Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 127

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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There is u hue public school building, which adorns the lowo, Din hug u gooil, u ell disciplined graded school, under the efficient sujeriteudence of I'rof. Funk

There are tiro newspapers published in the conuly, Indhint Corydon. The l'oryon Repukhen. My R. W Kell, and the Porydon Alemaread, ky A. W. Brewster

The town of Corydon was laid out by R. M. Heth, iu ININ. In 1809, there were but Three honors upon the town site . The location of the county sent, andl The prospect of the Captul, increased the population consilernhly

Tho Toriitorin Legislature, iu 1813, passed thirty two laws, among which IL'As Au net fur the rimoral of the Capital of the Territory from Vincennes In Corydont. After a session af about forty days, The General Assembly, in accordulice with u joint resolution of both Ituuses, was prorogned by n urne- Imontiun uf Gor. Gibson, to meet al Coryilon on The first Momluy in Deeemn. hier, 1813. The General Assembly accordingly coureneil nt Corydon un Momlny, the tith iluy of December, 1818.

Gur. Posey, who had been iningurated Moy 2idh, 1813, Jeliroreil lus mesengo on the day the Legislature runrened.

Ealici Gor. Posey did not like Coryilon, ar thr alinulages for a sick man at this point irere only menger of the time af the first session of The Legis- Inture, for in un ofheinl countnunication wohlressed to the President of the Legislative Council, on the 27th of Freember, 1813, he wrote: "I wish you lo comunicote to your honemble body, that the ilelizale state of my beultli nill hot admit of my longer rontinnanice ut this place (Corydan). 1 find myself badly stunted ou necount of ureilient ant. Ar physician is ml Lonigrille, mut I have inkon nfl The medicine brenghit with rue." The Gov. ernot required to ,Jeffersonville. During his uli-ence, on the Clh of Juanary, ISJA, Tho Legislative Council mlopted the following resolution :

" WHILEis, Both Houses of the Legislature ilid, ou tho nib instant, infortu the Governor that they had gone through their Legislotire business, and nere reply to he prorogued : min1

" WIERLIS, The expense of near $50 per iluy iluth mise to the people of the Territory hy reason of the Legislature being kept in session-all of which erils und inconveniences doth arise from the Governor Irming the seal of gorerumeul, iluring the session ut the Legislature, and going to Jeffersonville, mil the Legislature having tu send then committee on corallel bills to thot pinre, to lar them before him for his opprorul and signature; he il, therefore,

"Resoford, That, in order to prevent any further oxpenso accruing to the Territory of the present sessimi, that the President of the Legislathe Coun- cil ant Speaker of the House of Representatives he, and they are hereby. unthorized to receive the report of the Get prior, of the Inirs by him sigue or rejeeled, unid his order of prorogation, und communicate the same to the Clerks of their respectire llouses, irho shull insert the same in their jour- hals, in the suur manter os if the Houses irete in session."

The House of Representatives embeurredl in This resolution, and the tua Houses adjourned sine die.

This was u engl way of rebuking a Goreruor, as well as a very hue speer. men of selieitute for public economy.

The Constitutional Conrenlion ol 1816 held its memorabile sesajun in the time-honored tuivn of Corydon, which hecame the first Stute Capital, und remainedl till the remorel of The sent of government to Indinimpotis, in 182.1.

The town nus inrorpuroteil in 1816, or ger thal time, but it ins allowed 10 full through, oud if iYes hol agoio incorporated till 18-19. Under the seconil incorporation The folluiring irere the board of offirers : Prof. James G. May, Thuinus C. Slaughter, Simeon li. Wulf, Thomas l'osey aud Benjamin Aydeloll, Trustees; Sumuel J. Wright, Clerk.

Thu present municipal alheers are . Willimn N. Trareirell, Ephraim 3low- erer, Jucob Drutsch, Benjamin Danglas and Sutunel J. Wright, Trustees- Samuel J. Wright, President , A. Il Rike, Clerk ; Lewis Brown, Treasurer, Jolin T. Heth, AAssessor, oml .John D. Mitchell, Murshal.

