The county of Henry, Indiana : topography, history, art folio : including chronological chart of general, national, state, and county history, Part 5

Author: Rerick Brothers (Richmond, Ind.)
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: [Richmond, Ind.] : Rerick Brothers
Number of Pages: 180


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When the Whitewater Canat was completed to Cambr Lee City. Enightstown was pheed it easy preston e fen with market -. aud when 10 1550 the primitive radron was onapen . com -tagit with sherby -. ville, stil' further a Ivatrenge > arerun: to the rowing towy. The surr mondd- ing commiry had improved not more mapauly than tia Down. am with the exception of the catons niee .; the Areais 'ui timisip wns w.il and un- improved as late as 1-03. But in the next for year the veren m wealth and population had he as great troat the population of the townshp. in- coding Knightstown, was CAM) in 14 and Lease- value of its prop- erty a year later was but h ftth. les- than pre-fifth flue re trity of the entire er outy, while the population was u rly opes 4th of that of the county


With each decade Enightstown bud increased in wealth and popula- bon. and is now entitled to Find an og the most beautiful and promptons of the smaller cities of the state, parsing splendid business i looks and many ele_ mit residences, while it's sole en . welsh the streets give it an air ot comfort not often. Men historie are p ner u- ad pabl - spirited. it- location healthful. z's damage Gradient, and the je get upmetry side agre able The town contrans *wo butiks. twee ta wapajer- excellent mills, godt hofris, an diestar plus and nervous not the moonfor the- ing toun-tries and business atom. Antingent Has Schod lastthing why erected here th 1'i at a cost of 22I'M a and at- chunks are among the best in the state. his hairthey are established . . the Methodli-te. Presbyter ane, Christians. Frageis & alle line sal Are as Mucher iste hemper


easy and ripal ne ++ +community on mi tempson The Indian nlition w 4 Jeff. and in 1- ther .. nl valuation of the tasdde pump- erty wis *1.156,2-0


Mape Val .y. for want y korun a Elig fits. i aix miles 1. orthwin' of Knightstoan and v & mid e. by R As tirant fity, was funtie ( s. D. s. by the the fire of the send in live mile. noch of Knightstown op -edher i - reve tis ha -tabin'a


J'ai . Whatt iger, to see Hodin and Daxteris hul rom mle 4


Ing the year Mon Shepherd. Thomas Someone William (' Ders. R. hart Haben. det, i Hodnot. Thomas Wolwan, Themes Metras, Jahn Es. A . Ward, Uden Commons Joseph Hat and Within Blant. Fr. hmot all of wheon were metnul settlers, purchased langs within tin prosent lanmalachs of Houry township


During this year Now Cradle, which the war following was wheretil as the county west, had it- legname in 1.2 B. noni Finch. Phil .maler M. Weiser. Anthan Lewis, Roduit Pearson. Andres Lewis, John Brum- field. Viralo Harvey. Aaron Haben, Joseph Conter, Mesple Chu, Also m Hints. Sr. Aletion Hatt, dr. Mues Murphy, Levy Houver and Meshat Landden. para mased bands at the Brookville handlethe. With the creation of the mail township an election was and red to be held at the respirme of Samuel Bedson and Charles In son was appointed ine tor. and at this election Samuel Bolson and William Shownon weer th men as the first justices of the pagee And while there were no foyers. Vechel Woodward. Thomas Watkins ruud Mmajon C'hmmmness were appointed foure viewers. Within the next year Entas Welborn, Thenms Ginn. Conrul Sua- gall. John swoje. Richard Hiatt. Dasal Hiatt. Algalom Hatt, Wilham Cosand and Jonathan Ball were the only persons who entered labels in the township.


