine farming country, oud a flourishing fair was inaugu- rated near it in 1874. There is a fine brick school building in the town, and flirce houses of worship.


INDIPENDENCE


is one of the oldest towns in the county, it having been laid ont in 1832, by Zachariab Cicott, an Indian trader.


RAJNSVINIE


laid out in 1933, is a considerable village.


PINE VILLAGE,


in the northern part of the county, is, like Rainsville, located on Big Pine Creek, and derives mest of its importance from the fine prairie country sur- rounding it. The Prairie Farmers' Agricultural Society held fairs here for many years, but the institusjon closed in 1973.


Among the other towns in the county are


MARSHFIELD A ND in the southirestern part of the county, and


LINE CITY,


MILFORD,


or Poolesville, in the northeast


CARBONDALE


is about the only other town worthy of mention, and owes its origin to the efforts made to derelop the coal mining interests in the center of the county.


OHIO COUNTY.


Thus county is in the southeastern part of the State, boedering on the Ohio River, and is the smallest county in Indiana. It is bounded on the north by Dearborn County ; on the east, by the Ohio Rirer, and on the enuth and west, by Switzerland County. Ils entire area comprises 67,600 acres, of wyliich uumber 54,742 ivere returned for taxation. The value of these lands, including their improvements, was $1,008,938. The value of lots and improrements was placed at $120,510; the personal property at $614,080; thus giving the entire tax ralue of Ohio County at $1,904, 488.


The soil is good, especially where streams course through the county. Pasning from the Obie River 10 the interior parts of the county, a pleasing variety of hills, valleys and pluins is observed. On leaving the river bol- totns und terraces, which are often a mile in width, the face of the country presenty a series of rugged, but fertile hills, then a broken upland, and finally the wet fints. These Jotter possess hut little untural drainage; hence, water stauds on the surface under the oak and beech timber the greater portion of the year. Tho local nome " slush" is applied to such land, perhaps from the soundl produced in walking over it.


The soil of the varieties presented by the surface of the county varies with each locality. Along the river beitemis it produces immense crops of corn, and, by the occasional orerflow of the river, is kept in rich condition. Tho higher bottoms, which are not so rich in regetable matter, are well adapted to wheat. Potoives and the various grains are extensively raised in all parts of the county, except the upland dats. The seil of this portion consists chiotly of stiff, celd, iret elay of asben color. The soil is shallow. for it is too stiff and close to allow the roots and moisture to penetrate.


The timber growing here is mainly white oak anil beech. Other osks, sereral kinds of hickory, black gum and ilugwood are common. iralnut and some sassafras grow near the "hrenks "


Poplar,


The fruits most extensively raised are apples, peaches. plnms and cher- ries. Pears, quinces and the smallor fruits are also raised, especiaBy for bote use. Success depends upon a proper location, 10 avoid frost, quite as lunch as upon the nature of the soil. High rolling ground is preferred, as the cold air sinks hy is greater specific gravity into the lower places, thereby learing these high points free from frost. Good apples are raised, even on the " crawfish" flat9.


Clay for bricks is obunilont.


Bluo limestono is ererywhere plenty, und is welt odupted for cellar walls, fonnuntions and other rough misenry, but it will not benr dressing, and, wlieu used in the construction of buildings, gives them no unsightly appear- nnec.


Limo is made in sufficient quantity fur home consumption.


The county offers sufficient variety of employment to sustain her citizens. and in many cases afford them banilsowie incomes.


EARLY HISTORY.


Thuis county was a part of the territory ocelipiet by the Delawares, Min- gus, Simunees, Wyandots, Tivighi wees and Tuscaroras.


