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pork, flour, corn, potatoes, bay, and lumber. Fredo- nia is the seat of justice.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, a post town and seat of justice of Montgomery county. It is situated near the centre of the county, on the south bank of Sugar creek, and . is surrounded by a rich country, in a very flourishing and prosperous state of cultivation. The town con- tains about five hundred inhabitants, seven mercantile stores, three taverns, five physicians, five lawyers, two preachers of the gospel, a printing office, and a United States land office, besides artisans of almost all descrip- tions. It is about fifty miles north-west from Indian- apolis. N. lat. 40 deg. 2 min. W. lon. 9 deg. 34 min.
CROOKED CREEK, a small creek which rises in John- son county, and running westwardly, empties into the West Fork of White River, a short distance below Port Royal.
CROOKED CREEK, a small stream in Marion county which empties into White River on the west side in the northern part of the county.
CROOKED CREEK, a small mill stream, which rises in the northern part of Spencer county, and running south falls into the Ohio river a short distance below Troy ..
CROOKED RIVER, a river which has its source in the utorganized territory, in the north-east corner of the state, runs westwardly through Lagrange county, and unites with the St. Joseph in the Michigan territory.
CROY'S CREEK, A small mill stream in Clay county, which runs from the northern part of the county, in a southern direction, to its junction with Eel river a lit- tle north of the centre.
CUMBERLAND, a small village in Marion county, on the National Road, about eleven miles cast of Indian- apolis. It has been but recently established, and is not yet much improved.
CYNTHIANA, a village in Posey county, about twen- ty-five miles north-eastwardly from Mount Vernon. It is handsomely situated in a rich and healthy part of the country, with a population of about fifty souls. It
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has a mercantile store, a tavern, two physicians, and some mechanics.
CYPRESS, a mill stream in Warrick county, runs south from near Boonville to the Ohio river. It has several good mill seats.
DANVILLE, Aª village in Fayette county, twelve miles south-west from Connersville.
DANVILLE, a post town and seat of justice of Hen- dricks county. It is situated on elevated ground, near the centre of the county, twenty miles west from Indi- anapolis, and contains about three hundred inhabi- tants, four mercantile stores, two lawyers, one physi- cian, and a number of craftsmen of almost all descrip- tions. The public buildings are a jail, a brick. court house, and a school house, which is also used as a house of worship. N. lat. 39 deg. 41 min. W. lon. 9 deg. 13 min.
DARLINGTON, a village in Warrick county ; once the seat of justice, but now uninhabited.
DAVIESS, an interior county, bounded on the north by Greene, on the west by the West Fork of White River, which divides it from Knox, on the south by the East fork of White River, which divides it from Pike and Dubois, and on the east by Martin. It ex- tends twenty-seven miles from north to south, and about eighteen miles from east to west; containing an area of 460 square miles, or 294,400 acres. It was organized in 1816, and, in 1830, contained 4,512 inha- bitants. Daviess county, lying partly on the two branches of White River, and partly at some distance from both, presents, as is usual in such cases, a varie- ty of soil and surface. The lands bordering on the rivers, and all the north-western parts of the county are very level; the eastern and southern parts are somewhat undulating, though not hilly. The whole county may be considered good farming land. That part bordering on the West fork is sandy, and contains
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some prairies with a very rich soil; the most noted of these are Steele's, Hawkins', and the Owl prairies. The timber in the river bottoms is very heavy, and · consists of walnut, poplar, sugartree, cherry, honey- locust, elm, and buckeye; on the higher land there is abundance of oak and hickory. The southern part of the county is chiefly covered with timber of the differ- ent kinds usually found on the richest lands. In the interior of the county a little distance north and north- west of Washington, there is an extensive tract of rich land, with an immense quantity of sugartrec, from which circumstance that part of the county is called Sugarland. The county generally is destitute of rock of any kind ; but coal has been obtained in large quan- tities, and is supposed to be inexhaustible.
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The principal streams are the East and West bran- ches of White River, which wash the southern and western borders of the county; the interior streams are Smothers' creck, Prairie creek, Veal creek, Aik- man's creek, and Sugar creek. Corn, flour, oats, pork, beef, and poultry, are the principal articles of exportation. Washington is the seat of justice.
DAVIESS, a township in Fountain county.
