Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 72

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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Tls pour furus of Greybe County vontvius 110 vyres of Inuil. It is situateil oue-half' wily south of Bloomfield. The byiblings are frame, bwilt " number of years nga; worth nbost $1, (txt. The Cowssty L'ownvissioners, it their lust meeting is 1856, look sobie slepe townod erecting wow hild- Migs, uwd ilw opsision of oitizens is, that before the olose of the Crofvwbinl yww now buildings will be ewwwmewery.

FWIST COUNTY OFFICEUS (1821.)

Thomas Phsmmer, David Deem ntul Peter Herrington. Juilgy of the Circuit Court, J. Doty. Assveinte Judges, John L Buskirk and Martin Winea. PREVENT COUNTY OFFIVERA (IF75.)

Clerk, Havid S. Whitinker; Awhitor, William P. Stropis, Trensurer, Horace Norvell ; Hecorder, Daniel B3, lolfiehl ; Sheriff, Franeis M. Dugger; Coroner, Robert llakyr, County Ciuminwinners, Franklin Staleup, Inmes A. Cruveya aud Elijah Babhitt ; Judge of the Circuit Court, William M. Franklin. Hiy Julivial Cirmit is composed of the conutice of Morgon, Owen and Greenc.

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The act organizing the county appointeil Amos Rogers, Abraham Coss, Charles Polk mol William White, as Sinte Commissioners, to loente the couuty svat. Ou the 10th ilny of March, 1821, they maily their report, locating the county seat on Sections O nyd IO, in Township " worth, Range 6 went, ond calleil it Burlington. The lumit for the evnuty seal was HIounted hy Thomas Brunferil, Fredrick Shepherd noil Zebulon Hogne, A enurt honse wus Iwilt nt Barlingtuu, nt a fost of $250. In the early part of the year 1824, it heenme evilleni that llurlington cunlil not be furnished with water nt uny orthunry expense, smil the attention of the peeple was called to the questiun of removing the county svat. Varions suggestions were mole, and the people were called upon in ilunate n suitablo place. Fairplay was strongly urged. It was a high, ilry locality, vverlooking Winty River, and uppenreil in be the most favorable place. Peter C. Van Slyky, a wealthy land owner in aml asound the present site uf Bloomfield, mole by far the roost hheral offer and donation. Ilis ilunntion was acceptel. The gronud was imme hotely surveyed, and youce of the sale of lots in Bloomfield was given, to be hivlil April 22, 1824. The lown is beautifully situnteil on the cast sile of Ily West Fork of White River, ou a rich, dry snil, plentifully watereil by good springs. flance Maleup surveyeil the town, uwol laid it off into lots. The funmissionere met, and writered a court house built, accord- ing to following plans and specifiestimis, viz .: " A hewed log honey, 26 by 20 feet, ove story and a half high, with one door anil ove window, with twelve lights in it (& by 1ft), in the lower story, with a good poplir plank floor. Honse to he covered with shingles."

During ilus year, 1824, the lonril of County Commissioners was abol- ished, and the business done by a " Benril of .Justices," composed of all the Justiees of the Pyney in the county. This board met at Burlington, in Sep- temhier, 1821, und unmediately adjonrueil to meel in the nev court house, in Bloomfiehl. It was eemposeil uf the following gentlemen . Fredriok Slinkaril, President; Peter R. Lester, Augustine Passmore, William Clark, John F. Kelshaw, Henry Littlejohn, Benson Jones, lohy lhill and John Gorilou.

Up to the beginning of 1828, thery had not been built nny fraine ur hriek houses in Bloomfield. Some feir of the log houses had hrick chimneys. Among the fir-s brick ebimneys over built was one huilt by Joseph A. Wright. It was built for Themos Wurnick, on the lot and about the place where William Sergent's house nowy stamils, The susue .Joseph A. Wright afterwardI hecoiny one of the most popular Governors of Imikann Ile held the office from Deo. 6, 18411, to Jau. 12, 1857.

Bloomfield was never invorported either as a town or vity. It is a place of nbont oue thoustul inhabitants. Being an inland town, it has the usual number of ilry goods stores, grocery stores, ilrug store, one good flonring- mill, u san - mill, etc.

Thory ave three churches -- Methodist, l'resbyterian and Christian.

There is a very good school bnibling in Bloomfield, in which is taught an excellent graded shool. Principal of the town school, It. A. Sturges ; County Superintendent of Public Schools, R. C. Helburn.