HTIEN THILNS IND PUST OFFICI.S.

opposite Bramlenburg, Kentucky, is a small village, and uns one of the first lorus tuid ont in Morrison County.

six miles belu Munckpert, is also un atd settlement. There uns quite a low'n here before Corydon wus laid out, in 1808

The reninning villages nlnl pust offices in the culinty nre Barien, Bend- ford, Byrnurille, Cedar Woul, Rehoboth, Crandall, Crisp's f'ross Ronds, Flizn- beth, Evany' Landling, Palmuyin, Rehaboth, Rerk Lick, Frenchindu, Laconin, Hancock, Mouchport, New Salisbury, New Middletown, Hoserved, Sharp's Mills, Valley City and Warth.

PERRY COUNTY.

THITOCHLAP111.

This conlily is on the Ohio River, south of Dubois nud Crairford Conu. ties. Spencer, sepainted by Hendersou Creek, is on the wrest, umpl Crawford uu the northeast.

By far the greater portion of the county is broken, and the hills, u huch nie from 200 to 400 feet high, nre often capped ivith piassire snuitslant, which gives rise la picturesque seroery, bnl uffords no great uttraction fr the ngrienliurist. In the rulleys, houerer, there are sioall streams with narrow, fertile borders, and The rxlensire bollomia along the Olno River are of nnsurprised fertility.

11 is being settled np by n eluss of Germans and French trhu, by careful lilloge, oblain fine crops of corn, wheat, bailey, onts and grass.

Clorer giours irell on the table Imils, which ure ulso well adapted lo frint culture. Solor of the finest oreburds in the State muy be soru in this inunity. One of the largest und best tras planted by llon. Jolin C. Shoemaker, nul returus a liniisome rereune.

The bottom lands, especially ulong the river, are umung the best farming londy iu Indiana. In some places, as ut Tobin's Point, the bottom is bio ul und extensive, corering here the entire point formed by u great bendl in the river.

The soil of the bollotu lands is, for the wuosl purt, a anndy lomu, anit is particularly suited to the greuth uf corn, polalors, Turnips and cabbages An average crop of potutors is 125 bushels per aorr, although over VINI bushels hure been gathered. lu Tabin Touvuship, 26,000 hushels ute pro- ducel annually. In Union Township over one hundredl neres are pianinit to cuhbnges, which produre ufmut 3,10000 heads to the nere. These are sold al un arernge prier of Ibree cents per hrud, thus renlieng & luumlsome return of $90 por tere ; and, ns bul little exponse is incurred in their cultivation, they return handsome profits.

The inin portion of the ngrienlturul juuduets of Ferry Conty is needed for lothe conmmmphiou, as her uculth is mainly in mineral resources, and employs a large per cent. of the population.

MINTHALA.

Lime, saulstone und conl are fonud in abundant quantities. The formri la minty in the eustero port, oud until withiun feu years commanded little attention ; but of Inte, developments show that it can be producedl of n good quality and at a midlerale expense. Sandstone, for lunlding purpuses, is exceedingly plentiful,, and ruprement for quarrying and shipping. The beds mie offen from trenty lo forty fret thick, without n semm, und hloeks of ulmost any size eun he oldninel. The color of the stour is light brown, ond rheu first quatried it is quite ragity worked, but hutdeus after being exposed to The nir. 11 is used in the emstruchuit of the looks on Green River, Kentucky ; in the nbnimpuls of ruilway bridges over the Cumuler luud, Tennessee und Wuhash Rivers ; the Government Navy Yard at Semt- phis; the enruil hicks ut Louisritte, amt in many other important werks, proting a strong amd durulde stone.

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COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.

In nmul ulmut Connellon nte the extensivo mines of the American Con- nol Coul Company, which annunlly ships large amonuls of conl. Soult after Chuelion ins mid out, this company purchased 7,000 neres af lamul, most of which was guderlaid with ennl. Their ubjeet was to procure furl al the lowest possible rules, and to build up tunnufactures on n large scale. They ni onee hegin the ereetian of their shops, und constructed rnilivnye frois the coal linuks te tho river, so us to be able to lom] bouts direel from the mines. By these menus they are eunbled to furnish coni ut n cost of one cent per Inyhel le their onn and other mannfactories.

