Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 47

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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PIONEER TIMES.

The northwestern Fairemity of Lako County is bul twehe mules disimul from the Chicago court house. This proximity to the metropohs if the Northwest wus nol trithent its udt nutages to the region in the Arst yours of il4 seulement, utal to the trappers and Trailers as well, who came here loug before the mlvent of The permanent residents. Fort Deurharn, on the site of Chiengo, uns the natural vesert for these, as well ny n trading post fur the Followuliomie lunlinus, who inlmbited the entire country, In 1828 The ludians gure up n strip of luud, leu miles in willth, along the Michigan line, w'Inch extended iula the present lituils of the county to the satt hern estrem. ily uf Lake Michigan. The remainder of the Inud in the county uns por. chuved of the lidlinus in 1832. As soon as This wos aceminplished, immigra- tion Organ lu Hlou in and neross the country. The territury irus allnehed 10 La Porte for judicinl and county purposes, nod civilization entered upou ils nosk it nhat Ind until then been the home of the red mnu. The beach of Lake Wieligun ou the north iras a uoturul hightruy for Irutel In the fertile ponries uf Hhuais, und a singe line uns established from Chicago tothe list Abunt 1833, 'The Sae Trail nas also used by morers, aud les it & more Bull hetu emirse from La Porte la The Hickory Creek selllement in Illinois. Que llehitelt, iu 1833, luented on the stage route and opened a laveru, being the first white settler, so far as known, after the opening of that roule. . wau uumed Herry opeucil nbother Inrero, which, like Beuurit's, uns kept in A log caliu in which Travelers might obinin a bomely shelter und rude

lu The summer of 14.41, the Gorermuent surveyors mid out the lunds iuto sections. The name of the engineer who performed most of the work uns si Chair, though the coutmet iny Inken by a Mr. Buruside. There were hoe e thius along the lake beach, bol no seifters in tho centrul furt af the meuly as far as known. Early in the sunmer numed, the surrerars hud their emmp, l'or n week, where uuw is Crown Point. Thesurrey wus the signal bir the influx of eliwhunters. About The time the surveyors hud their rolf, P. 1' Intler, Theodore nud Grorge Wells. These are, in all pralebilly, The first elpuis tuade. Richard Funcher, Robert Wilkinson, with tuo urphows, und Charte+ Wilson, in September, 1844, dent Allien, in oriler lo selret nen homey. Wil mul Inn uthers selected elnimos near Celur Luke -Y'anchet ou the lake nhich bears his nume, and Wilkinsan on West t'rvek. The nirenturaus settlers Ann' sigus of' Inilians, but mel with none of the red