DAYTON, a village in Tippecanoe county, seven miles east of Lafayette, containing a population of about forty persons.
DEARBORN, a river county, in the south-east corner of the state, bounded on the north by Franklin county, on the west by Ripley, on the south by Switzerland, and on the east by the Ohio river and state. It was organized in 1802. It is thirty miles in extent from north to south, and eighteen miles from cast to west; containing an area of 448 square miles, or 286,720 acres. In 1830, it contained 14,573 inhabitants. Dearborn county is hilly along the river, but not too steep for cultivation. In about one fourth part of the county the land is considered first rate, one fourth se- cond rate, and the remaining half third rate. The principal products are wheat, rye, corn, and potatoes, which, together with beef, pork, and live stock, are an-
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nually transported in large quantities to the southern market. The forest timber consists chiefly of walnut, buckeye, elm, sugartree, locust, poplar, and the seve- ral varieties of oak and ash; with an undergrowth of spice, paupaw, plumb, and hawthorn. The county abounds with excellent limestone suitable for build- ing. On the west side of the Great Miami, about two miles from its mouth, is an extensive rich bottom con- taining several thousand acres, on and in the vicinity of which are several ancient mounds. North of Har- dinsburgh, and about a quarter of a mile from the Mi- ami, on the top of a hill, supposed to be about two hundred feet in height, there is an ancient fortifica- tion, enclosing ten or twelve acres; the walls are com- posed of carth, and are from five to ten feet high. On the east side, the wall consists in part of stone, which appear to have been thrown together without order, and covered with earth. It includes all the level ground on the summit of the hill, and does not conform to any regular figure, but is regulated by the extremities of the level on which it is constructed. There is a small circular wall adjoining to the main wall on the west side, enclosing about an acre, on each side of which a gateway leads into the enclosure. On the east side, and within the fort, there is a mound, supposed by some to have been erected for observato- ry purposes. There are also some other mounds in the vicinity, which from their position seem to have been originally connected, in design, with the works
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creek, Hogan, and Laughery. Lawrenceburgh is the seat of justice.
DECATUR, an interior county, bounded on the north by Rush county, on the west by Shelby and Bartho- lomew, on the south by Jennings and Ripley, and on the east by Franklin. It is twenty-four miles in ex- tent, from north to south, and twenty-one miles from east to west, and contains an area of 400 square miles, or 246,000 acres. It was organized in 1821, and con- tained, in 1830, 5,854 inhabitants. The face of the country is generally level, but sufficiently undulating to render it pleasant and convenient for cultivation. The principal timber is beech, walnut, ash, hackberry, buckeye, hickory, and oak; the soil is loam bedded on clay, and is well adapted to the production of all kinds of grain, and nearly all the land in the county is fit for cultivation. Limestone rock of an excellent quality is abundant in the beds, and in the vicinity of the streams. There are some indications of ore and coal in differ- ent parts of the county; but no sufficient search has yet been made to ascertain either their quantity or quality. The chief water courses in the county arc Flatrock, Clifty, and Sand creek; all which afford good mill seats. The Michigan road passes through this county, from the north-west to the south-east. The staples of this county are the same as of the other counties in the southern part of the state. Greens- burgh is the seat of justice.
DECATUR, a township in the south-western part of Marion county.
DECKER, a southern township in Knox county.
DEER CREEK, a township in Carroll county, includ- ing the town of Delphi.
DEER CREEK, a creek which rises in the Miami re- servation, takes a western direction, and passes through Carroll county, to its junction with the Wabash near to Delphi.
DEER CREEK, a branch of Eel river in Putnam county, which runs westwardly through the southern
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part of the county to its junction with the main stream in Clay county.
DELANY'S CREEK, a branch of Muscatatack in Wash- ington county, which rises in the Rock lick section, and passes northwardly into the main stream in the northern boundary of the county.