The new ruilrond passes through Bloousfield, and citizens are confilent of a rapit improvement su their enunty sest, as soon as the rend sholl have been vompletwil. Reing a healthy place, and surrounded by a rich country, it certainly will.

WORTHINGTON.

situnied in Sertion 21, Tuwychip S, Range o, was Ind out by C. J. Buchanan and William Andrews, June 21, 1864. The town is situated near the junction of Eel and White Rivers, on a beautiful high prairie and bottom lands. It is a fine town, with wide streets, beautifully lineil with abade irees. It contains two hotels, cighit dry goods stores, four vxclusive dealers in proveries, two hardware stores, two saddlery shops, two boot and shoe manufarlories, one bank, two hvery stables, one potlery, two watch- makers noil jewelers, a morble shop, two saw-mills, one ploving-will, soveu physicians, twn iling stores, three senfiets, twn photographers, one parking- house, oue noolen-tuill, two flouring. mills, six churches and a fine public school building Population, I SUO. It is on the line of the ludinnapolis it Vincennes Ruilrond.

LISTON,

laid out in 1857, mail named in honor of William C. Lanton, of Terre Haute, the ennilidaty for fougress, who made the Grat speech there.

It contamis three dry goods stores, one drug store, a fonriog-mill, church, school house nad post ofbeo. Populntien, 100.

JISOMVILLŁ

in Sveriun 4, Township 8, Rangy T. was Inil out by William B. Squires aml ofliers, January 23, 185>

It eoninius one ilry goods stere, une drag «tore, a uotion store, three linr- ness shops, n church and school bouse. Population, 100.

is a small pince on the south bank of Rel River, nt the old Hubbell bull place.

11 contains a fouring and saw mill, mil u school house. Population, 50.

NEARIHRV.

laid out sn 1811, by M Newberry, 11 contains four dry gooit- stores, iwu drug stores, o llowring and saw mill, o planing-mill, calunet shup, three churches and a good school boner. Population, 10).

NAIRBERRY,

in Section 25, Tonyship G, Rango 3, wyw Ini oul hy L. Owens niw Emwaty wel lotfivld, in Mayel, 1848,

It contains two dry goods stores two willinery shops, n thuring-usd, u curdling aud spinning fretory, n cubivet shop, n church und school house. Popishwiny, 150

situated in the southern part of the county, is doing ny good a business ns Any' loww in the county, according in pojuslation,

It has a large territory for traily, huy four ury goods stores, one hard- ware store, ove drug story, is furniture store, n good steain flourivg-nul, vwo sloe shops, one lurwess shop, owo wagon simp, iwo first-class hutels, two churches, a good school building, in which is taught a grade school, and a Masonie Loilge. l'opulation, 6th). It is uw the line of the ven railroad.

NEWIHR,

in Section 13, Town 8, Hango 4, was lavl vw by John Edwards, Juvuurs Clerk wud Itvcordler, Thomas Warrick , Treuswyes, John Owen; Sheriff, 22, 1839. It vowinius three dry goods Hierys, our drug store, a thonring-urili, Thomas Bradford ; County Agent, Buhnsim Owen; Cobuty Communsiones, , a single fivetory, church and school house, Population, 250.

situated in Section 25, Town 6, Range ", was Inil ont by William M. Franklin and Calvin Fletcher, 3Iny 20, 1800, 1t cupinins three dry goods stores, two shrug stores, one anw-mill (employing twenty men, ) one church anil a school house. Population, HIM). It is on the line of the I. & T. R. R.

SWIT'S CITY.

in Section 26, Town 7, Innge 6, wus Inid out by Hughes Fani. February 26, 1869. 11 is situated on the lilianapolis & Vinvennes Railroad, thirty- eight miles northeast of Vincennes. The new mailromul from Louisville to St. Louis cruises at this point thy I. A. V. Road. The town is rapidly in- orensing, and will soon be one of the most important business points in the county. At present (1875) it contains one ilry goods store, one drug and grocery store, two hlackstuith shops, one wagon shop, one sulillory shop, n saw-mill, anil a good lirick school bouge. It is considereil a healthy loca- tion, und is lestined to be a pluce of some note. Population, 100.

1.10.54

in Section 1. Town 6, Range 6, was laid out hy Hughes East, February 5, 18Gb, It is on the the line of the 1. & V. Railroad, It cuntoins two dry gomis ytures, one drug store, a church and school house. J'opulation, 100.