ID Delaber, 1841, eumre Salou Robinson und family, from ,feunings l'onuly. lulingn. He took a prominent port in the history of the enuuly u hil n resplend, und soon became known as the squatter king of Lake. In the "ourse af' Inne he neheted n widespread reputation us a nriter, and remored to New York city, where he nas one of the editorial stuff nt the Tribune. Hu kend a record of his immigration into the conbiry and the most important erruls which Imuspired, which, with tho ulde history of Lake tounty by the ler. T. II. Itall, furnishes an abuuilance of material for those whowish to iulerin themuschies upon that sulgeet more miuntely. July 4, 1836, 0 Sqbuller' Vuiou was formed for muloal protection, und n register af rinuns Lepl ulich shoueil where Those Inking claims originally came from, The date of Their settlement, mul the claim preempled by Them. This cluin rerord is n ialunble source of muformantion. A nitibber of claims were umile during the jeu Isid, but there is no erideuce that those making them all settled during that yeur, rwird Those already mentioned, und Thomas Chillers, William Creaks, Samuel Miller, Lumin A. Fowler, leser mul David Pierre. Childers located in the rage of School Grove, and, settlinga short Time before Solou Rebiuson Tornied al Cronu Point, hus The honor of being the first selller in the central jeurl of the county. Both came in October. "The thin Tutnily lo emme in was that of Rebert Wilkinson, already mieulieueil, the hurth nrvirul uns hymnu Welle, io Juboury, 1836; with him uny Lymunn Priseell, nu wumarried umn ; Willimin CIurk, W. A. W Hollow mul J. W. Halian came in Pobrunry, 1995. Lumno A. Fowler, during the winter of which we nro speaking, was un imunte of Robinson's family, and way for a long ilme u well know u ritizen of the enunty. lu the spring of 15:li, sellers began In cuine in more mpilly, and the funnigration hus heen kept pp almust umut interrupdion, a hile there is still rouin Ter mure. Tin jaoneers mmin- Imucil fenceuldy relations with their luilinn neighbors, and there are no words on recall of any serinus ilisturbnures with them. The Potionattumnies enlti- ialeil thvir fields of ninize. Irajgjord fur Imaring animals in the murshe's. nud followedl Thuir obl slyte of hting mutil they urre gradually remon ed wed ul the Mississippi, Im ing suly and reluctantly behind thein the plare of These Inith nud the gruves of their ancestors. There is still to be srru in the county a slugulur wuuuud on the river bank, not far from Deep Iner Village It is nhutil Inegly feet high, leu bruds in length, wul shaped antue- what like a led-non. Near one of the ungles There is an opening in the ground of nukuuan depth. There is also a circular mobil of large size url ul Cedar Inke. Whether these are the work of the Mound Builders or the Iulianty hus uut been determined. A number of ludian huurinl pomnes ure he illered ner the county. There me still somne vineyards planted hy the Indinus, which ure yel produelite ; ulso orchards in sereral localities, uwdu is mither strange Hund Thaved men should have expended so wwith mbor in robving fruit, ns fly seems to have done. Al the time the whites nery um king Their settlements, the chief of Ily Pofinirnftomies irus n hutf breed, knon n IS Cher-chee-bing-way. luiler him they wiet to the number of A,Ni, ul Chiengu, In 1838, mail after receiving their presents und nouuities fruin the Gurerument, ten lar their new homes in the West, but fear of Those hiring tu The Lake Puunty region remaining.

HARMINHIPS OF THIL SETTLERS, ASH TREIN COMPENSATIONS,

The pioneers nf Lake County hed in rasy lask before Them when they Slarlel out to esthiluo for themselves new huines on the prairies nul in tho grures, Coming, as umuy af them dul, from Southeastern linlinha mul the Walsh region, They neve fareed to work their urny for n long ilishunice through u capulry ulmest impassable-to oress dangerous streums, wund lo

Inentities. The prairies corvr nearly bro-thirds of the surface. Dour and . sulimit le hardships of which the settler why gore 19 a neu country at the present ilny em have hut n faint ilen. Mills werr nul erected until sume yenra uller u considerable number hod come inte the entry, and the trips In Thu nearest often consumed n week, unail were necionjunied with ne surill hazard. Sulon Robinson gives n graphie neranyt at any of these trips, which necupiel wine fluye, und eren then the messenger wny furreil to leave his wagon blockwled in the river, wyd bring the munch needed suppdiey fer Ihr' last few miles in person, to the greut delight of those nl home, who hnd caten Their Inst monthif'ul long before, anil knew nul where the next wus lo cine frin. A not unfrequent nechilent wos thul of imigrant ungony brenking Through the ice when they crossed the marshes an their journey's in ninter, Such n Este befell the Clark funnily when ingring iuta the emily, nnil it was only by great good luck that they escaped death by freezing. Frurisiona sulnelinies ran short, us mny be imagined, when the nearest snje- plies nere forly miles awny. The funily ut G. Wells, on ne occasion, in the winter uf 1944, were forced to make n supper on roasted awl, and were un An point of varying the iliel with sume wordt wulf, when the long. looked. fur angeles care. But after ull, a kind Providence seemed to nulch enter the AImply settlers, and no deaths resulted, either from accident or the seareily resulting from their isolated location.

The county was full of renison, and generally the settlers managed lu eke onl a suligislenee, while at lines they were blessed with abundance. The n ild bees, nhruy's a forerunner of the white man in his wdranee into the miniun of bis red brother, alorrd up for the lucky pioneer a plentiful supady uf sweets. One insinuce is related of some of The first comers dniljug n bee free in which there was storeil not less thon fie hundred pounds of honey. A great adranlage resulled to the settlers from their location, where they hud both The heuefit of woodlands and jouiries. The lutter were easily brought iuto cultivation, n hile the former gar e thers Innler for the erection of their cuhjus und for fuel. They conhl thus stort their forms without thul immense expenditure of labor unaroiduble in the sulingation ufa Ilnekly noodled region. More Than all, the settlers serin Inline Inven endmived with moro thuy ordinary intelligence, and under the guilunee of auch wien as wirk iu nuy community, they worked together harmoniously for the common good uud their anulual advancement.

