Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 62

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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The first ullvineis were til. 1. Butler aml John Congill, the latter heing the Pinareuting Attorney. Among the Grel cases Tried : Pierson Brummel is. Henben Muiliens ; The union way for slunder, aml uns ilismissed; und Miriam Robertson 1 9. Win B Roherleun. The first marriage license issued Has lo Henry slivers und Sarah Harris ; they were married by Iru is Haper, the P'residing .hudge. The first rhelion occurred fu Orlober, Ihti

"The Port honse of Bronn County if n gooil brick Innliling, commodious mund rin forlulde; thr t'lerk's, Recorilir's, Auditor's nud Treasurer's moms occupying the first four ; the court andl hiro jury rooms The areamil, the further of ulueh is well arranged, uvedl moul romfortable, The jml, built when the runly uns hirst organized, is of peculiar construction, munile of Inthe nich hened Ings, miel is u Inostory building, Inning threr wuils, the outside mol insile being construpied in thy rommow mnguner, lait the middle alanding nprigld The filen of this isus that if ny ouv should ent Through The outside ar inside isalls, in nlting through The retter, it uonld drup nul thus frustrate eschpr. The Hours of the first and serond stories u ero minde of the some kind of timber; it hus a frame roof upon il.

The entity pror farm contains about 120 acres, nad upon it is silunled on nylum riding, perhaps, $2,000, There are but right immales al present, the Inghesl number ul uny one lime nal excerling Thirteen : the Superin- lenient in Chich 11. Vergigun

ITALL HISTORY.

The county sad af Binden Founly, is situated turning the miley east of Blovimuglen, on nuth r vulling grouml, logh hills surrounding the lonn. 1 Trecires ile muils trom l'ulunibus os nell os Morgantown, und the merchants bring Their goods from The former place, Salt Creek runs along the soulb edge of the pluce.

This town Has Iund want ay the conuly seal of Bioun County in 18.16, the grind being donated by Win. Jackson, Banner Himmel und Jos. Hun sun, Hunter Broannet hving County Agund. Vrueng the first geltlers of Nustr- villo were leury Jucksan, Bin. Hobirria, Henry Whittingten, Avery MrGce, Thee. Al stilums, Jabit Hull, Was. Saythe, Sr ; Hanure Brummel, The Muller onibling the first luatse out the lou beur , Syl abus 3lowville kopl the hrst Int- ern; Iln' first religious surirties were the United Birthres and Methodiel . firal echtot house nas rrected in 1847. Henry Whithuglon kept the first grurery slori, and nos Ihn hrst postmaster ; Barnes & Mullinix bad the firal dry gooils store. Nusinille nus ineurporated in September, 1872. The Irusters læring Prank 1'. Taggart, Jobu Grnelin ond l'hus. Gibson, The larnier heitig I'rr-wide-ut, K. 11. U'us, Clerk ; alarlin B. Jurkson, Treasurer ; und C. T. Taggart, Murshnl. The incorporation covers 1844 neres. The present Trustees ure John L. Lvu, De Min. L. Selfridge, Ins. MuGrayel, the former ueling av l'resident , R. F brillle, Conk, John C. Hester, Treosurer, mul Audiru 4. Marshall, Murshal. Mnoug The merchants ure Frank F. Tug. gurl, Chas. Riheou, Eugene Culley undl Win. Gratlan. The professions nre rrprisruled by Theh. 1. Coffee, Jobu Heater, Win, Quick und Gilbert F. Weillle, lawyers; Marlins E. Phillips, los, Cock, Wm. L. Selondge ond - Grifht, physicians. Nush Ille alye bas Ino hotels-Brouning House alul Muson Ilonse-a grist.vill, o lanyaril, que wogon and bliksmith shop, ond a newspaper publishut and edited le Geo. W. Allison nad called the Ineksumon.

GIORGI.TOWN

neat in size to Nashville, is a place perhaps of 300 inhabituels. Il uns a few AImes, u Idneksmith shop, n saus quill, und post office, and is silu iled about fre uutre north of Nashville, Elkinsrille, Speirsville, Christinubarg, Buffalo, Neu llelleville, West Liberty nunl Needmore arv stunll villages nud post offices srutirren aver the roquily.