JONESBORO

in Section 86, Town 8, Range 3, was Iniil out by Lawson Oliphant. The name of the post office is Hobbieville. 11 contains two stores, iwo wagon shops, one sicatu fruit itistillery, a church and school house. Population, one hunilseil (100).

POINT COMMIFRE

on Fel Itiver, near Worthington, was Inid ont by Phebe Daltzell and J. M. IL. Mlisen, Jisne 27, 1858. 11 18 oue of the oldest playes in the county, but no town plot was over somle until 1533. On necount of cholera, sul the destruction of the western part of the village by fre, muvy years ago, most of the business men have cast thvir boots noil fortunes in other localities. The post office and chil time business houses were oll removed to Worthing. 100. There is, howover, one church and a school beuse herr, and a population of 100

MOTLAND,

the voting precinct und min trading point in Taylor Townebip, is quito a flourishing little village, mol contains several good business houses, churches and schools. Population, 500,

DRIADIN,

the oll Ing vibin town ou thy Onensburg and Bloomfield Road, was laid unt hy obl Isque Jolingon, a very neted yuloved citizen of Conter Township. The proprietor hus long since passeil away, and the town is also now going down. Ny public building except a school house, l'opulation, To.

There are three other small places in Greene County, but of little impor- tance, viz .. Rilgeport, in Section 13, Town T, Rangy 4, lavl out by Jneoh E. Fletcher, Novevsber 30, 1850; }leVille, in Section 3, Tenn 8, Range 3, laid out by Joseph Hitt, February 28, 1866; and Dixon, situated on Section 1, Town ", Range G, laid out by Dany) Etixon ond Calvin Fletcher, Novemher 23, 1872.

Thy Greene County Tunes was established in 1855 hy E. Rose. In 1856, lie changed it to the Democrat,

The Bloomfield Tribune was estuhlished by a Mr. freyn in 1864, pub- lishwl a few years and failed. It was revived in 1874 hy a Mr. Cooper; and is now hving published ( 1875) by 3Ir. Lytle,

The Metr Democrat was camblishyd in 1857 by Mr. Leek , published in 1815 by William P. Strope -.

The Worthington Sun was established in 1873 by W. Il. Osborn; changed in 1874 to the Journal ; published in 18Th by Mr. I'nize.

Thy Owensburg Obserrer, established in 1975 by Str. Sieetl.

LA PORTE COUNTY.

La Porte County is situated su the northern tier of couvties, tho zecond from the westerw line of the State, The northwest vorher of the county touches upon Lake Sheligan. It has n superfivial area of about five hun- drel aml forty square miles, and a surface vousderabty diversifed, both as to physical features and quality of seil.

SURFV & FEATURES,

The vonutry, from teu in twelve tuiles somleast of Lake Michigan, wus formerly heavy timber Lvls, generally level, but in some parts billy and boeven. The soil is thin aud sudy yyor the lake, The timber consists of oak shil hivkury. The level part is covered with beech, sugar unple, poplar, ete., while w the vicinity of the lake nul arounil Michigan Chy are sand billy, covered mostly with a scouty growth of pine. The counter south of the above, for alast eight miles in width, is genily woodkloning prairie, inter- spersed with grover of timber aurl samll lakes und passey- a very rich soil. Still further south nve bwrr-oak barreus, a few ilry prairies, and the marshes of the Kankakee River. Large portions of these marshes have been dowywJ myl pone to be wise best grazing levl so ilse vowssy. Is is estimated thni uwe hoilred aud viphty-eight sections of laud lie in different prairies in the county, the principal of wisch ore the Dovr, or La l'orte ; Rolling, Donwin, Stillwell and lleg Pinsries, which, with the exception of a few wel places, ore well milapted wo wheat, nass corw, barley, bmp vives, amt gar- den vegetables of every description

Que of the thiost peculiar features of the county is its wumuereus Inkrs. In Center Tywuslup, bear the city of La Porte ws a grows of-ilver. wwuber- wg seven or right, of different sszes, wd some of pecular forni ur owIse, wawely : Clear Lake, Pine Laky, Horseshoe Lake, Fish Trap Inke, Stony Lake, null the Twin Lakes, In the vicinity are several other smaller Inkes Scigno Towyshop vowiwish uwe ur ten suwill Inkes withow names. New Durham lins also sevens or eight still Inkes. In sbe township of Kan- kakce nro several lakes, one or two of which are af considerable dimen- sions, and in the southwest corver a portion of Walker's Lake. Pleas- and Township contains a portion of Walkers Laky Root's Lake. anil suppe half nolozes others. In Solite Township there are three takes of

is the oblest village in Greene County, and was os one time the best place for the lucasims of the county smut, being for many years the voting precinct for all the mwhships in the combwest part of the county. When a stranger passed that way and enjoyed the hospitality of the Dixon farudy, he always had Fiorplay. Ilence, the name of the town. The towy was organized here in 1819, lini no plot was ever fileil.