THE SQUATTAIS' ONION-EARLY IMPROVEMENTS, ETC.

The Squaliers' Union hns alreply been theotioned. This wie farmed for the protection of Those who sellled on Government land before the wine was thrown into umrket, aud tu prevent speculators frown hoying up the elaimis upon which the pioneers seltled. When organized, Salen Robinson was elected register, quil William Clark, Heury Welly uwl S. P'. Stringhut, orbi- Irulors, to selfle ,lispbled claims. The urgnuzaliou was a trung one, and rather peculiar in its uurkings, luil serie Ilo keep the claims takeu by actual settlers for their oun use as against Those who noubl hore hill against them n hen the land sale took place al La Porte.

The first attempt at the erection of a mill was tudle in the summer of 1811 hy au old inan named Winchell, near the wwith of Turkey Creek le, however, soon abanduneil both his el.un mil the null prigeel, Jubb Wind wis more successful. lle look up a elanu ou Deep Birer in 185. During the intervul that elapsed before his selllemeul, Geu, Tipton lupl nhat uns kllow'u ns au lielinn " float " upen bis clim, in the anine ul one Qunchain. Woud height out the Quushton clanu, nud ereeled u snu . till in INfi, nud in n yeur after rutnpleted a grist-mill, being the first ereelel iu the county. The last named drew' n large custom from ull ofer the rouule, as it hil no oppositiun.

The first store aud trading place wny opened in 1836, hy Solon aud Milo Rubinson. Their place uf hasine: s irus in a log room, heside the old lag euurl hunuse in Lake Court House. The principal frude uns in furs. ef which large quantities were bartered from the Pottawattamies.

The first physivinu way Dr. 9. D. Filmer, who came from The Stute af New York und loented Two miles west of Centrerille, in 1836, Until his advent, people u ere fareed to seuil to Michigan City for metheul and.

The hrs post offre in the coubly wus oprued in March, Isto, at Lake Cauri Hause, now Crown Point, Solon Robinson being Postu ister. Al Ihut linne the nearest post offices on the west trere ul Johel auil Chicago. The proceeds of the olhey up to Getober, ISn, were bol $13, sourcely sufheicul lo july for the expense of bringing the tuuils,

The first Jeuth among the settlers irus that of Milo Robinson, in .labuary,

SL TOOLS AND CHURCHES.

The first school in the county was hebl in a house neur u bere the Crown Point depot how' alguds, in the iriuler of 1>45-6. The Warber uns Mrs. Hurrielt Hullou. There were but Three scholars in allenilunee. One of the Arsl schon! hutises huilt uns erected in 1838, unt the elmun of Herrey Itall, unir Cedar Lake The hrst boarding school was organized by Mr. 3 .A. II. Built, uut Is it, al Cedar laike. The higher branches of learning nere taught here, nud the school continued in existruce fuir sixteen years, nud ullracted pujols from uljoining cuputies.

IInu rhes were organizeil about The same lime, in 1838, by both the Metho- iliz Is aind Bujdists, A Methodist cinss was organized in 1837, mint servires Irpre held sereral fines nt Satou Robinson's house. und in the ohl conrt house, but the establishment of the first regularly organized church ilates n year Inler. 1u 1837, Lake Conuly nas allarbed to the Porter County mission, aut charge of the Ker. Beers. A congregation of Baptiste, numbering nine meutiers, wus formeil at the Cedar Lake schual house, June IT, 1998, Ehler Freuet, al' Parler Cannte, ucting us Miederfor. Meclings were uppainted nl I'mmiriv West, Ceutre I'mairie aud The house of 11. Hull, aMeruntely, hint, ou ing lo sickness, bo meetings were held until Inte in the winter of 18:18-39. "The Her. William Tuwuley iras the first resident pastor uf The l'resteyleriun vuoimuntinn, and settled nt Crown Puiul w the spring of IS Di.

POLITICAL DISTHUF.