Al Tell City, three miley huleis Connelion, similar enterprises are carrieil on with munch profil, oml ufford employment io n large number of persons. Conl crops ont in munny pinces in Perry County, and would) no doubt largely reyny the building of ruilromls from the northern purtion of indinun. Con- nellon audl Tell City furnishi nt present almost all The conl useil ot bonts on the Ohio River between Louisville atul Southern porla. Nearly all bouly uge it A packel enn be run from Louisville ie New Orleans and return, nt & enving uf $1,200 over the cost of wooil.

TIONER.

Tho Inrge foresl trees Ilint are within easy reach of tho rirer bave nearly ull been cut iloirn and converted into Juinber, hut in the interior, nud espe- cinlly in the northern parly, the trees still mnininin their original size and numbers. Here they are very large and Que, aml are of every species knoun ta this Iatiludo,

WATER PRIVILFOFS.

Asite from the Ohie River on the south, Bad llenderson Cruck an the weyl, numerous creeks nud their branches mmunify the county in all directions, nfloriling fine sites fer mille mud factories, and giving nn nbundlanee of water for sieck and other purposey.

GANLY SITTLEMIINTE.

in the spring of 18119, William Taylor and Josephi Wright settled ou gov- eriltuent lunil, in the river bottoin, neur where the present village of Rome sinnils. These were The first actunl settlers within the limits of the eaunty, although six years before i purtial settlenient uns begun near ivhere Truy how is, but nas pof maile peramnent until about tho yeur 1814. Thexe tivo mon clenreil the first form wind raised the first erops in Ferry County.

In 1809, the families af Thumias Folk, Edward Erskine, Willuin Sinrk, Jnines Kellum, Barnard De Witt, omit Benjamin and Klijnh Lamar settleil in various parts of the county.

In 1811, n mun by the name of Richardson, with the help of his neighbors, raised n fiyu-story leg mill, for grinding grain, on Deer Creek. Shingles bnd by this time come into use, noul be cocereil it with these inslendl of buik or clipboardla, P'rier to this event, the settlers were compelled to go to mills in Dubois anıl Orange counties, ur eruss the river into Kentucky.

A saw-mill sias erected on l'oison Creek, in 1812, by Uriah Cumurings, I'rom tint time, frame bnililings began to take tho placo of log ones, anil Iwe years unter, Menniler Dougherty, desiring something still more sulednutinh, erected The first brick building in Perry County.

Exlucatimiul and religions interests were not forgotten hy these pioneers, for in 1812 they erected the first sebuol house (in the town of Troy), And cogugeil n man unmeil Antlerson to teach. The "young ideas" were then ull of foreign birth, but ubont The sume yenr n sun was born to Joseph Wright, one of the first pioneers. William Taylor ons eilled on to mourn the first deuth in the county, u dunghier.

The first church organize) wens the Baptist congregation on Bear Creek, u bo ereeteil the first church builling in the enunty. it was near the creek, and irns built in the year IST.

A innn unmed Anderson suppdied the wvunis of the traveling pubho au the first tarern, which way tmil in the village of Troy, in 1812, und in the gumo ient, Julge Dumels and ilenhen Bales erceted a store amil supplied the set- tler> nith mercantile necessaries.

A man by the name of Hornee erected the first forge in Try fer the settlers, aml meniled their broken log chains, made their iron hinges ond unwieldy lorks. It is piresmuod be used coal in his furnace, as three years prior to his milvent, John Shields und John Kellum, practical miners, opened a mino and had built up a good irnilo in this article.

In [812, the first steamboat yurprisel tho settlers ulong " La Belle Ririere," ond caused no little consternation among theiu. They could not divine whether un corth quuke. n monster from the " infernal regions." or o huge will beust uns coming, and many Heil precipitatuly to the woods. Tbo " thing," for they Uuml nu ofhor namo for il, passed iloin to Troy, whither Motno of the more courageous followreil, mil, by the polito cuptuin, were allowed lo riut tho mysterious craft, und from him leurteil its name, mode uf locomiolion and use.