Wink the names of mimy of the carly settlers are no longer romem- bred, the Tract Book of the land sales, and the memory of the earliest inhabitants have preserved the names of many of the sterling phon er. who came into the townslap within a & w years after its orginenten. many whom were: John Dorma, David Bowers. Joseph Sanders, Ohbah R. Wenger. Wesley Goodwin, Dannel Hutson, Jesse Dealarmade, Josanh Desper. William Haguewww. Jedn Mullen, Lawe Needham, Withare M. LAwell. Ilalan Common, Led.Il Balling, Jacob Nixon, Elijah Stant, Beckiel Hogres John Wright. Meses Finch, Employ Brookshire, Stephen Labay- trans. Willum & Sonsof, John Pagar, Hugh McDonald. I'mde Bell and Rufus M Way, both of whom were school-masters, William S- ies. Samand Templeton. Michael Staveley, Peter Grond n. Abraham Will x. Henry Everett, Zephannah Leanard, Samuel Phelps, John Pressand. David Palma: Thomas Newly Than Kara Dut Prosadil. Nullam Bare Walhar: Conper. Lane Vauunatre, Joseph Molit, Notion Pieram. Mex- ander MieDowell Stephen Ellett. Juntoa Dager. Jonathan Person. James Datfont. Joseph Mc Dowell, John Hatvan, and Henry Lewelling.


The earliest inhaltants of the new town were Charles Janson, the first tavern-kreper: Isnar Bedsant. Abraham Elliott. Rome Julien. Anthony Borys and. Samuel Stinson, who tok out license as taverna-keeper-in 1-2. Terenunh Meet. Wilham Meek. John Smith, Matthew W:Hinmisant Iae + Thornburgh. who took out license as tavern bageren 125; and Brazil Meck and I'mumas Gian, who were tavern-keeper in 1527 The leading citizens were the tavern-keepers and meriants The log court to me. jail and stray pen had been e mpirted in 1994 and as early as 1895 the most notable men of the state had visited the new county wat whole engaged in the Fracture of law. A log school house had been bank in 1922 mil lin ard Huff hed here taught the first school in the minuty, aml the next year Rene Julian, clerk of the circuit court, was appointed postmaster. The few house of the strangling village were of logs built along the street running east and west, and the court house, of he wod legs. surpassed them nd in size and grandear But an deST Thomas than aretil the first brick building in the town, and as early as 1590 Willyun Silvers had cortes a frame -tore building on what afterwird's for ume the shroyer corner.


The population of the town merged but slowly, and in (*) it lx-Jievel that it was not more than 1-D An early settler inn published reminiscence lins mentioned no line on the town and immediate vanity. im Is", Menham Elbott, the village law ... smilafterward sowie jude Miles Murphey. colonel of the Fartsergith regiment of matin and a needsand merchant; Avale | Wawelward, ma per of the same te gument and the of the earliest settlers, bowl [ od the earliest pohy guantireal Thorn- Evan 16 Haben. the landlord. Thomas Cama Samo Hawn, Jame - Barr


Roger- Alexander Virtual Care Less Farge Ryssland lash.


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sh lies wi h ran Inth of water in tin -. 4 heat . 119.


Jo a Powell and Samuel Heard. who lived tr the house a few free time, how the unis brick house and the town w- then. 101


To the this Was I ... mar torobl timvant lwyand which were


.it's posture. Trorangst mard al ue


W.wwiwani firm w 411 with. end on the west wer . the Blue River bottoms almost an in puerto de mass from the foot of the hill Ingoud Shinlume Alley foto Goodwin hn'l beyond the river mul over when hang in damp weather a deus. forg. chy hug to the very marrow the early denizens; away to the south La Duval Bowers form


By att act of the legslat re approved in 15, the town was seurpo- rated and the first Board of Trustees organized May 21. 1-40, and wis composed of John Taylor, Joseph Shelley. Miles Murphey and Asked Woodward, Jacob Thornburgh brug afterward chosen to succeed Mr. Wisalwani Samuel Hoover was pla ted vierk and Martin L Bundy Poi- lector and treasurer The mancipa! revenues for the weir mitunited to 857:30. In 1841. Edunand Johnson was apqwanted clock and at the elec- tion in 1842. John Powe 1. Lh Magpies, Henry Shrover. William Way- man, Lorenzo D. Me A. John G West and Nathan Liveyes were elected trustees. By an act of the legislature approved in 1-Pin maser and four councilmen were salestituted for the Board of Trustees and John W. Grubbs became the first muy : The form of municipal g werntient con- tiuned until 1867, when the town surpe bdered its charter mud organized ns a municipal corporation under the general laws of the state