The commly af Lake was ererled out of theterritory until then mnehulel in I'urter .nul Neutou, by an Act of the Legislature, uppaniel Jun. 48, 12, l'u- til l'eh Li, IsJf, the county remained n part of' Porter for juliejal and ulher purposes. Vutil 1836, both counties hnd formed n part of La furte. In the winter of 1817, John Russell nas despairlol in tudion godis, ou u special mission to procure the appointment of a sheriff and authority to bok nu dlertion. Ite munde the trip on foul, outstripping the unit, uudt brought lotek n emmission authorizing fleury Wells to int as Sheriff. Wells issued huis prerlmuntinu for an election on the Moth uf Mnich, The inling places urre ul the houses of Surubel D. Bryant, K. Foily and A 1 .. Ball. The three lustretors nere C. W. Bryant, William Clark aund Willimin & Thoruburg The highest number of foley enst nas seventy-eight. Solon Ruldusan nas elerleil Clerk orer D. Y. Bond uud L. A. Fowler: William A. W. Hollout uns elvele Reculer, his competitor bring J. V .lubus; William B. (riks nul Williams Chuck wery vleeteil Associnte duilges or er Horace Turlor auil Suuntel D lhyoul ; A. L. Ball, Thomas Wiles und S. P. Stringhout urie elected Commissioners without opposition

The first meeting of the Commissioners nus heldt ul the honen of Salou Raliinsan, April 6, 1837. The cpuoly nus divided into Threetansuships, riz., North, L'eulve und samuti. Au election for Justices was ordered, Funco Visu . ers, Ureiseurs at the l'oor, luspeelors of Electrous, Coustaldes nud Supervisors nere appointed, wul voil districts formeil. A boputy of oby ilullur wns offered lar wull seulps, grundl wul petit jurors wore ilranu, nud considerable raulino business Irausdcted. The seconil letus of the Countnissiouers was hell in Muy. Vinrent Matthews was chargedl hiro dollars for n Terry liceuse, the ynwie heing nerosy The Columnet, wenr the Illinois line. Heury Frederickson nud others were granted liceuse for u ferry neross Deep River, near Lirer-

Minul. Tarern licenses were isened to A. P. Bucklin and Foster Murdock, uf Liverpool, Ien dellurs being charged for the same. Tavern licenses, at the male of six dollars, nere ulso issued In Hurure Stevens, John I'raig and Itun- mul Berry, on the shore of Lake Michigan, uml to Dosidl Gibson nud S. J. T'ady, on the Sind Hidgr rul ; ulen In t'ulvin Lilley, ou Cellur Lake, at the rate of fifteen dollars. Milo nud Solen Robinson, Thewis M Duslin, Ste- phen South and .I. & Dille were granted licenses to well ilry goods and groerries, at fire dollars per license.

The county officers chosen ul the first election have already been giren. The following serred by risine of their apgodintuient from the Commission- er4, heing the first incumbents at the offer- named : . W. Hlafion, Treas. urer ; Milu Robinson, Agent of The Three jær l'ent. Fund, and Trustee of the Seminary Fund; William N. Sykes, >umiryur; Heury Wells, Cullector of Chunty and Stale Revenue, S. P. Stringhson, Surplus Retenue Agrit; .Joseph P. Smith, School Commissioner. The Ard general election wua hell in August, 1837. C. Patheart reerirrf Ani intes fuer Senatur, and .I. Il. Bradley 49; A. L. Bull reccitel TR intes for Bepresentative, aod J. Hat- mell 65; R. Wilkinson was elected I'robule Julge ; 11. 2. Pelinn, School Commissioner; and Lnmnn A. Fimler, Sheridl.

The first term of the Lake t'onuly Circuit Court was held in October, 18;7, Judge Minmel C. Sampde presiding. There were itirty rozes on the dockel, bul few of which were on the criminal side. Niue Inuyers were present, andl the session uns not marked by uny incidents out of the onlinary course of other Terms of conri, Of the first grand jury, Henry Wells und John Wond wery. in 1873, the ale survivors, while, of the first peut jury, Richard Fancher alone remained in the snue year.

The first ritizen married in the county uns Dotid Bryant, the license haring heen procured in Porter County. The first marriage license issbed in Lake, after The organiantinh, uns lo John Russell oud Harriet Hotno.

THE BEAT OF JUSTICE.