In 1816, the first paper wny established. I was published af Troy, and called thie Troy Guzette.

One year prerions, the organization of tho connly urns made, niul it had liceoma generally settled, rupecially along the Dhio Rirer, aul up ilemlerson t'reek. . M the month of this latter, Thomas itneoln andl his illustrious son Ahoraham kept n ferry, from the spring of 1814 to that of 1817, when he removeri tu u farur about eight miles north of Rockport, Spencer County. L'cery nged citizen of Troy irill reluto Mar he and Abe used to hunt, hisb, louin the iruoils, or rente stories of bim irhon engugen on the ferry, onil not one now lireq but looks on the place aumi recalls the erents with priile.

CHUNTI ORGANIZATION.

l'erry County wus organized in Isli. It was taken from Harrison nad Barrirk l'onuties, and ils bunudaries located by Commissioners appointed hy tho Guvernor nuil Legislature. Hi irus ammed in honor of the gatlaut Commodore Perry, of Lake Kria fue.

Governor lowy npjaanteil the first officers, who wera: W & Lomb, Clerk and Heentier; Unde fonner, Sherit and Treasurer : aml Thomns Hulk, Jumes Ummor and Hamel It, Beims, County Commissioners.

The juliriul olheers myjointed wars: lenne Blockfuril, Presiding Juulge; Thomas Morton runt James MoDuniels, NyMocinicy.

The quuuty sent wny tiret located ni Truy. It sens nfturientd remorrd In Rome, in Tobin Township ; mul finally, in 1859, it uns Inken la Chunolton, uhere it is likely to remniu.

l'ho first official recard appenrs at Rome, then enlleil Washinglou. The fitat courts wore hold] there ul the session of July, 18i&. Tha attorneys wore Davis Flyil nunl John Ho's, The former of whom uns uppouded the first l'roseenting Attorney.

"The first grand jury convene of that session, and the first criminal in lietment uns ugmust one ,lohn fooper, fir assault and battery. l'eter Harbeu uns farenmin of this body.

The first civil caso was an uction for ilirvree, braught hy Urinh Lamur ngainst his wife l'olly.

In May, 1814, the eunuty uns divided into oicil townships, and the first election fur .luallees of the l'ence boll.

"The County Commissioners, at this thetr first meeting, inid out the most important county ronds.

Il is non sixty years since theso erenis occurred. The county has prisseil Ilumigh tha cicissinnes ineblent to nhl enrly artfloments mul to-iny slauds in Il gaeil conilillon; settled by n thrifty, imilustrluus elngs it' citizens, nul pre- sidled oepr by un intelligent bedy of officers. These are; Auiliter, lubu W. Minor : Clerk, S H. Unifiehl, Recordor, J. b. Whileheul ; Treasurer, Injues l'riers; Sheriff, lomes 3 Burkett ; Surveyor, Walter M Hunter ; County Schuul Superintendoul, Theodoro Courcior; aud County Commissioners, Samuel King, Inmva S Frukes nud Elins Brewer.

"The juliein! department is presided ever by David T. Laird, Cirenit .luilge. F. R. lntfiolil is Prosrenting Attorney for the cirenit.

The present enurt house is becoming inadequate to the county bustuess, und ivill probably give wny to one that will bien credit to the county i WAS bililt in 1851, for a selinol hanse; hnt, on the remoral of the county sent to Canuelton, wasilonaled by the citizens fathe county. Its original cost Ins $7,000, but, proving too sinnll, tho American Canhol Conl Company ilonuied n building owned by them, atonding in the snine square, and the offices of the Clerk, Auditor, Treasurer unil Recoriler were moveil to it, leaving the other to be aceupied by the court, Sheriff, jury nnil Commission- ers. 'The jail nud Sheriff's residence are stone buildings, And were also donated by the Coal Company. Their cost way $1,000.

OTHER COUNTY INSTITUTIONS.

The poor furni comprises uenr civenty aeres of land, and supports atont thirty inmutes. The buildings are goad, noil kept in repair. August Wet- tlebeck lins charge.