V s c'estle, situated in the most of a the negen ultural reglene, over


straddle continued to grow a wealth and population and the stranger is always attractedto its handsome restlentes, is beautiful towns and it - Knights of I'veles Boek. Masne Rempli and Opera House are -penal


pure water is supposed to a splendid system of water works coned in the city. which alsoons ul operates a splendid system of electric light- It bountiful supply of anture . fuel, are in operation here The rits is the home of churches, the Methodlists, Presbyterian. Latrans. I nied Brethren. Christians, Citin hes, Friends, the members of the Episcopal church and African Methodists Irwing places of worship. Two large school buildings acentumalato the newusing selvxd population, and the belowals deservedly rank with the best in the state. Four lines of railroad center here and eve lent gravel ronds, free of tull, randy in every dire- tion. In 1990 the prequal ation was 2007, and in 1992 the assessed value of the taxable property $1.3347.244


Henry township improved not more rapidly than New Castle, and strunge as it nis seem, there were government bunts withom n mb of the court house which remained unsold as Interne 1937. But the for sta on the uploads of the township give way you by year, to the husbandman's ave and the Blue River mal Dark Crock bottoms slowly sichdel their alluvial soil to the plate, and while New Castle, as it extended it's hunts has stul- ilv enenachel upon the towinship. its population in 1990 was 1312. and in 1492 the assessed value of its property amounted to >1.2-2,920, Stoep the first tax duplient an 1941. holf a century has closed and the aster value of the property of the township has increased more than twelve- fold.


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CHAPTER VII


PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP AND ITS VILLAGES-CREATION OF LIBERTY TOWNSHIP STONY CREEK TOWNSHIP AND BLOUNTS- VILLE-FALL CREEK TOWNSHIP AND MIDDLETOWN-FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP AND LEWISVILLE.


P RAIRIE way the last of the four original townships named in the record and embraced within it- boundaries more thin our-think of the new county In 1-19. shortly after Asahel Woodward anl others had settled in a region which afterward became the center of the new counts. Benjamin Harvey established a home on Blue River a few miles further north, and in the fall William Harvey. James Harvey. and Absalom Harvey, natives of North Carolina, came it to the star region from Wayne county, where they had settbol while Indiaan was yet a terri- tary. Outside of the fox henses in the Having a tament mong Blue River, Prairie towelup when created was a wild region there Nature hell sway in all Das solemn grandeur. It- lands were not subject to entry until 1-22, when Robert Smith, Absalon Harvey, Barley B utwor. Jan- Harvey, William Harvey. Joan Hart,- Anigh Que, Bes pinun Harvey. Jacob Witter, William Brown, Plalay Harkauder, George Koons, Japon Huston, Henry Stamp. John Hedrick and John P. Johnson math the first entries of laad within the tornship. The first plerten was leblat th- need for the poor and Abyjen Can and Will nu Hariny were the first overseers of the poor, and while paraap- unit a febre was yit built within the township. James Massey. Robert tington and Allow Harvey were Apprinted frare viewer


In JeIS there were but for land sal . within the township; n fow of the settlers of the year hardest bought re. ca lands and new outros wore monde by Jacob H H. William K Niet, Exer Besties Peter Sender and Shame - Massy. About ting the Poor So be put up on Klu Rig a ser primitive mail for creating de and . mil and if you - mall, on Bu afterwards atother ami I was bush further down the ener by Benjamin Harvey, and image there to go, your good before less Bough ghong .


aprite a ridoby of Virem ans, the monty of vlum won frion Men-


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David Bouslog. John Brunner. Thomas Hess. Josiah Bradbury. Lemuel Evous, Philip Shively, Jerennah Vearh, Charles Mellett, Aquilla Birnett. Joshon L. Hickman, George Brakefield. Michael Bannon, Avues- Rhoton. Aaron Evans. Levi Bowring and Joseph Schuman. Among other early settlers in the town-hp were Van B. Swearingen, Divul Vanve Clement Murphey. Lewis Veach. William Hickman. Milton Was man. Solomon Piekenmegh, Jeremih Page, James Masterson, Andersin Jeffries. Aquilla Davis, John Spencer in, John R Milletin. Nathan Garrett. Charles Goff. Eh Harmon, Robert Downs, Charles C'inatlay. Nathan C' atalay, Nethan Livesey. Divid Lowlien mol .Joseph Cargill.