The common prhooly throughout the conuly are in good condition, uniler the ule wwwungrurul ul John M. MrGre, who is t'onnly Superintrudeul. l'rud fallu att has n uurnil school at New Bellerille, nudl There is u graded gebuol al Nustille, which is taught by ,John al. 3leGee nud Nelson II Frank. 1.0.

The pariely is gund, hring quite moral throughout the county generally. There are lu o quily extensive inquuluctories in the county, both located nhutil livo miles from Grorgelowy. There is an exleusirr speelarle musuulie- lory anulucted by Mi Staples, proprietoraud hradu orkninn. l'onderousnin- elnuery manipulales gold, silver und michel like uns, drau ing Ibem out like ntre, or with the nupress of dies, moubling the fillereul paris realy lo sol- der lugeller.

I'urumlee Brothers' evlensiro slenmu luunery is lecated near Nieorgelown oleu. They use 6,1KK) curils of rbestnul ouk turk yearly, ond huire anle for Ilwir prodluels ninoutiling to $100,000 for mininu. Their leather is of supe- riur quulily, hut ing uon Sindle, pulwund nud iulerunliouul prizes al fairs. The present officers of Hranu Cowuly are : Eliukutu Hamblin, Chrrk ; Geo. 1. Aient, Amuhtar; I.h. T. Moore, Treasurer; F D. Wood, Hlecorder ; Allert + Sipes, Sherit, Martin K. I'lllips, Coroner, and Jns. F. Ilester, Judge of Circuil Cuint ; D. Il. E'abels, Prosceuling Allornoy ; Robert Hen- ilerHun, Allen S Ausderson nul Iunileil I Mead, County Commissioners.

ORANGE COUNTY.

Orange Couuly is located in The southern part of the Stole. 11 is in ils surfuce somewhat dir rrsified. The enstern und northeastern portions of the comnily ure utuluJoling uwt rolling, while the remuituler of the county is quile lully. It bes an area of four hundred square miles, or Ino bandred nad fifty-aix Thousoud ueres.

The soil is someu lint variable, there being offen found in the sunie srelion nearly all the iliflereul rarirties comnajun to the State, omul il is nell udapled lo the growth of wheal, corn, gruss anil onls, of uluch Jorge quuulilies ure shipped lo markel. Frail also is raised here with consilemalde success, pent hes und apples bring the etuef fruit products, from which peach and opple brandy is manufactured le n considerable ralent, and is An article of expul. l'enclos are also shipped in large quantities, in nldition to Those Ihul ure distilleil intu braudy. The county is well milajdeil to stork raising, wu 's improveil in this respect, there being extensive shipments made of entile, horars, Inules, shrep ond hogs. The principal stream in the county is the P'aloka Hiver, which rises in The southwest coruer of Finmper Creck Ton uship, and traverses il lo lue soullern boundary of the couuly, in Juck. son 'Township, theure Huning northwest out of the county. Lost Hiver, the uest iu size, ehlers from Wustiinglon County, atul runs in u northwesterly direrhiou, until il rvorher n point about Three miles southeast uf Orleans;

Ihr sinks in obsemity, Butring under ground for many miles, utul making many bomlsand Inrus, until it rises again, seemingly unt of u large spring at Omuligttilte ; thence, with minny Inras, il flows in a general sonthurst direc- lion nit af The county. There are immerous places along the underground lied of this viver where the ground hus sunk, leaving the river afin to view, and it presents a very peenline mol shiking spectacle, no one looks down and seus il iluwing on ils contsy, at n distaner of from turnly to foily feel liclon the smi thee of the ground Both of theso rivers lour minnerons Tributaries. Among Those That How into The fuller me Liek and Firneh Lick Crerks, and thoxy into the former uro Cine am1 Young Creeks. The limber of Ils county is r'Ineth the rinioux kinds of oak, fuhr, beech, suger innple, uninnt, ohui, cle. 'Tlivre nre considerable quantities of poplar alul u ulnul lumuber shippel. Among The different sloue quarries found in the rounly is ong ouneil by Thomas N Braxton, and kaoisu As " Braxton's Sandstone and Whelelone Quarries." Thomas N. Braxton, Esq., manufactures extensively the cele- Imateil " liudosinn nil whetstones," which me considered among the best irhelstones in use. There are alsa quite exlensire limeslune quarries found and worked in the county. The relebratril West Brulen and French Lick Min- crl Springs are situated in this county, u ilhin n hulf mile of each other, sixty tuiles worth irest of Lanisrille, anul fifteen miles snuthe ist af Shoals, n siation oa tho làhio & Mississipju Bailromil. They hiare long bren deservedly papu- lar for the eure of chronic affeelious of the liver, dyspepsin, ele. They are ilelight ful wnlering plnees, and have heen for muny yruss the chief summer resmi for many of The health mint pleasure sickers of Kentucky amil the Western Sinles. The situations are peculiarly pleasing, in a wild and rojuan. lie stelton of the country, nbounding in high hills auil cares, anul the grounds ure linudsomely localril. The untural foresl Irees huve been suffered lo remmin, uml they are acknowledged hy all who risit them to be the prettiest oud lest filled up notvring places in The Slate.