By n tresty benveen these " Nations," and Mismis and Senecas, it became courtnon hunting ground, and, by a special irenty among themselves, it was declared that ho settlements by the whites should bo nuale upon its territory. This covenant was formeil about the year 120. If gave rise to many during deeds of cunning artifice, and doully strife, anil of irise sintesmanship un selfish intrigue


On the 15th ilay of May, 1766, Col. Croghan, of I'ennsylvania, with a sull party of nbites and deputies from the Senecas and Delaisnres, left Fort Pitt to desceud the Ohio Rirer as far as the month of tho Wabash. On the night of the 30th uf Mny, they camprd on the banks of the Ohio, just above the present location of Rising Suu.


Col. Croghani and his party were the first white wien knowu to have been within the present limits of Ohio County.


. tho confluence of Laughery's Creek with the Obio Rirer, in the sum- wer of 1781, occurred tho ninssarre of an expedition under command of Col.


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Archibull Langhery, und from trhom thr erevk inkes its name. !! forins tho boundary line bylisven Dhio und Hearborn Counties. The massere ieferryl Ip is thus related in Dillon's History of Indiann .


"In the summer of 1781, Col Archibald Laughrry, of We: touteland Conoly, Pennsylvania, rised n corps of alkmit INU men, icho volunteered to accompany Gen. George Rogers G'luck an An expedition against the British Jootl ul Helpojt. These volunteers vmbarked in Its of Wheeling, nul moren doin the river to join the force under The commowl of Gen. Clark, al the Pulls of tho Ohio (nois Lonigrille, Kentucky). On The morning of The 2.1th of August, Col. Langhery and his jorty possedl thy mouth of The Greil Miami Rner; and, soon afterward, one of the boat was taken to the Ken- Inteky siile ef the rirer, and u portion of the men, umiler commond of Capl. William Campbell, went on shore for the purpose of cooking and ealing some buffalo inenl. The Ohio River wos low, und neur Thy point at which the boul irus fastenedl to The shore, there was n sanilbar that extended freon the linlinna side a considerable distance in the direction of the opposite sole of the river.


" Which the men on shore were eligngeil in making fires, and white thv uller part of' langhery's small forve ins Approaching Innd, a large body of Indinns suddenly momile their appearance on the Kentucky siile of The river und contieneed an attack on the Pennsylvanin Volunteers. Col. Laughery Timediately ordered lus men to retire la their buals and to pass over to the sunil bor thol sirriched into the river from The Inilinun shoro, But as soon AS Ibo mon werr emfuirkeil, and the boals began to more, another Inrge boily of Inilinos rose from their pinces of concealment and rushed out on the sand. lair lo allock the boily Thing oseniled by superior numbers, the sobliors who composed this small body of volunteers nere forced to surrender. About forly white men were killed in the contest. On the afternoon of the day on which l'ul. Langhery ius captured, he was totnhatyken and scalpel, near the rowdith of a vreck which still benrs bis unme. The Indinns on this neension spored the hires of ubont sixty prisoners. Several of these enptives were token In Detioit, where, after The lupse of swiny linie, they were re- Insell or vechanged for other prisoners, and permitted to return to thvit homes, !!


LARLY SETTLEMINT9.


In the year 1798, tho era of civilization commenyeil, andl n ferr ndren. lurons pioneers seltled in this wilderness. Benjamin Chambers, a govern- maent officer, donted his congooss und carrisd Ins choin over the land on which Hining Snu un suoils, in the spring of IT98 This, together with other Innde, u'ns graffivil In huin and Lewis Davis by the United States, Oclo- ber YI, [NI7. In ISKI, he had bilt n double log house, and moreil his fam- ily inta it The same yeor.


in 1813, John Fulton and Ins svh Samnel, with their families, enme from l'eunsylinnin. They bought Innd from Benjamin Chambers, in 180-4, orsil built & cahin, on the river bank, near where tho ohl woolen fuelory stands, in Itising Sun. He was a pioneer of many excellent qualities ; nyled for his iluring skill as a hunter, simplicity af munners nud integrity of cheracter. The first church in the county was his hoose, and Rey Jamies Kemper was The preacher.