The early inhabitants of the township were principally from Virginia. with an rulmixture of settler, From North Carolina. Temp ore and a bow from other states The latter umbrand such well known families as the Harveys, Koons, Frommers, Julin., Wists. C'unadays and Mifiann-, whih. the Old Dominion timis meldet the Heckman. Johnsons. Molletts Icms Power, Bolas, Waters, Vincles Vaners, Reeds, Hartless, Bevor. Williams. Roomslog. Banners, Scelta. Hostes. Hedrich Staveley's Habe. Pick ngangin, Swearingens, Lewellen, Rudyways and Giaretts. Some of these families persistent if the hereditary prole of ancestry common to the first family's of Virginia, and perhaps wore thought to be somewhat exclusive is their sosemations. Some had been clase-holders, and the Hekimans brought with them their slaves and gave them interty Offer were zealous m the musket wehren und a few Inne it with them their


eyes ptions, they were Riposte met the founding of churches ral shoes their all ways but slowly gave up the me theds of forming it veggie an 12 I a nedle mansingef and woman, but they were excelled his meg at the und wanty. in their sad related. they were reserved you hospitalde. asl a few were exercised are the ar habits. They were high speed a quick the inte He tuol, many of to in areepied bot slovly the tam sur fisrf Ah intelectual age


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schools and street forms and rob consuming manager auch ss haben and education, med the hedge need for peace and dessatiekden, and while


firma, beautiful how- and esetben tos s and less and! ir a churches


rapidly im one - chan of the month de garder, and while There. Kentucky, Pennsylvan, Ohio ana att states have cornibuted mans other states have left sich an abody _ impress up es at- material. miteller. tunt on I padstien development as Verzuimand North der dini.


- 1 ing Prairie towear-loop of more than torts set Hots, and the next year the settlement- ta the western print of the . winship lund so grown that Fall Creek Den-top was Frente 1. and ta 1-4 : 21 + town ships > stal further rr. duced in territory by the ore itin of Jefram township, having it with it's prosent boundaries The first village projected in the township was Hillsboro, which wis beited by Jac & Hn-ton. Thomas Hasan opl S mu- uel Rhin hart in 150. while in 150i Lot Tazekon platted the villige uf Luray. Both of these villes for a come douroshed and were important market places and places for thetous and political meetings Laray `nestled among the hills of Back U'rees, being on the road from New Castle to Muncie and equally distant from the two county wats, was for sever il years a police widely known, and is off tavern, with its balcony and great sign. like that of the rural English ings. wis the equal of any tavern in the county. and seitl graities and politici na . ling, were important features in its early history : but with the spranging up of new villages, Hill-hora and Lare have fallen into doenv. a. I only memories of theair ports his- tory remain. Mount Summar, situatel agon one of the dorf obsathen of the county, was platted as a village in Jessy Ice in ISSL and in Isiis the town of Springport, situated in a jarturesque part of the county, came into existete.


The settlements in the rastern port of the county known as a part of the Leavell Neighborhood, contained foru the beginning; ymite as many jubabitants as the settlements neatt P county seat. mul for the purpose of having elections and the administration of loeid affairs brought munter home. Liberty township was created by the Band of S'immisshutters at their February Term. 1.23. bring the de af wenship eres d after the four orginal townships. Twenty-four perusedland and been rate in this town- ship prio; ta September 1. 1-2! Dr i2 d- bouainmyf ur montis of the year. Jacob Rhonehar, Peter hive Fort. Joan Beranin. nathen Person. George Rooms, Thomas Cox. Thoma- Wue-, Eh-ha Ling Jost Ling, John Baker Jaroh Morris, Dalaman Bils, John Marshall, Richard Conway. Watson R . John Kown- Enth H. Golf George Holvan. Thomas Haden, John Ab iffer. Sr .. Kanchen Johnson and Justan C'aw-on nideate:el lands. During the next seir entries of luinl were mode by Brigan.in Titis. Michael Ault, Ishar Sellers, Zuior Dougherty, Benjamin Clark, Anthony Borys, Hotwet Bennett. Archilend Dethar. Stanton Pourson, Benjamin Harduin. Samnel Loar, Samuel M . daten, Sunset Polar, John Smith. Moves Brown. Henry Myers. Thomas Nera. Curstopher Man. Alexander Handby. Brujeauf Bauson. Daniel sandes, Samuel Jones, Henry Rue, Thomas R Straford. Samuel D W. h. and William Boyd. Benjamin Han!man. Christian Hale. Henry [':, Lvan Bentaw. Elias Putz, Jacob Huston, William Campbell Krogh However. Peter Halstrad. Joshua Hoover. James Bond. Dient Brirxn, William Beli. Johan Hant-mg. er, Jonathan Emmons. John K. Not. James Denbar, and Jesse Pearson. In 1-23 additional entries were made by Abrahams Hoffman. Iscar Brown. Joba Bell. Lsinh Bradbury. William B. ,'1. John Mr.Ln. as, houh Shaffer. Lewis (dom. Robert Harrisna, Peter Hamstead. Jonathan Almasou and Samuel Hd-teail.