The county sol was, at the time of the organizalinn, known as Lake Court House, and, in n rude log building erected hy the side of Milo Robin- sun's store lo' himself aud Solau Rahiusou, the first olheial business of the county wus Irausarled nud Ibe rourts coureurd. 1n 18.19-40, the Legisla- lure passed an acl thir the re-lvention of the enuuly seal, Edward Moore oud desse Tomlinson, of Marion County; Henry loreley, of Pulaski ; Duniel Doule, of Carroll, sml Jushua Linser, of D'urrull Couuly, irere np- performing thvir iluties. The principal comfelllor ugvinst Soln Robinson and his party was Benjamin MeCarty, who had purchased the Lilley place, on the north nf Cedar Lake, nud, umtuing the uen fourn West Point, snughl to make in the county seil. Like Chart Muuse, hunerer, uyu the day. The name Crown Poiul nas then adapted, awl the town has erer since re- moined the county set. The condition unde with The proprietors was Ibal They were to double one half the low'u bilx in the site accepled. Those interesled tuade dunstions as follons of low Iring near the town : Judge Clark, 85 acres; Solon Ilobinsnu, 21, .I. W Hnhou, li : Russell Eddy, In acres; besides these, ibere nere gifts in lubor nud tunney, a public square, obe acre bir a court house, mil one aere fir school purposes. George Farle wos al the line Couply . igrul.

The present court house was erected in 1449, George Earle, architeel, ond Jeremy Hixon, builder.

The cobuty ofheera for [x75-16 are ns fellou: : flerk, I. G. Hoffmann ; Treasurer, J. C. Saberinn ; Auditor, II. G. Bliss; Becupler, .I. M. Droyer, Sheriff, J. Dwuch ; Surreror, J. Fisher; Porquer, P. 1. Honluo , Superin- lenilent, J. M. McAffee.

The Lake Cobuly Agricultural Anciely uns organized August 21, 191. Hervey Ball nas elected President , William l'lark, Vice President; J. 1. Dioweildie, Treasurer ; und .broseph P Sibille, Secretary. The first unubn] fuir tras held October, 28, 1852. There is no retard of any fuirs bein een 1858 and 1867, but in the year Inst unured the society was reorganized and a fair held early in Ortaher, since which time the nuqual exhibitions bave been held uninterrupledly.

NEWSPAPERS.

The first poper published in the conntr ires n private venture begun in the early ilasa of the soltlement, hy Sion Robinson, who prunited a stuall sheel called the Western Rouyer. No furt serne by have been made to pluce the Ranger on a permucut fontug. Iu 1856-57, Rodney Dunning connieuced the publication of the Crown Point derand, 11 way sobl Io .I $ Holton, and, ufter an existener of six unuths, discontinued. John Wheeler and Z. F. Summers, in IM17, begin the publication of the Crown Paint Reywater. They irere succeeded, in 1962, hy B. D. Harper and .A. E. Beattie. Auquel E, Dalt bought oul Harper in April, ING7, who, in lurb, soll his in- terezi to F. S. Bedell, in Seplember, 120", Hledlie died in Isto, unter trhich time Bedell wus sole reitor and proprietar, until December, Isti, ut which time the Would was merged into the Ripeter, uml C. W Ains- worth beenme ene of the owners

In 1$61, B. D_ Ilarper starled a Demarrutir piper ralhel the Jeffersonian, bul did yot conlique il for muy length of lime.

In 18of, the Pieman, au excellent literary paper, was started in counee- tion with the Crown Point Tustitute. The name tras changed to the Castahan in 1808. Io 1870 the paper was thecontinued.

In 1868 aud Iskin, a small piper iras printed al Hobart, by Moses Hull, but this has siure died.

The Lowelt Ster, ju the laws of That uutne, wus startul by F. K. Beebe, iu 1874, nud in the suge rear W. Il Ingrumu started the Croire Point Herald in The intereel of the Dementey. He was sheceeded, the sune year, by T. Cleveland.