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winsidernlde size, nuil three .it tunr smaller ones in Union Township Cool Spring ronlains seerral sinll . hoing af lakes, strung Ingeller hke o rrystal nerkInce hy the wirentus fussing through them ; there ore wlan several similar groupe in Springfield and Gilena TownsIngs, together with seceral isolatedl Takes or funds. In lanceola Townsdny there is n enriously formet rlmin of lakes un n lanch of the Kunkaker Birer, the most santherly of which is kimun a4 Mnd Lake; mulunrth of ilus are Upfer Muit Lake und Lower Mul Lake, Fish Lake und Upper Fish Lake, and Two or Three other isolateil lukr's in ditterent sections, In Inilsun Tiroship is DuChemin Lake, of emisider- able dimensions, on the enstern share of which is Indson Village.

LA PORIT

is the Frruch In " The Door," and is so called from the natural openings through the inuter fran nie praine to naother. One of these natural openings perurs where " Buar Village " now stunds, nudl probably gave the nome la the county und city

The traces of French numes in the county indhirate that the French IFerr the first Europenus who visited aud explored this region. Prohatily thry tru Ird with the Indians, ar crated their lodges or villagers on sure of the brugtitul Inkes or syhan prairie borders uf this cunatry, long before ihr ndient of the present inholatants, though Tuas authentic Grubtous of them

Thir St Joseph and the Konkakee were the resarl of the carly French Immler, and it is not nulikely that from points nlong these ricer's they mulo Llirir un) In neighboring tribes in Lt l'orto C'raul), sud left their wiperish. Alilu reeard in the geographical nomes irlich yill perpeindre reminisrences of them te the latest generations.

KIMLY 4SETTLEMENT.

The hra a Inte settlers in Lat Porte l'onuty urre the 11 now lenediel nud her family , cotatsling id four wiony wod tore dunghtors, ciz. . Stephen Il . Leci J., Inmes, Jotin K., Surah, who married Healey flayburn, und Maria, ichin morrie Benjomin T Bryant They reached shul is now culled New Durhum, March 1à, 1829, ond erected u bor robin on Srelion 4 ahnul one hundred rois uurtheiul af Westville

The hrst lorth in this family, KRer their urrien, nus that uf Elizabeth Miray M'lyhury, daughter ot Henley I layhuru, July 1. 1829, She snbse- qquoully married .Joseph G Wurir ck, how of Westville, nud in since ilercosed. Iin the let of April 185), William Filmrt and fully settled on Seetinte 24. Now Duchom Tin hip, mint were sitt followed hy Anmes Whitaker und his touther, lorule fugleu right nud Anunel Judinson "the soldier.' It is saul that it'sduce Benediel suggested the mume of News Durhyu for the town- elup The Widow Shirley and her touuly nerired, in wled is now Scipiu TinunsIngo niel seltled on Sechiun U, lidy if, JA21 Her family cousides of bor sun howis aml wite, Antin ( Krith[ and her ilnughier Flizsteth, cho mar- riml Volum Krab

The first child bara in their fuuily, after their arrivot in the ronile, ILos Keith Shirley, son of Loony Shirley, In laher ID, 1823

During this summer, Joseph if lykis, it Irapper, kunder and rattle. buyer and a werther uf thr hrd grand jury unpaneled in the ruuntr, seltled on Section 38, iu ichut is now Hudson Township. In the fall of the gminy your, Ara M. Barien seltled in the samir township, on section + These ore all The settlers ue huey heen atde In thul que enmr ns party as 1820,

The firel deuth among the white settlers way that of Mre. Khzabeth (Shir- let : Kenh, Moy m, Txts

aties utpl i'd. Auhru lub the Grat pull mul baird the first hinterin the cutmy, on the full of Its Word Blake kept the frat tacero or hutel

The iet off The Tagideime Girunng the county af Le Porte irus approved fir-I Commissioners being Chapel W Heart, Elijah Il Brown nhd Je-se Muy- gan On the "9th of May, 1999, the Board of Commisemmers held their first session, il the house of Hearge Thumas, Brojem Mil'urly, Acting Sheriff. Grunge Tenuns, 1lerk of the Firenit Pourt, uns uben chosen l'lerk of the