In 1871, an Agricultural and Mechanical Asenciotinn u ay farmed. James Ineden nnil E. M. Langmire nere the first P'resident and Seereinry, It is in n good comlitiow, is entirely out of debt, and its future success ouly nwuite energy nad discretion en the piri of its officers und members its present ufheers nre : . lelin T. Conner, President ; Willinen I'. Reynolils, Secretary ; Sinuci Anspruch, Treasurer ; nul D. T. Wheeler, Superintend- cut. In 1875, un Agricultural and Mechanien] Exposition ivas organized, which is proring of much benefit lo the county. il officers ore: Zabunn 'Fonsey, Presulent ; Fordinonil Bott, Secretary , August Menninger, Treas- urer, nnd J. W. Chombs, Superintendent.

THI' COUNTY BEAT.

Troy was furn short time the county sent, bul there appears to unee leen very little husiness transaelei there.

"The first court proceedings irere beld ot Washington (now itome), in 1816, where the seat of government remained till i80, when Canpelton was nindle the county sent through the influence of the coal company and the citizens. This town uns luid out in July, 1836, by Frederick Conner, who recorded The ileed five years afterinrd.

In 1841, the American Cannel Cool Comjuny purelinsed their large truet of land mljoining, nud laid out lols on a much larger seule than the original owner. It was luid out by Mr Conner under the name af " Canneishurg." bill subsequentiy took its present hame. In 1852, Ht nos incorporatedl, with touu privileges, under o board of five Trustees, J. B. . \. Archer was the hrst Clerk. It still retuius the same number of Trustees, unil Robert Payne is Clerk ; T. Wheeler, Treasurer, and Albert May, Marshal. Its population is now near #, 000, and it is one of the best manufacturing towns on the Olno Ricer. Il is considered the beat beliveen Evansville ond New Allony, ils only rival being Tell Chy, three miles farther dawn the river.

The Coal Company, immediately on their purebase al t'annelton, creeled tho Cunuelton Cotton Mill. The name was afterwards changed lo the " lu- dinna Cotton Mills," which ure the largest of the kind in the Slale.

The founders of the Con] Company irere Mesers. Hobart, Williams and Russell, wealthy capitalists of Boston. The present improvements owe their origin to Gen. Serb Hunt, of Neiv ilompshire, who icas connected with The above mentioned gentilenien The company is moonged by Hon. Willium Amitb, irho bos been ennnecteil irith its interests anil resided here in his present enpacity for several years, und liny n fine home. It is largely to his intluence and innangemeal that the success of the company is ilue lie in- duenees all the miners to invest their cornings in securing a homestead, and about 500 have profited by his lenchings. These have n common interest in the welfare and growth of the low'n, ond for this reason they ure generally sober, industrions ines, who serul their children to school, nud accumitluie wealth,

The cotton mill owned by this company, already mentioned, is built ef grayish brown sandstone, procured from the hills inst back of the oriily, and is 180 feet long. 65 feet wille, und four stories bigh. The mill contains Itt, sou spindles, 372 loomis, emploss 316 baads, uses thirteen hales of col- ton, and turns uut is, 000 yards of standard brown sheeting per day. 11 has recently been repaired and filled up with new machinery, purchased in Englund, at a cost of nearly $100,000. Belonging to the cotion mill 19 a mill for making cotlon batting. Three bales ure daily it orkell into balfing. and the engine iloes the double duly, pumping nater from Ibe Ohio River al the same time to supply the cotton mill. The company mako their own guy for lighting their mills, hure a large bineksmith and repair shop, npd Their pay roll mounts to ever $6,tH0 monthly, while their sutes will amount to $.Ito, INU annually.

"The other important mnunfuetures of Caunelion are Clark Brothers' ex. tensire stoneienre sewer pipe manufactory, where pipes are maile from three to twenty-tivo inches in ilinmeter from elny obtained from n sent from three to six feet thick, sitimed immediately under the " top coul." The pipes uro lined, close- grained, very strong, perfect iu sluipe, and free from eracks nuil Anies, This is the largest kiln in the country, nad they turn out about $50(KM) worth in a year, employing twenty hinds, Williniu Clark works, also, cluy into fruit-jars and milk.pan oroekers. lie mnkes a superior artiela, and by the nid of an ingenieus monchine be hns iureuted for washing the eluy, he is eunblut to tura out 18,000 crocks per juonth, auil the wneu renlily sells fur eight and a half conts per gullon al the works.