În 1799, Benjamin Avery selfled on u Irnel uf lonil on the Ohio Rirer, one- half wile nhuve Rising Sun


In 1802, Thomas Fulton seltled on the bank of Arnold's Creek, on wlint is known of late yenry ns the Nelson farm,


Ethan Brown cume in IS03. His ohler brollier, David Brown, same thv shine yent, froor South Carolina ; and they, by the help of fire of three Kentucky neighbors, built n log honse ond cleared fire or six aeres, uh whint is hvw known os the " old Brown hnuscholl.""


Roger Bronn, Jr., vame in I810, unil the rest of the firmly in 1814. Ethan A. Brown ruse to honorside dishhelion. He heenme Judge of the Supreme Court, Governor of Ilhio, Senatur of the United Stalys, and Minister In Brazil, lle dlied al Indianapolis, în February, 1852, at the age of seventy- six years.


The following are some of The first selflera from 1911: lo 1822. Thomos El. Iteed, Dumiel Winn, John Baker, Willmuito l'ollins, Hquiel Horrel, Nelsin Fisk, 13 R. Gilson, A ,J. Barricklow, Kilwird B. Ilunt, A. J. Stewart, Jahn Welch amt Shadrach Huthanny.


Tirir principal Inding point ins lexington, Kentucky, then a city of more cousequence thinn Cruringoli.


Thy jdoneor church of tthis County iras erevled by the Methodlista, in The yvar 1818. Prior Iu ils erection, service was held in a prirato house, or, in suiloblo wenther. in some plensant grove Seminel Fillion uns accustomed lo gn nije lo Cincinnati in a callor nud bring with him the Rev. Joshun h. Wilson, who would prenob. After service, Mi. I'mlion wrouhl ron him back lo 1 iDentibuti.


Ju 1816, A young man named Fulton opened is schonl in an oldl frmine house, thuut storvl on ground not far from ibe present loention of the court boise.


This year tho first innrringe licoose was iesned. Tho porlivs muurril nerv Jovl Hlvenurrer und Elizabeth Mayberry.


A year prerinus, Delehin Craft was loon (the first nlite vbill born in tho vinnty ) Her futher, Caleb Cran, built The pioneer Inrern, in Rising Sun, thy sumie yvar. In 1615, three years ofterroril, he erected n brick helwy, The first uf tho kiwil nl the couuly


Hantel Tupley, still living ut the eranty stal, woity in 1800.


In INIh, n flouring-mill was erveled of Langhery Creek, Al Hartford, by u Hr. Walker, of which will Mr. Inpley was miller for many years.


Another flonring-mill was built on langhery Crevk, the mine year, by I'mkney ,Imary, at Willon. Holbrovk & Turnier erected a stemin mill, for hkr purposes, in Rising Sun.


(MIŞTI HROAMIZATION.


Ohio County is but thirty-one years old. From the organization of the Slute, in Ixiii, 10 1814. it was a part of Dearborn County.


Col Abel 1'. P'ygger went to Corydon (then the Capital of The sinlej, in 1817, with n petition, asking for the organization of's how vonutr, with Rising Sim as the county arnl , but it nas nol until after myarly thirty yerry of fri on the quiet of Being Som vitizens, that an net was passed, nu the tth duy of Jumiry, 1944, organizing the county.


Il ix u ilontiful question whether the organization of Ohia County was constitutional. The Panshinhon of Indina proruled, in 1814, that mu new Pomaly should be formed ant of it uld ono containing 400 square mitrs or less. 11 weise slimed That Pearlorn County ilid not vontuin over 400 square unles ; hut itu citizens of Rising Sim munde out, by connling lo tho center of the Chis Hirvr, that Dearborn vouloired Jul ayopre milre, They sa pre- sentil il in their petition to the Legislature, ulrich body, believing il, passed nu nel, Amourr lih, 1811, organizing tho cunnty of Ohio, conlvining four syoure miles. The comity oner formed, il ifus ensy to enlarge il, as There uns nothing in tby Poushilulinh forliebling the taking from one county und mbling In another. Accordingly, the Legislature of 1845-K took from Denr- born Conuly eighty-six ppare miles, and added 16 Chia Conny, thus giving il un nren of ninety square mile-