Thr Ihard, being illy ciganizel, joorceded to chede the commty into

" Ordered, That all that Truet id rouutry embraced hy sund county which lies enst id' the Bange Inte dienting Ranges 2 and #, west of the second priu. upil merutinu . halt be known as the First District, and shall be designated Qu Inukaker Township, and Range No. 8 weal sholl coneriinte the Second JustTici In he called Seijou Tauoship, and Range No. 4 west shall constitute the Thinl lysinet, und shall be nawed New Inrhum Township "

The election fer Kaukaker iras ordered ut the house of N. B Nichals Rud Julte Wille mpfennited luspector : for Sipun, il the house of Capd. A. I' Andrea, and Capl. Vieleeu aquiled lampeelig, for Non Uneham, ad The Inaise af Khjak Newell und We Neuell afquanted Inspretur

Urninin Mel'arte uns appointed L'ommissponer at the Three l'er l'eul Fuml Willinm Bark Fount Surcesur, Jesse Morgan, laster of Taxolde

B Vichols ris appointed Collector af the State und munity tuves for the year

"The first jorge selechal to the I'mmansioners in the county ium underrd Tor ils (July) form Ating the mines will be recognized some of the tojust warthe citizens, n hoc af clonu yel anrrire hunt inast of them have Imissed unui . Andrea Buriedde ficorge 11 Buenes, John Veleilte, Leonard I'mler, Samuel Westen, Willmum Philyes, John if P'udle Arthur Irnin, Art Ilrald, tuhn Whitnker, Richard Harris, funcid Muner, Joseph P Hrr, No- thehirt Sted Do Sterley Hofert Summewell Joseph Osbern, Ira Richardson, .brnoph W Lrkins

The first grand jury in Ihr Lireml Part they actually servert urre us tul. Indre (.Imu term, 183 1] Juha Stuolan, Nuble Mckinstry, Antini arter, l'eter White, Martin Baker, Woran Stunten, Milliom Sinuleh, Enery \ Brown, Hulues Munger, Jonathan Sherwinal, Josinh Brynul, Flijah Stanton, Willni Thomas, Inte Highlvy ond Arthur Vel lare ( faremim).

The inter of lusulmu tere us filous. l'or horses, #74 renls, tur gurk callle, IN, rents, for juill los, AG rruts, for guld matches, il cents, silver and exposition watches, Se cente pleasure curringes, in cents , birner locks,

It was upleret at this time that there twe an rleelien hell in the chfferent tou ualcipes, for School Commissioners tur the commits, on the first Turgay in August next

H appears (h infereuer from the recinds) that it committee, consisting of Ibaar T'odeum, Vielreu W Sipelgrass, Meritt & P'raig und Leci Thorutan,

ullaweil > : per duy for Their services, Al The March forin, 1833, it was andereit that the rleetiuns in Seijou Township, which were held at the house of .\ B. Airdren, shall now be hell ut the binh of La Parte, where the courts of the county are usually helt

The following indicates the wice in population, ete : In 1880, the pop nldion of the entire Sigle Que 31.1,001 ; in La l'arte County, in thanh, 27, 151. Iut 1811 The net revenue of the Sinte uns $41,906; in La Porte L'unuly, in 187-4, 1l wax $188,1Km

The nhl Selllers' Society holds ity meetings annually in June. Any per- sou where lui been forty years u resident of the county my be adontted on a nieneber

COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED,

1. Mielugon L'oniral

Michigan Sunthern, eto.

:25

3 Butimore & Dhio 20

Chicage & Luke Huron 24

14 Pilishurgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Pittsburgh, Ciuriunah & St. Louis 8

7. Inilinnapulis, Pern & Cheago 21

Louisville, Now Albany & Chicago 31

Tulal

Among the religiony denominations, the Methodists were the first on the ground. Tev. Erastus Felton prenehed in the county in 18311, and Rov. 1. B Gnrley in 1831. At the Indian l'unference, Rer. James Armstrong Is &je pointeil n missionry lo La l'arte County. lte accordingly settled here, on n foriu near Door Village, ond commenced the work of an evangelist. Hle way nu artice, energetic man, und influenced many church members from older parts to migrate to the county. lle ilied September 12, 1834

Her. Phineas Culver was the first Baptist preacher, und established n olurch ut Kingsbury. Alter there came noiltrimiles of diflereut denomina hans, nutil within the borders of the county ulujust overy shade of religions faith is represented.