A chur factory, owned by Bunts & Smith, ilves a thriving business.

Tho Cannelton paper-mill, owned by n company, of u hich F. Sulzer is l'resulent, sud Roun Clark, Secretary, is noir iloing n business of $50,000 per aunil.

Nic. Heury licks owns n mill for erushing bones. 11 bng a enpneily of 500 pouils of pulverized boues per iny, which muleriul is oxleusively used As n fertilizer.

"The schools of fnuvoltou are good. Tun are maintained, one fer the Irbile children und one for the colored.

"There ure aix churebes, belonging to the Wellvoitist, Catholic, Episcoquil nud Luthernu denominations

The legal and medical peufessions are ubly represented, and no lown hay butter facilities for the adenneement of its motul tone than Cannellon.

OTTIENI TOWNS AND VILLAGES.

IELL CITY,

alreally referred to, is on the Ohio River, Three iniles belon the county stat, and is fast becoming n rical us a point for manufacturing. Its growth hus been remarkable, for ouly seventeen years hinve elapsed since it was laid out, nuil n populidiou of near 3,1khl pouw find a living within its limits. In IN'is, the site seny purchased by n Swiss Colonization Society, n colony of generons inou who wore nttrueted lu the uilnee ou account of the coal which gave a surety of chenp fuel, wund tho fine oak, poplar, wrnlnul, luekory nad other Trees which would supply Inubør fer manufacturing purposes. They ut ouce comuneneed to Iny on the town, grinding, macadniuizing and graveling the streets with minlerinl olinived from the hills wear by, which hardeus into a dry, ilumablo road. There are no drones here, niul by persecering industry, nul Encouraging uml extending nid lo mechanies scho coule Kmung them, man- ufnel ories are fmilt up which are nur turning out thousands of dollars' wurth of goods annually, thut find a rendly morket in the South nud Wesl, Tho exleul and marvelous growth of manufactures at this point furnish a striking exnuyu of whuid u frugal ant inilustriaus people nine necomplisb hy ailing atul encouraging oue nuathee, M these nunufuetures commenced with small

menna, but they have monaged ta increase their hnsiness and neenmulle forlunes. This pluce lind a greater number of manufactures than Connelton, but they are not so extensive.

The following are the most imporinnt :

Tell City Furniture Company, organized in 18.1'1, with n capital of $10,000, now represents n capital of $100,000, employs 100 hands, nad turns aul $100, thi0 worth of gooils annually.

The Cabinet Jinkery' Union wny argunized in 1864 They employ eighty- five men, and make $16,000 worth of goods annunily.

Conmha, Hurtman & Company Chair Factory, and the Chair Mukers' I'nion, Together, emplay aboul 100 men, and make annunlly over SItki,1x10 worth of gooils,

Herman & Brothers commencel on a very limited capital, in 1868, lo make their " patent axle" wngens. Now, they employ thirty men, and yell, in the South oqd West. annually, $40),1100 worth of wagons,

The Tell City Wuglen Mills make the celebrated " Gobl Medal" Yoras, Jeiin Olrecht sells brushes and blocks in every part of the U'niteil Sinles. There are many more manufnelories, but enough are given to show whal enn he iluue by energy and perseremoce.

The city is well supplied with merebants, irho deal in every commodity requireil by the country.

One bank is esinlilishe l.

The Colonization Society still offer lo give town loty and otherwise Did all worthy mechanics, whe ilesire to locate ond sinri any manufacturing business in their city.

It way Damed in hasor al William Tell.

Four miles helow Tell City is the town of

TROY,

somewhat noted for the manufocture af yellow or Troy ware. A company of English capiinlials eudeatureil to make the ordinary queensware, hul The clay iras ocly snifuble for minking yellow ware, and they abandoned their pottery. 11 lins since been revired, ond noir livo ponteries nre in successful operlion.

On Anderson Creek, near Troy, There is a large establishment for making sosh, floors and blinds.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 127

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

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