The Best election was held at the- home of Ezekiel Leivell, and Jaron Thorp and Cyrus Cotton were the first ivermeers of the poor. Other settlers continued to come into the township, among whom were Peter Wi -. David sched. Robert Boyd. Withham Bond. Bergamin Wisehurt. dol n Mesurles. While & Beall, Jovem Harter, Gren T sims m. Thanks Rany m. Miles Conway, Micaich Fietser. WHan Wamer Hjul. Martin- dale. Diad Wilson, Eans Bach. Have Biber. Willinn & if: June- For. George Ierten diverse Corwine, Armati Wat' me. Luke Wiles, Washino Law. li. WHim- Ninoden, Ment.v. B Stoelds. Jan tt Covalt. Jaties Lowrat! L-a," Kinsey. Inares Literis to staloparte Mentinthesands. ·· mt thing aearly forty-tweetin, a of the apartar porgo risation the first in the county, while- m it, beautiful fan hoy- . well-built barn4.


hy John Harshturger in ISEand A- Tueland if- pysehr tarsatte wir, In 1-0) the population of the town- pois Ville, med in 1 1; she goes well value of the property was al Bol de , copy the regles saboule the fur county


On November 11. 192%, Stom. ( rech townelig w - crowded sent of the eastern part of fratres The to s & w map them croberger all of Blue The town- up as new substitute & co graphiediy the small & in the


marie, being be shown Head .com. ion - Jordan and Sand ane Bedarf The


and En- Halil Among thieis who came nga hitle haley were Withouta W Kerr, Julesh Luchlen, Cornelde B Man is . Jacob Hans. Jamp - Murtay. Misha Bord. Wellman Marcus, Honderd Bordet and Willing Sander


On September S. BSES Andlies Blount, the Best seller in the bestship. palatial the towned Countable Thevillage is land and contained twenty logansport and Nochmal issued," while the pored south was called " the Centerville Hout. . The her b are of La propride ot tive sillage was fot somme soirs the only dịu đang hơnse ap the place, and mu phải thour war het three enbuy in the town, one of which was Abraham Leamington's tavern. Not bing afterwards Timothy Jordan opened a stop here in the


" thins gave way to some of the best frame housesthen in the county, sine of which remain as monuments of the past. Two hotels flourished hele. for a long time, and as the town was on the main throughfue from Richmond to Manewr. it became the stopyjung juice over night of the ummigrants seeking bontes in the counties in the north western part of the state, and it was no unusual thing to see along the real que as many as fifty cayrol wagons as they halted here wvet nicht. Stige conches, carrying pussrogers and the mad. went through the village duty, midt a large pool WAS constructeil at the edge of town into which the boom- were driven nul the heavy coat of mud washed from horas and wagons, In January, 19H. Joseph G Rogers and John R Collrien ind out a village in the western part of the township and called it Rogerssalle, and for several years it was an important place of trade for the surrounding country, hat has erused to be a place of importance. Circleville, on the line between Stony Creek and Blue River townships, was once a handlet of a few houses and a share or two, but how convert to exist. "The population of the township ( Im) was 1014 and the viduation of its rends and personal property for taxatwoa in 1892 was :500,0).