1.4 PORTE,

the cannty sent, is situated on the Lake Shore & Michigan Sunthein Itailcond. finty-nine miles from Chiengo, one hundred und eighty- four mites frit Toleilo, and Iwelle miles from Vielngin City, on Lake Michigan. It is surrounded by u fine prairie country, und commande an extensive Irade.

TIBLY SETTLEMENT

La Porte ins first settled hy RirWird Hurris ant Qvergr Thiones, who, in 18:10, erected calins within the present city limits. The cabin af Mr Thomas way hult far lum by his neighbors, on Sunday, near where the depot now sinils. Hle muy the first Cjerk of the rourts, Postmaster, ele,

len. Wilson, Dr. Todd, Maj Walker, Inmes and Abraham P Andreu bright, ut the land sales ot Lugansport, in October, 1831, four hundred neres of " Michigan rund funds," the present site of La Porle, for the purpose of Inying auf i cily, which should be the couldy sual Au unsuccessful rffort wis afterward made to secure the county seal at Michigan City.

La l'arte nus laid unt in 1933, und incorporniel ww a city in 1874

In the spring of 1>34, there were Int fifteen houses within the limits of the present corporitian. Now ( 1875) its population is over 8,000 Among the settlers in 1831 mid 1832 were Joseph Pegni. Wilson Malone wjud Charles I'rueil. The Blakes and one Lilly kept the first hotels.

Mirmin Wheeler, Juhui oful Willinm Allison, lir. Ball, John B Fravil and Srl-on Lindan were the first merchants in The lonn. Seth May und Charles Lull lived in tenle, aml falluned the business of breaking prairies.

The gorerumuent established ne lauil office here nt no rurly inne ; Muj. Rotil, Register: Muj. John M. Lemon, Receiver; Jornes Whitteme, 1'leik The city hny rerrired wblitions from time to time, until it now carers an pres uf ubont eight hundred neres, und is divided into fire words. It huy orer one Imnulred bitsmess houses, sixteen churches, five public phous and a high schunl, gus works, lolly wiler work4, and six hotels. lis mannfootnring interests ure of various kinds-foundries, mochine +hops, Inuhieries, fouring- units, unolesmills, ete. The loxable property in Isi4 amounted lo $2. 100),INKI

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The following religious denominlious hair churches in La forte : Bap lists, Christiuns, Episcopaliaus, Friends, Jens, Geriunn Inthemax, Swedish, VelhodisIs, I'rrsbyteriuns, Swedenborginn and Roman Catholic.

ΣΗΓΓΑΤΙOΝΙΣ

The city lins fine riluentional advantages, with ity graded public schools and other institutions. Thir lligh Schul building is i fine structure, costing 600,000, The onnul salaries of Teachers are ahunt 3%,At0). There is a pras- perous technie und Irmining school in the city ; $1. Rase Nendeiny (Catholic) ; n fierminn Pallindie, an Irish Catholic ond a Germom Lutheran school

HOCILTILS.

Bestles suveral Lodges of Masuns, Old Fellows, Knights of Pythina, Good Tempura, ele., the rity hus n " Librory and Natural History Asmucintinh," nhich was incorporated in 1863, and reorganized in 1865. It contains ulul 1,000 ralnines, and The leading migizines and paprts of the country

There are three nldy condetrit and well supported newspapers unbhsheil m La Forte. The La Porte Weekly . Iryus, Democratic in politics, by Wulsuarth A Ersster: the La Porte Wiekly Herold, Republican, by The Heruld Co. : wut thr La Porte Wickly Chromete, Reptilien, by llon, .Ingper Packuril M. I'.

MICHIGAN CITY

This Honrishing city is situated on Lake Wirlugan, in the northwestern corner of the ennnly I was laid out ter Mujer Elatiu ond Samuel Willer, in 1831. fien. Dyr joinedl Majur Elstin und his company, ut Crawfordsville, and accompanied Them, in the full of 1831, to the ale id' the present city. The Major hund just purchased the site, and, with bis party, wos intending In Iny out his town, lini, on reaching the spol, he fournit that his perpared plat lid not squner with the shore of the lake and the banks of Trail Creek fhe General, being something of a draftsmon, quickh settled the question, lo drawing one that did, with his finger, on a diuft-lword of clear saml, ond fuer which he recereell the present of n corner lot.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 72

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

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