EARLY SEITI LMENT.

This county iras prolubly seliled us enrly as 1Stk), if not earlier, although we have no authentic information giving the names of selllers or the netual stale uf Their selilement, till 1808, al which lime enine Vachurins Lindley, und murile n settlement al the head of liek Creek. Soon aller his arrival in the thea wihlerness, he built a grisl-mill, thereby anticipating the wants ef the enrly selllers, innstouch us there were few, if any, others exerpt himself in the country nl That early ilay. Shoul Ihal line, or soon ufer, Joel Cham- Liers oreeled his cabin ni the head ul' the same erecek, nour Half Moon Springs. locl Charles aul his son William located at French Creek some tiuro during The game year. Wyull Inuks folloneil the others in 1810, selling nboul & mifr below The place selveled by Marharing Lindley. In 1811, the lillle sel- llement irns ennsiterally increased by a party of North Caroliuinns, who ovre on their imny lo Vigo County, but meeting Lindley, and haring known him in their native Minte, were prerailed upon by him lo siny and settle in this counly. Among tins party were Jonalban, Thomas and Willinm Lind- Iry, Spunel & bombers, Joseph Farlon, Thomas Limilley, Thomas Braxton, Williun Truchlooil, Juseph Wieks, Joseph Wells, Willimm Hopper, Juhh and losejdi lellowell, who punle selllewieuls irithin eight or leu miles of Pnoli, Jolin Apron, Thonins Mlurrs and Jonathan Gifford enmein 1812, quil the lol- ler located near Freuch Lick Springs. Ahout Iwo-thirds, if not muore, of the curly juoucers of Ilus county were of the Society of Friends. One Thing quite noticeable nniong them was tbol They seemed lo allich more iuiporlance lo good naler Ihnn lo good soil, for in their first selilemeuls they aliuosl inen- riubly chose the vicinity of the springs, ibere the Inud was often of nu in- ferior quality. Juhu Williams first sel the example of n grist-mill propelled by horse power, which uns followed by several others is different parts of The cowuly al an early ilny. Samuel Chambers opened the first store in the county. The first Invero was kept by William loggell. The first white child born in The coullily ins William, n son of Suntbel Chambers, In 1812. The first denth uns Ihint of Martha, wife of Ionallinn Lindley, who died in 18)3. The first srbbol house ins baill uenr where Chambersburg uow stunds, iu 1812. Duncan Darrarh was the first leacher employeil. Tho first religious sociely was that of The Friends or Quakers, n'ho organized near Chambers- hinrg in 1813, and soon aner built a log church. AM The time of the first sel- dement, some of the pioneers eluit to base observed the reusnius of an old furl or sloekude iu The neighborhiul of the present location of Puoli ; bul no uullenlie record or Irndilion of the ilale of ils coustruction, or eridence of whul unlien it belonged 10-whetherto the French, the English or the ludians -scenis lo have been preserved, nor ilo ire fiad any wenlion of u fort in This locality in the earliest history of the Territory. Al a Inler ilnle, Iho selllers constructedl bloch houses in different parts of the couuly for their onu pro- lection against the Indians. An tusinuice of their freschiery ocelirred as fol- lows : William Chorley, boon affer coluing here with his father, while plowing in u fiehl, was shol hy some Indians, ubo prelemile lo relalinte upon him for Ilir Temporary imprisonment, IL few days before, of two squous and three ludinn children, u hout, Inoverer, he had speedily liberated, and nol mujureil. The ludinus who committed tbe nuirder escaped unpunished

HONORALLLL LIENTLUIS.