The first unity ollivery were: Clerk and Recoriler, Inmes 11 Pepper ; Amplitot, Sumuvl F. Chivington , Tremenrer, M Landen; Sheriff, James B. Smith. The County Commossiouves nero: William A. Powell, Jahn Ben- Hell und Miris Merritt, she niet June 3d. 1814


Tho formation for the first court house was loid in Juny, IS11, by the Masons. Co !. Abel 1'. Pepper delivered The ildrevne on the occasion, Inid The first slonv, und, pouring off upon il, dlevlrel it " Inid necording In the uncient vislow." This yourt bonse still remains, onil is o rory plain, substantinl building. 11 ens! $3,500,


A jail irny built, in 1870, al a cost of $6,000.


COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.


The first Julge of the Circuit Court uns llon. Miley C. Eggloslon ; Asso- cinle .ludges, Thomuns II. Hilmore nad Samuel Fulton. This vonri iros hehl in Derember, 1811


Thy first ense called for Irinl irus Skijah Nickerson against Thonins 1.nn. suy, in which snit was instituted on u bole of $113.04. The costs in the case irere $1 814.


The jury that fried the ense ivas composed of the follutring gentlemen . lohn Lunis, Almon Seranton, Benjamin Miller, Amore Instings, Leri How- nrd, Thomas Summer-, William Brmuley, John Myknight, Nathon Marble, Thomas Nelson, Joseph Kympton anıl Benjamin Morgan.


The poor firm of Ohio County contains Iod neres. The building is frame, und cost $3,1MM).


The county fair is n union association beliveen this amil Sivitzerland County. The fair gromul is in the latter county.


The present county officers are. Clerk, S K. Kille; Recorder, John H Tucmirr ; Amplitor, Oliver 11. Miller: Sheriff, Rufus K Duinoy, and Trens- urer, Willinm HI. Clark.


The present County Commissioners ure: Scoll Billings, James Buchanan auil Willion Hemphill.


The Judge uf the Circuit Court is Hon. Omar F. Itoheris, of Aurora, Dent- horn County. His judicinl ereuit comprises the counties of Dearborn and Chio.


It is acknowledged by all citizens of Ohio County That it is more inilehled Iv Abel C. Pepper Than to any other mon. Col. Pepper nus for n long time Indino Agent, oud superintended ibe removal of the Polinwallomies nind Minmis beyond the Mississippi. He iras once United Sinles Marshnl for Insliana, nud, in 180), n brecibor of the Cupstilutional l'onvention, und assisted in the formation of the new State Constitution. He died in Rising Sun in 1860.


llis son, Joseph B. Pepper, now keeps tho " Biver Side House" in Rising Silo.


RISING SES.


The county sent, is situated upon the bank of the Ohio Rirer, thirty miles from l'incinnuti, amit is six mitey south of the northern line of the contly. Il« elerntion is abore any ordinary overflow of the rirer.


The city is fortunately locateit in this respeel. From High street io tho south, toward the river, there is a gentlo decline; olsu to the north, 1o n Sinall sircam Rowing back of the town, Thus adording complete draiunge, en thal of no season of the year in Ibe streets gel nnutdy.


The roads, leading oul in all directions into the county, furnish good facilities for transporting form produce, and should insuro much improre- ment of This pleasant cily in the future


Rising Sivy was laid out in the spring of 1814. by John James, who enme In this place from Frederick County, Maryland, in 1807.


Additions were afterwurd inde to James' original lown. Gruhun's wldition was Insde in 1838, Henry Jmues milded onoller in 1840.