DELAWARE, an interior county, bounded on the north by unsettled lands and by Grant county, on the west by Madison, on the south by Henry, and on the east by Randolph. It extends twenty-one miles from north to south, and about the same distance from east lo west, containing an area of 440 square miles, or 281,600 acres. It was organized in 1827, and con- tained 2,372 inhabitants in 1830. The face of the country is generally level, but not so flat as to render it unfit for cultivation; the soil is, in most parts of the county, loam mixed with sand, and very productive. The timber consists chiefly of walnut, ash, Hickory, buckeye, beech, poplar, and oak; with an undergrowth of red bud, sassafras, and spice. Rock is not abundant on the surface of the ground generally; but in some parts, limestone and granite rocks are sparsely scat- tered over the ground, and in the banks and bed of White River, there are some excellent quarries of limestone. The most noted streams in the county are the Mississinewa and the West fork of White River. The chief staples of the county are flour, corn, pork, potatoes, and live stock. . Muncietown is the seat of justice.
DELAWARE, a township in Hamilton county.
DELAWARE, a township in the northern part of Rip- ley county.
DELPHI, a post town and seat of justice of Carroll county. It is situated about three fourths of a mile from the Wabash river, on the east side, and on the - bank of Deer creek. It was laid off in 1828, and con- tains about one hundred and fifty inhabitants, two stores, two taverns, two physicians, and a variety of mechanics, such as are usual in villages. It is sixty-
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five miles north-east from Indianapolis. N. lat. 40 deg. 35 min. W. lon. 9 deg. 23 min.
DOAN'S CREEK, a stream in Greene county, rises in the south-eastern section of the county, and runs west to White River.
DOE CREEK, a small stream in Putnam county, run- ning from the eastern line of the county, westwardly across the county to its junction with Eel river.
DRIFTWOOD, or the East fork of White River, is formed by the junction of Blue River and Sugar creek; in the south-east corner of Johnson county. A short distance below the junction of those streams, it enters Bartholomew county, and taking a direction a little east of south, passes by Columbus and winds its way to the southern line of the county, receiving in its course the waters of Flatrock, Nineveh, Clifty and Sand creek. After entering Jackson county it takes a south-west course, and passing with various windings through Lawrence and Martin, runs westwardly, forming the line between Dubois and Pike on the south, and Daviess on the north, to its confluence with the West fork, and thence to the Wabash. Muscata- tack unites with this stream at the south-west corner of Jackson county. Driftwood is navigable for flat boats, during the spring months, except when the sea- son is unusually dry ; and several of its tributaries af- ford sufficient water, for several miles from their mouths, for the descent of boats loaded for the south- ern market.
DRIFTWOOD, a southern township in Jackson county.
DRUSILLA, a village in Jackson county on Musca- tatack near to Judah's ferry, eleven miles south of Brownstown. It contains a population of about thirty- five souls.
DRY FORK, a branch of Whitewater in Franklin . county. It rises in the eastern part of the county, and taking a south-eastern direction, passes into the state of Ohio near to the town of Scipio.
DUBLIN, a village in Wayne county, on the Na- tional Road, thirteen miles west of Centreville, con- taining about 150 inhabitants.
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DUBOIS, a southern county, bounded on the nortli by Martin and Daviess counties, on the west by Pike, on the south by Spencer and Perry, and on the east by Crawford and Orange: It extends about twenty-one miles from north to south; and about twenty miles from east to west; containing an area of 420 square miles or 268,800 acres. It was organized in 1817, and con- tained 1,774 inhabitants in 1830. The face of the country is rolling, and in some parts broken and hilly; the county, nevertheless, contains some extensive tracts of level land. The soil is generally a rich loam, and along the water courses somewhat sandy. The timber is of all varieties found in the state; the kinds most prevailing are poplar, walnut, cherry, ash, sugar- tree, buckeye, beech, and the different varieties of oak; with an undergrowth of hawthorn, paupaw, and spice. Sand rock and stone coal are found in some parts of the county. The principal water courses are the East fork of White River, which washes the north- ern border of the county; Patoka, passing through the interior; and Anderson, rising in the county and pass- ing southwardly to the Ohio. Beef, pork, flour, corn, potatoes, and poultry are the principal articles of pro- duce for exportation. Jasper is the seat of justice.
DUCHEIN, a slow sluggish stream, rising in the east- ern part of Knox county, and winding south-west- wardly empties into the Wabash.
DUCK CREEK, a small creek in Franklin county: It rises in Fayette, and running in a south-westerly di- rection, falls into the West fork of Whitewater on the cast side, in Franklin county.
DUDLEY, a township in Henry county.
DUNLAPSVILLE, a post town on Whitewater, in Uni- on county.