In This connection ue mention, briefly, a few of the prominent old citizens of Orange County. Gen. John G. Clendenen, a nulive of North Carolina, boru nboul līSi, enme here in 1812, and openel n store uot long after his arrival. Ile uns a prominent mirrchaul and citizen of the county. = was elected lo the State Seunle about 1632, aud hins held several county offices. He was quite an extensive furmer, owning nl one time ser ernt good furus, lle died in the spring of 1850. lle was a man of considerable pohlienl influence in his day. Col. W. A. Boles came lu this Stale carly in 1812. He commenced thr pruelive of wetlieine, of irhich profession be ninde himself muster. lle also figured largely in the politics of the county, being seul lirice lo the llouse of Kepresrulalites, ouce in the session of 18:18-39; The greoud litue in 1841-42. Ile eulisted for The Mexican unr, and serreil os Colonel of the Second Inilinha Volunteers. During the Ulebellion he look un nelito parl in the urgquization of the " Knights of the Golden Circle," nud, in 1864, irny arrested by the military authorities at luilinunpolis, Iried for Treason and condemned lo be hung. lle was, holy- erer, liberaled hy the Supreme Court. Hle died in 1873. Willimu Brux- tou, a nalive of North Carolina, came with his father, in IS11, lothis county. lle became a prominent former muil slock ilenler. In an early duy ho opened n Imieru in I'noli, which he kepl for a number of yeare. He hins alnuys been ilvulified with the business, growth and prosperity of Pholi uud the connly nt Inrge. lle is now iu bis with your, und is nh honored citizen.

Judge Arthur Simpson came from New Hampshire. Hle rereireil his edurulion al Harrard in 1815-17, aud studied late in Virginin. Hle come lo Onnige County in 18.12: studied The stainles and lans of ludinns, and, in 1813, uns udmilleil to the bar. Ile hns heen Judge by appointment ser eral limes, has nhenys heen a prominent practiliouvr nhd publie spirited citizen.

ORGANIZATION AND OFFICERA.

This couuly was organized in 1816, previous to the organization of Ibo State, by Commissioners appniuleil ty the Terrilorinl Legislature in The win- ler of 1515-16. It was ent olt from Courforil aud Washington Counties, and nutued in honor of Orange County, North Carolina, from which Iho majority of the citizens originally cune. Thy Commissioners appointed the last of alurrh us a day for nu cleelion, which irus accordingly biehl, anil resultul uu follows: Samuel Cobb, Jonathan Lindley and Ezekiel Blackwell were clechd County Commissioners. The Territorial Governor appointed Hon UInrid Itsymond I'residling Judge, nud Smubel Chambers aud Thomas You Direr as Ins Asancinles. The first courts were hell in Paoli in & dwelling house until the first court house uns creeled, which was contracled to be built by Jonathan hindley, for $1,000, in June, 1816. Il was lo he fifty hy Thirty- Ihreo feel, The loner story fourteen feel, the upper eight frel, and the

Ivulls la he two leel thick, to be mailo of stone ; there were lo be livo jury rooms, fifteen feel square on the first floor, and the upper slery le bo divileil into the conuly offices. Williams Hoggelt tray first Clerk muil Reroriler, and Yarharins Linilley Sheriff audl Trensurm. The first grand jury, of u hich Jolin C. Clemulenen was foreman, fonin1 n bill against Gerird Vail for murder, which una the first rriminal cose hicd in Orange County. The court way held In September, 1816 ;. Among The first Allorney's milmilled lo practice were : Henry Wurst, William fleurieks, Mexander A. Micks, 1. R. E. Gandlet, fleury Slerens, Alexumuler Dunn, 11. 11. Moore nin1 Charles Duey, The laller of whom uns appoinleil Prosecuting Allurney.

COUNTY BUILDINGS.

Orange County hus n good court house, which was erechril in 1847, nud cost $13,000. Il is n fine building for the money, and does the building comnillee ercilil. The building is serenly. fie by fifty feel, livo stories high, with u hasement bnill of brick, und hus a low'n clock in the cupolo. Il lins upon the first floor thr serernl county officers' roomus, and on the second n large, nell afrauged unil comfortulle pourl room, with Ino jury rooms. Tho jnil is built of stone, with a brick residence in fun of il, and cost $6,000.

COUNTY INSTITUTIONS.