l'im fertile lunds and benutiful small streams in the northwestern part of the county early invited the immigrants ser king nomtes in the wow county and Prairie township, which the year before bad been diminished in area by the meation of Stony Cek township, was th August, Je, atall further reduced by the creation of Fall Creek township. The new townshop continued twenty-six sections more than is present aren. The first land sales in the township were made in 1-22. the only entras during the year bang by Benjanna G. Bristol, Reuben Bristol noul James W Wier, while during the next year no entries were made. But immigrants emne in rapidly after this year, the majority of whoinn were from Virginia, and wiony them were Lewis Summers, Asa Warnock. David Wagner. Deval Parater. John Som- Insup, Jucob Koontz, Absalom Painter, John Jours, Joseph Coifm u. Jo- seph Vannatre. Nathan Fleming, William Burner. Abradown Shownher, Jola P. Miller, Jacob P. Miller, Peter Sheets, Philip Lialamood. Jarab Sitiomers, Simon Summers, Dave V Nn rman, Chaunery H Burr. Joseph Bown an. Anderson Burton, Lesi Trust, Jarob Huff. Lewis Susan, Thomas Swain. Jobin Shawhan, Comend Fudely, Charles Wirhell. Nathan Rdvy, Phunas Jack. William Flemming. Samuel Fleming, Joshua Streets, Lane Admise. Joseph Yunut. Joseph Showalter. Joseph Franklin, Jack Fessler. James Cummins, Adam E Conn. Sotia Tombisen. John Fadely, James Wise- hart. Joseph Tomlinson, deseple the sett. John Hart, Charles Hedrick. Seth Summer-, Juh Clevenger, Aber Vamminire, John Bonham. Joseph De bye, Andrew Fatte, I san Gens, Will am Giobeen. Anders m Showalter. Jacob Wister, John Kerching, Peter Kresling, Thomas Hosts, William Hunlow, Moves Withmit, Lit Hudson, Withan Prigge, George Kelling. David Stricker, John Mc Williams, John Perselust, Abraham Tolaye. Henry Bowers and Chartes Me Dorman. There were who mang ous equally worthy of on ntum.


In Orter. 1529, Jacob Koontz tiled a plat of a villng. which he ralled Middletown. consisting of tour blo ka e I ten bile ruch. 'The propertur of the village did not long remin a resident Lots in the urw town dial not N -! mappily ant: 1 the prices Fangenl from three to twenty dollars. Eh Par- Ier wad a man named Grannar lived here with their families as early as 15330, and the adur Voor Vlantrey f. Bure started the host thanery in the sounds ; they your following editie Will its started a store and was not lotte afterward appointed justhoster Der Fleming, Joseph Bomann and Henry Pored were early merchants, nad blide Parker is said to have been the first forse ru-keeper. Hours l'orage's store was built of round buckeyes loge, wird sprouted in the gering and here he also kept The Jestoder, and love it was the carly settlers most of whom were hem Bowlinghin omaty Virginm, obtmed ther mail. At this fair am Hours and through if lashings, Sadly doctors. Wollen Burpee one of


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RESIDENCE OF J C HUDELSON NEW CASTLE,


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HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY


here and a splendid what has ne has been speci! Interms was said in Good Bank ro straits wereneem while the sessel salite


word Vases Korn Stand a Butter. Jan . 1. 9. Barton Ball, Date I folgen. Robert South, William Sunth. Jan . Bitte :. Jan Parker Matt's Pales. iesburgh, in the most of spindel ng endront region, low is berg ming as early as That, what, a story was option her , and m les Bet - hosting and others hand out . negen rof ists In For the Best Jeg in Honey Creek was Emile by David F dels, and smes want some people ate of theend. jacent lands base been poupadas logs. The population of the township exclusive al Maliktown was Hi im 15Ht ml the use of 1- property was >1.09atdetwe war later.


And, while every township in the county molly responded to the call of duty in the war for the suppression of the relation. Fult sos township is the only township whose canadees militare lastury has been we then, and in the excellent little somme lo hyph & Young sand hill & rock Township m the War of the Role Thon and the Werwith M. to. the name4 of all the soldiers of the township whe prin posted in the - w - nul th the war of 1- 12 ate gnen And while the mu htery stions 'hof :hn both. ship, during the civil war, averaged but 2), these were EST enlatments in the township, of which 175 were for three years, a spdemint illustration of its patriotism




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