EAGLE, a township in Boon county.
EAGLE CREEK, a mill streamin Marion county. It has its source in Boon, and taking a south course, enters Marion on the north line, and passing through the
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western section of the county, falls into White River three miles below Indianapolis.
EAST FORK, a branch of Whitewater, a large and beautiful mill stream, which rises partly in Ohio and partly in Wayne county, and runs south, through U- nion and Franklin, to its junction with the West fork near to Brookville.
EAST FORK, a principal branch of Whitelick. It rises in the western border of Marion, runs southward and passing through the south-east corner of Hen- dricks, unites with the other branches and falls into White River in Morgan county. It is a good mill stream, and has a saw mill in operation in Hendricks county.
ECONOMY, a village in Wayne county sixteen miles north-west from Centreville, containing about 200 in- habitants.
EDINBURGH, a post village in the south-east corner of Johnson county, ten miles south-east from Franklin, containing about 100 inhabitants, 3 stores, a tavern,, a physician, and several mechanics of different kinds.
EEL, a township in Cass county.
EEL RIVER, a river which rises in the unorganized territory north of Allen county, runs in a south-west- erly direction passing through the north-west corner of Allen, and through Wabash and Miami counties, enters Cass county on the north-east, and unites with the Wabash at Logansport.
EEL RIVER, a large and very notable stream, which has its source in the north part of Hendricks county, takes a south-westerly course through Putnam and Clay counties, in which it receives many tributaries, then turning south-eastwardly, discharges itself into the West fork of White River in Greene county, near to the town. of Fairplay. This river in its windings, from its principal bead to its mouth, runs near a hun- dred miles, and, together with its numerous branches, affords as many eligible sites for the profitable appli- cation of water power to the purposes of machinery as any stream of equal size in the western country.
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" EEL RIVER, a northern township in Greene county.
EEL RIVER, a north-western township in Hendricks county.
ELIZABETH, a village in Harrison county, twelve miles south-east from Corydon, and four and a half from the Ohio river, contains a population of about 100 persons, three mercantile stores, three physi- cians, and several mechanics of different descriptions.
ELI'S CREEK, a creek in Fayette county, rising in the south-east corner of the county and running into the East branch of Whitewater in Union county.
ELK CREEK, a small creek in Washington county. It rises about six or seven miles north-east of Salem, and discharges itself into the Muscatatack near to Sage's ferry.
ELKHART, a northern county, bounded on the north by the Michigan territory, on the West by the county of St. Joseph, on the south by unorganized territory, and on the east by the county of Lagrange. It ex- tends twenty-four miles from north to south, and about the same distance from east to west, containing an area of 576 square miles, equal to' 368,640 acres. It was organized in 1830, with a population of 935 per- sons. The face of the country is level, or gently un- dulating, and presents the varieties of soil usually found on high and low grounds, forest and prairie, wet and dry ; but may in general be denominated a rich, level country. The forest timber is principally beech, sugartree, ash, hackberry, cherry, walnut, elm, and the different kinds of oak. The principal water courses are the St. Joseph and Elkhart rivers and their tributaries. Goshen is the scat of justice. This county is increasing rapidly in improvement and po- pulation. Several schools have been established, and the gospel has been brought into the new settlements. There are several teachers, and three preachers of the gospel residing in the county, as well as mer- chants, mechanics and farmers.
ELKHART, a notable stream in the northern section of the state. It has its source in the unorganized ter-
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ritory north of Allen county, where its branches in- terlock. with those of Eel and Tippecanoe rivers; whence it takes a serpentine north-westerly course, entering Elkhart county near its south-east corner, and running into the St. Joseph in the north-west, about seven miles south of the boundary line.
ELKHORN, a mill stream of Wayne county. It ri- ses in Ohio and runs south-westwardly into the East Fork of Whitewater two miles above Abington.
ELMORE, a northern township in Daviess county.
EUGENE, a post town in Vermillion county. It is situated on the south bank of Big Vermillion, a mile and a half from its mouth, and seven miles north from Newport. It contains about 400 inhabitants, three mercantile stores, two taverns, a grist mill, saw mill and carding machine propelled by water power, and an extensive grist and saw mill propelled by steam. Big Vermillion is navigable for steam boats from its mouth up to this place. There are also in Eugene, a brewery, a tannery, and a variety of other mechani- cal establishments.