CROWN POINT

The history of this place is so interiraren writb that of the county thut little more uced be said. The font is very near the center of' tbe county, iu n fine locution, nod but a mile or so truth of the water shed belneen Lake Michigan uud The streatus which don to the Gulf of Mexico. The con- sintetiout of the Michigan Peutral, Michigan Southoru, sunt Pittsburgh. Fort Wnybe & Chicago Railways, ut un inrls du, through the northern part af the county, and the building of the Johel fut-off Irma Lake Sinlieb lo Ityer, left Croun Point isolated, as it urre, and solely depeudeul upon the Enel That it irus the cobbly sel, The line of the Pillsburgh, Cinribouli & SI. Imuis Railway mus changed, ubout Iru years ago, so as lo lake a more Southern course instead of the Valpannen roble, mol this brought Crown Patul directly upon the line. Since this time it has rujored a fair gronih atul is still im rensing. The lolat population is mner 1,dit, The lonu was incorporated in 1868, The Crown Point lustilale ans started here in ING), owl iris, until discontinued in 1571, the lending educational nucleus in the rouult_ The proprietor uns T. IL. Ball. The badding, which stood ib block 1 of the Huilrond Auchtinu to Crown Point, nuh is appartenances, cost orer Şiiunk, and was sold to the Town after the lu-finte inde . uHereil la die out. The schools in Crown Point aro grill, and endo same ll duzen Teachers. Crowu Piant is hiivly represculrd in the any of business and unumfactures. llus Ino Masowie and Tiro Odil Fellous lodges, tuo Melhorlist Churches, une Lutheran, oue Cnt bolir ube P'reshelerian nud oue Baptist Church,

Luwelt is a lourd of uently 100 inhabitants, nud is situated in The must uf the finest farming lands in the conuty, mint is the principu] totin in the southern purl of it. The ord store nud botel were larated here in 1872. The school house is & fino one, und cost $5,000, with the Pruilbry. The plneo bas a large factory nudl Houring mill, and, considering that it luse no ructur'sy fueilifies, is rownrkably duurishing.

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COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.

Hluhart, near tho Porter cumity line, and on the P., F. W. & C R WS., date. ils existence from 151", nhil hids fuir to become a place of some imte. 114 prijinintion 14 maily 4HI. Door, near the Mindig line and on the Julier Cut-off, has shall 20 finalies, n fue Catholic Church, and the usual business shops. 11 IFRs siurteil in 187.

Liverpool, on the Calmaet, ins begin nen tma in 1885, and in 1639 nos minde the eumty ared, until The final deation al P'rown Point, bols

expectalinha raised, omit hing sime gunt fue leeny.

"Tintiuna Pity, on the shore of Lake Michigan, is nuother serne of disaje printed lopes, Starteil in 1438, $11,000 worth of lol4 were sidd in 1841 by the proprietors, lint it is ned korun thal there irere mer uny inhabitants. The other town4 ore Sherervilh St John's, Runs, Hay River, Ih-grille, 1.skr Sudion, Passtille, Tille Inn, Miller, 17mak, Whitney, Unnever, Klaas- rille, Bruusnik, and Imkomille

MIAMI COUNTY.

This ronnty 14 situuled in the northern port of On Siale, mud in the Ugger Wabish Valley. It has on ures uf Ast square miles, anil, in 1870, had n popolutinh of $1,131.

A number of dreams trureise the contry from cust in irest in thoir gen- emil course, Of these, l'el River drains The northern pail, the Wulash Bois Through the center, Drei anil Tipo U'rreks itnough the southern part. The Misssineira, after entering the county, done in i northwesterly direc- Hoh fur ybont sporn miles, and erupdirs inte the Wutosh ulmi Dro miles afmie Peru. Besle- These, there ure ninneragy smaller streams engdying into mir or the offer of the nhoin, dronning every part of the cunnly. There is, in romequeher, un unuendly large muaunt of fertile bottitu lund lo he funil, The country is r dring in many places, but not su Inuken as lo ut ill interfere with rast rulltiation, There is woustderable Irrel canulry fonud, ulwie, joitivumrly hefireon the dreams, mel ou the divides, ur table Intids. Salue onk openings, o1 " hirrens, " ate houpl in the north, but The conuty. us a phle, was heavily funbered. Ook, nolant, ssh, hickory, monple, aud other rulnulde mnulor ias very plentiful when thu conuly i'ny hrat sellleil, uur is sull un item of no small rulue.

The rocks found exposed over the county hvlong to thy uygur siluriun ago of the genlogists. They seem to be tho equivaleuts of the overlying line"lotte nod tho sitiro-tungueaon limestone found further west on the Walsh,

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 47

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

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