There is un Agricultural Vygorintion in This county, which ins organized in 1852, with Asn Blnek as first I'residenl. The negociation is now ia n lounshing condition. The present officers are: Thomas N. Binsion, Presi- ilenl ; 17. Noblill, Secretary ; A. J. Rhonds, Treasurer; D. 31. Androw, Gen- oral Superintendent.

The county poor form is loralerl abenl hiro ami n half miley northeast of l'uoh, anil is under The management uf John Wehyler ns Superintendent. 11 lins n comforlalile nud commodious asylum upon il, costing, perhaps, $1,800. There are al prescht ghoul luculy inmoles, tiro of whom are insane.

the county sent of Orange County, is sitnaled about the center of the county, on birk Creek, and upon rather rolling, almost hilly, ground. It is hordereil on the north, east and south by high hills. The neurest railrond is the l ... N. M & C. R. R., ul Orleans, in Ilna county. There is a singo line run be- lucen here and the last onmed place, making congeelions nill Imins both unys There is ulso n Iri-ircekly singe line run betireeh hero and New Albany. Among the Onesl residleners in Paoli is Dr. L. Boles', silunled on u hill northvesl of lowu. It is n hinndsome resilence, und iroulil ile honor lo n larger pluce. Il cost upuntil of $16,000. B. A. Liugle also hos n Gue ilnelling. Juhn Simpson's, J. I]. Sherrod's and Judge Arthur Simp- son's are the next in point of beauty in appearance. There is a very fino school building, known as the Indiana Southern Normal School, on The east sile nf town, loenled upon a hill, linving eight rooms, anil under the manege- tuent nf l'rof. W. P. Piuklinm, nu uhle nul neromplished schular. There nre hiro eburchea here, the l'resbysterinn and Methodist ; they both hare church edifices. Among the merchants we nolice Andrew & Son, iloing the largest businesy in Proli, wholesahug some, nud doing quile on extensive relail trade ; Dr. L. S. Boles, Sloul & Bro., A. J. Ilhoads, J. 11. Sherrod, umul B. M. Liugle. There are four holeis here, unmed the Rhoiles, Albert, Ilunt and Dayluft houses l'auli nlyo lins a hauk, n woolen ficlary and grist- wills, a sleam whetstone mill, hiro livery stubles, threo bluekswith aud ungoli shops, n deulist aud tivo papers-lhe I'noli Republicon and Paoli Weekly Neice.

DADLE ILISTORIA

Paoli ins Inid out in 181G, by the Territorinl Commission, and bnul land ilounfeil lo it hy Jountbnn Lindley and William Hopper, The former ilouuling The public square, and a lot for a church, nud nnollier for school purposes. He also built the first house ou the lonn Bile. Huggelt & Tripplelt built the first frame bulling on Ibe lown site, in 1816, nudl used the same for u slore, n bich wos the first one in Puoli. The next merchants trero John C. Clen- denen and Samuel Chambers. The first newspaper published in the county mus called the l'uoli Timis, hy Wut. A. Boles, M. D., in 1831. Tho first brick house in l'uoli uns erreleil in 1828, and 19 How used us the " Rhodes lense." The first marriage license was grauleil lo Audrew dlason and n aliss Casey, on March 12, 1816. The first lavern iros kept hn Wi. Iloggell, in nhont 1816. When the first sellers sellled Puoli, il was all grown over with the wild per-rine, making it very difficult lo gel nhoul. This placo wns incorporaleil u great muy years ago, bul, like many other towns in the Slule, it fell baek lo ils original condition nghin. 11 wus rvincorporated, will Robert King ns President of the Board of Trustees, nhil Thaiuns al. Buskirk, Clerk. The present lown offirers aro: Thos. Ihnil, Jomes Y. Stucker and Willının K. Audren, Trustees, The former acting us President ; John W. Payne, Clerk ; John C. AMbert, Treasurer, and Josejiti W. Comingore, Murshul. onil Assessor. There lins only been oue addition lo Paoli, nud Ibal was made by John C. Alhert, in 1874, on The north sulo of town.