EUGENE, an interior township in Vermillion county.
EVANSVILLE, a post town and the seat of justice of Vanderburgh county. It is situated on the bank of the Ohio river at the great northern bend below the mouth of Green River; the situation is high and dry, and af- fords a convenient port for the commercial transac- tions of that and the adjoining counties. It contains about three hundred and fifty inhabitants, six mercan- tile stores, three taverns, two male schools, one fe- male school, a Sunday school, and a temperance socie- ty, two physicians, two lawyers, and two preachers of the gospel, besides craftsmen of almost all descrip- tions. The public buildings are a brick court house, a brick ware house, and a jail. Evansville is, on a direct line, about one hundred and fifty miles south south-west from Indianapolis. N. lat. 37 deg. 54 min. W. lon. 10 deg. 17 min.
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FAIRBANKS, a township in the western part of Sul- livan county.
FAIRFIELD, a post town in Franklin county, seven miles north of Brookville. It contains about seven hundred inhabitants, four mercantile stores, four ta- verns, a grist-mill, a saw mill, a carding machine, a seminary of learning, three physicians, and a number of mechanics of various kinds.
FAIRFIELD, a northern township in Franklin county including the town of Fairfield.
FAIRFIELD, a township in Tippecanoe county.
FAIRPLAY, a village in Greene county on the west side of White River about three miles north of Bloom- field.
FAIRPLAY, a township in Greene county.
FALL CREEK, a township in Hamilton county.
FALL CREEK, a small stream in Fayette county, emptying into the West Fork of Whitewater on the west side.
FALL CREEK, a large and excellent mill stream, which rises in Delaware and Henry counties, and tak- ing a westerly course through the south of Madison. the south-east of Hamilton, and the north-west of Hancock, enters Marion on the north-east, and falls into White River near Indianapolis. About 25 miles from the mouth of this stream is a cascade, or water- fall, the perpendicular descent of which is from twelve to fourteen feet. A considerable quantity and varie- ty of stone are found in the vicinity of the falls, suit- able for grindstones, building, &c. The stream at that place affords sufficient water to propel a great variety of machinery, and there are now in operation at that point, two grist mills, two saw mills, and a card- ing machine. Several other mills are in operation on this stream, and a very extensive one is now in pro- gress of construction by Messrs. Yandes and Merrill. a short distance from its mouth, and in the immedi- ate vicinity of Indianapolis.
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FALLING RUN, a small stream in Floyd county which vuns in a southern direction and empties into the Ohio river at the lower extremity of New Albany.
FALLSVILLE, a village lately laid out on the South Fork of Eel river, in the north part of Owen county. It derives its name from the falls of that stream, in its vicinity. At that place the stream, which affords wa- ter sufficient for the heaviest kind of machinery, has a perpendicular fall of twenty-two feet from a project- ing rock; and about three fourths of a mile above, on the same stream, there is another fall of about the same perpendicular pitch.
FAYETTE, an castern county, bounded on the north by Wayne and Henry counties, on the west by Rush, on the south by Franklin, and on the east by Union and Wayne. Its greatest extent from north to south is eighteen miles, and about thirteen miles from east to west. It contains about two hundred square miles, or 128,000 acres. It was organized in 1818, and, in 1830, contained a population of 9,112 persons. The face of the country is pleasantly rolling. There is no stony land in the county; the soil on the high land is clayey with a mixture of sand, and in the low grounds, along the creeks and rivers, it is a rich sandy loam. There are excellent quarries of limestone in the banks of the streams, particularly on Williams' creek, where it is found in large quantities and of the best quality. The forest trees are generally poplar, ash, sugartrec, beech, buckeye, hackberry, walnut, elm, sycamore, cotton wocd, and the different kinds of oak. The west branch of Whitewater and its tributaries, are the only streams in the county. In the north part of the coun- ty there is a lake covering about sixty or seventy acres, which is fed by a small stream, but no stream issues from it except during the spring freshets, when it usually overflows; the water is clear, and abounds with fish such as are common in the smaller streams of the country, There is a county seminary in Conners- ville supported in part by the seminary fund ; the build .. ing is of brick, forty feet by twenty-two. There are
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