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HISTORY

OF

SHELBY COUNTY,

INDIANA

FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, NOTES, ETC., TOGETHER WITH A SHORT HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST, THE INDIANA TERRITORY, AND THE STATE OF INDIANA.

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO

BRANT & FULLER

1887

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PART I - HISTORY OF INDIANA

CHAPTER I. - Prehistoric Races

CHAPTER II. - National Policies, etc

CHAPTER III. - Operations Against the Indians

CHAPTER IV. - Organization of Indiana Territory

CHAPTER V.  - Organization of the State, etc

CHAPTER VI. - Indiana in the Rebellion

CHAPTER VII. - State Affairs After the Rebellion

CHAPTER VIII. - Education and Benevolence

PART II - HISTORY OF SHELBY COUNTY

CHAPTER I.

Geology— Surface Configuration—Glacial Drift—General Section of the County—Hot Wells— Paleozoic Geology—Devonian and Silurian Ages—Fossils—Local Details—Conn's Creek and "Waldron Beds," etc

CHAPTER II.

Indian History—Early Tribes—The Delawares—Treaty Ceding Shelby County to the United States—Reminiscences—Miscellaneous Items

CHAPTER III.

County Organization—Act of the Legislature—First Townships—Locating the County Seat—Sale of Lots—Early acts of County Board—Reorganization of Townships—Early Jails-Court House—Finances—County Poor—Roads—Railroads—Elections— City Officers—Medical Society—County Fairs —Local Industries.

CHAPTER IV.

Early Settlements—The Indian Trader—First Settlers and Where They Settled-Early Land Sales—The Log Cabin—Early Milling—First Crops— Wild Animals—A Reminiscence-—Snakes—Trade and Commerce — Amusements — Incidents

CHAPTER V.

Military History—Mexican War-Causes of the Civil War—Public Opinion in Shelby County—The Boggstown Resolutions-News From Fort Sumter—First Company for the Front—Flag Presentation—Other Companies— Change in Sentiment—The County's Early Record-Democratic Resolutions—Renewed Volunteering—Sword Presentation—The 100 Days' Men—The Morgan Raid—Public Opinion in 1863-4—Men Furnished for the War—Indiana Legion— Bounty and Relief—Roll of Honor 3-30

CHAPTER VI.

Religious History — Early Piely — The Methodist Episcopal Church—Its Classes at Marion, Shelbyville, Wrays, Boggstown, Brandywine, Failand, Flatrock, Norristown, Marietta, Morristown., Fountaintown, Pleasant Hill, Waldron, Winchester, Ripple's, Toners, Geneva, Acton Circuit and  Cynthiana — The Presbyterians at Shelbyville and  Boggstown —The Roman Catholics — The Missionary Baptists — The Disciples at Shelbyville, Mt. Auburn,  Morristown, Cave Hid,Gwynnville — United Brethren —  Methodist Protestant— Southern Methodist Episcopal Church — Adventists — Christian Union — Lutherans, etc.

CHAPTER VII.

Towns— Shelbyville— Early Items — Public Improvements — Banks —An Old Map—The Town in 1856- Incorporation-Additions — Reminiscence of 1836 — Population —Secret Societies — Manufacturing Enterprises — The Press — Other Towns of the County, etc

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

To find any particular biographical sketch turn to the township in which it should regularly appear, where they will be found arranged in alphabetical order.

Addison Township Biographies

Brandywine Township Biographies

Hanover Township Biographies

Hendricks Township Biographies

Jackson Township Biographies

Liberty Township Biographies

Marion Township Biographies

Moral Township Biographies

Noble Township Biographies

Shelbyville Biographies

Shelby Township Biographies

Sugar Creek Township Biographies

Union Township Biographies

Van Buren Township Biographies

Washington Township Biographies