Abel C. Pepper & Brother's mildition iras made in 184.J.


Mothias Inines wldel still mure we 1845, and, in 1800, Pinkney James und Caleb Craft modo the lust addition.


The original plnl and These wlditions corer six hundred and forty neres of land, so Ihnl the present corporation lines are one mile square. The Ireels hear north lifty-five degrees west, onil north Thirty- five degrees eusl. The population is about 3,000.


There are seren churches in Ibe eity, all in n prosperous condition-the Methodist, Presbyterian, Boplist, Christian. Univer-nlist, Germon Lutheran atl Colored Baptisl.


Il bos o fine school house, of brick, three stories high, built und fhr- nished al o tola! cost of $22,000, in which is laught n graded school. P P. Stultz is Superintendent of the city schools, and is ussisted by Misses Jennie Howney, Annn Elcork, Churn Robertsim, Nellie Poston, Anna Wilbur, Lotta Lathom and Rosa Mitchell. In addition lo This school, n school for the exvlu- sire benefit of the colored children is maintained, condivied by Miss Mollie I 'Touch


INCORPORATION.


Rising Sun was incorporated as n cily by special charter, on the 281b of Juunary, IRIS. Its first Mayor nos Lemy W. Linu. He married Miss Deletin Cran, who (already mentioned) was the first irhito person boru in the county.


Ii is n very good business point. Thero ore tivo flouring. mills, three car- ringe, one plow ond three tobacco manufactories ; oue sony-mill, hiro lumberund voal yards, one woolen factory, eight boarding houses, Iwo hotels and six produce nod commission mmerebanis ond a number of large dry goods stures. The Rising Sun Insurance Company has o capital of $100,000. Ir con- fines ils business lo Indiana. Mamuet Semurt is President, and II. S. Espey, Secretary.


Rising Sun hos no railrond. One alcombonl passes up and one down the river, duly, from Cintibanhi to Louisrille. The Mailison packet goes up ouo doy, nud down the next, lu addition to ibo uboye boots, u slage lino cou- heels with the O. & M R R. ut Antara, Imice a day. The monils arrive duily


THE PRESS.


Tivo papers nro published, the Rising Sun Recorder, by F. J. Waldo, und The Saturday Nrier, by D. W. Calvorl.


The city is well known to the people of Iudiann, for ils beautiful location, wide and cleanly streels, shivle Irces, cory residences, and congoninl anul pleasant inhibitouls


11 is the lime of Alexander C. Doirley, one of the Judges of The Supreme Pourl of Indiann, irhose sons, 11 T. und H. S. Downey, ure here engaged in ibe piruelice of laws.


ΟΤΗΣΗ ΤΟΝΧ".


HARITONR


was laid ont by Benjamin Walker, in 1817.


M11.111%


was luisl ont by Pinkney James, in I>26. It was called hy him Jamesloin.


luid oul by Jounthan Cole, in ING. Il irns calles by him Cale's Corner.


Isid onl by Jumes Miltvr, in 1826.


lins n post office anil o population of nbont 76.


4ORSIT'S LANDING


hos n post office and a population of nbout 40.


BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY.


This oxcecilingly rich and fertile county lies shout forty miles south of Tho Capital of Ilin Sinle, and embraces nu area of ubonl 4100,000 neres of lunil. Much of this Aren is The famans White Rirer bollums, which ure known, Iho Stalo orer, for their prohictiveness.


Al the last session ul the Boaril of lapunliention, hold nl the oily af In- dianapolis, iu the months of June nnd July, 1876, all counties in the State roporiedl the number of taxahlo neres in euch county, their ralho nadl Thul nf their improroments. In addition to this, the value of town lols and then improvement, and the rulue of personal properly was giren. These rotnea


were reported to this Board by ibis county, ny follows :


Number of acres, 251,659; their valne, including improvements, $6,542,. 181. Value of lofs ntil unprovements, $1,210,571. Azul of personal property, $2,109,470.