The society here is very good. The professions aro alily represented ; Ihul of The ly hy Julge Arthur Simpson, John Payue, Thomas B. Buskirk, John L. JeGinuily, Troop & Troop, nnul Wni. 11. Martin, who pays porlicular allention lo collecting ; the medical by L. S. Bon les, 3I. D., Wil. R. Avery, M. D. and U. 11. llon, M. D. The schools throughout the county are in goodl ennilition, under The able management of Jas. 1. Noblill, County Superin- lenileut. The county lins froin fyr lo six wyouths' school, on nu nrerage, carl yrar. Tho quililie buildings oudl school houses ure good und nhout paid for, consequently The luxes are very low, uol nreriging over ono per cent ., and in sowie of the townships nol erru reaching that ningunl.

We nolice among the ofilest lutitdings in the loun uf l'uoli, the old semi- nary, buill yeuta ngo by authority of the State. It is now making a gioil regulenee, nnil oryued by Judge Arthur Sin ALBou.

T'he present couuly officers nro : Auuilitor, Abraham Nablill ; Trengarer, llenry Werd; Clerk, John R. Simpson ; Herorder, Jos F. Perkiser ; Sheriff, William P. Shirly ; Corouer, Ins. W. I'ro; Surreyor, loel F. Damuer ; l'hysicinn, U. 11 Hlou, M. D. ; Commissioners, W W. Chisam, Joel C. Dillaril, Allen Wolfe ..

ORLEANS

was laid out in The spring of 1816, n few mouths previous lo I'noli, nul was The first lown laid out in Orange County. H way surveyed, plolled nou localed upou the lonils of Snuitel Louis nuil n Mr. McFarlund, the former being one of Three lo pul up the first log eubiny upon the lowvu site, in the summer of 1816, oud he usel The same as n store and Inrern. Jos. R. Moier was tho next merchant. Tho first blacksmith shop way buill hy u alr. lledfield, in 181G. The first religious sociely ivus Ihint of the Methodists, and Ilicy met for worship from honso lo houge until 1820, when They erected u church building. There is a school house erreteil in 1843, 8. B. Carter flrul lencher. Jolin 11. Steers was The firel chill born ou Ite louu sile, in 1810. Ile is still living, and in the oldest resident of the lown. A Mes Festerman was the first to bo buried, in 1819. Sho died in hor ninclicth yenr. Jolını II. Mluier anil n daughter of tho Inal mentioned person were the liral lo be joined in wedlock. Gabriel Buser muy the first to preel n framo building, in 1827, andl Isono kunbley the first lo build n brick one, In 1847. Thero is a linndsome hriek wehool builling ereelil iu lho center of tho lown on a square reserved for thal juirpose. It was erected through the instru- mentality of Prof. John Bloss (towy of New Albany), ulo maile great offorls lo hare it n success and ereilil lo tho lonu. 11 was ereeleil in 1863, nud wny for seremal years under his management us principul. Ho iros & man of grent ability, n Thorough eduralar, uud a highly vsleewied citizen, Tho turn

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iy situnteil upon the L., N. A. & C. R. R., which ents off the northeast cor- Der of the county, and is the only railroad in the county at present. It in Jacaled njion rather rolling grounil, surrounileil hy hills.

Among the merchants of tho lown aro: Spicely & Moore, Copher & Elrod, Walker A Richoril, Allon & Reed, and John Botes.

Thero ure five churches : Methodist, Presbyterino, Boplist, Christian and Catholic, the first tivo of which aro brick, und tho former unich tho fincat structure. Orleans also hns liro hotels, the " Feliz" and " Lindsey" houses, hoth of which linvr livery stables connected with thent.

There are also o san -will, grial-mill oud irooled- mill, four blueksmith and wagon shops, und a marble yurl.

The professions Are represented here by Moses M. Elrod, attorney, nnul Depry Liugly, A. W. Grny and E. D. Laughlin, physicioun.

Orleans covers about it half milo square of ground, and was iucorporaled years ago, lunit fell back into ils former stoto. If ivis re-incorporateil in 1872, with A. F. Allou as President of The Town Trustees. The present board consists of Jolin J. Menil, Flivard .I. Solynril, ond Thomas W. Taylor, Towo Trustees ; B. J. Hon, Clerk amil Treasurer : Chns. Keeth, Marshal Anil Assessor.

a small yhuer of two hundred fulinbitants, requires special nolieo ou necount of its being ut the rino of Lost Kirer. Dure Lost Rirer seemingly comey out of n Jurge spring from under a high, rocky and sleep blud; and, from its first uppenrance, has as Inrge a bed as it liny for minny miles below, there being A sair and grist-iwill not further flinn one hundred yards from the spring.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 62

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

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