These figures give the county n value of $In, 731, 618 of taxable properly. The average rnluo of the Innd is (inclinling improrements) $26,19 pier nere.


The surface is well watered by the East Fork of White River, Flat Rack Creek, Clifty Creek, Bronch Creek, Whito and Hair Creeks, mund their numer- ous tributaries, which Irarerse all parts of the county, aflording abnoilolit urnier for fhrm and slock purposes, and eligible sites for mills nul foelorie4.


From Edinburg to Columbus, White River is enlled " Driftirood." The Easl Fork of White Rirer properly begins nl the junction ol Driftwood oml Flat Rock Creek, though thr tirer name is usually applied on ull maps of this region lo the Driftwood porlion.


The fertile ialloys of the streams were once covered with a magnificent groirlh of limber. Massivo onk, hickory, walamy and ush greir here in all Their native grandenr. The most valuable of These have fallen befire the troodminu's nxe, nnit, before the demand for them become general, irere often burned. Of Iale years they hinre beon exporleil, fur fine furniture innl enbr- net work.


Tho principal timber remnining consists of the varieties of oak, hickory, some iralnuit, ash, beech, sycamore, hnokoye, lini, sugur Irco and privpoiv.


The surface of the country is, in the innin, levol. The weylern part is hilly, anil, partienlorly year the Brown County line, ibo hills resemble the spurs of The Alleghany Mountains Their local nome is " Salt Creek Knobs." They are coveredl principally with white oak.


One-fourth of the lund in the county is bollom' land, lying on The East Fork of White River, and on F'Int lock and Cliny Creek, There is but little poor Innd, which is principally along lho western edge of the county. The sind ond belloms and level landla is a rich nlluvium, mixed with limestone, soil in the gravel.


''hal pari of tho county called " time Putch " (twelve miley long and slx miles wide) is not surpassed, for beauty mul fertility, by any portion of the irestern country.


Between Flat Rock Creek nail While River (enlled here Driftivooil) there was originally a nalire fures for miles, without Any undergrowth, where the tall and thinly seatlered walnuts, blue ash And sugar free no more inler- rupie Irrelers on horseback or in irngony, thon ironld open parks, where they have been planted ned trimmel


The hilly part of the county has n clay soil, nitapted chiefly to the growth of grass


The chief productions nre corn, wheal and grass.


Emimousv numbers of bogs nto raised. Of Inte yenrs the farmers have much improved their stock of these, ond few counlies in the Sinte enn excel them in the quality or the quantity of pork exporled.


The geological formantion of the county is that of the Deronian aysteni. It is Thus described by Dr. Jobnson .


"Ils upper part made up of red sandstone and induratvi graivl; ily mildle, of clay marle anul impure siliecous limestone; and the lowest, of a Inotiled sandylone, somelimes wholly siliceous, al other times portinliy calcareons in elisraeler."


LARLY SETTLEMENTS.


Although Indinnn was ndinilleil, nen Siale, mlo tho Union in 1816, the territory of Bartholomew County, al that Time, ivas in the possession of the Indians; and it was not until after the treaty of St. Mary's, in 1618, Ilint This county was made necessilile to the whiles.


The next year after the treaty, immigration began to fon into the county from oldvr counties in this Sivie, ondl ['rom other Sintes of the Union. Among those who come in 18]y were the following :


Elins Cox and James Parker-who settled in The Hay Patch-Juhn P'tit- ther-who settled benr Fouvarille, in the sonthurn purl of the county- David Deil7-settled al the present location wf Columbus-Willioni Hierroil, John F Gevin, B. F. Arnold, Ephrnim Arnold, Chorles Jones, Edward Bal- lenger, Joseph MeKinney, Newton Jonys, Durid Rt. Wayland, John @ Hnlionrd, William Gahberd, Jouathan Buunel nud Tipton Linsey.




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