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Beech Settlement
Beech Settlement was a rural settlement in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana, Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana, Rush County, Indiana. Its early settlers were free people of color (most of them migrated from eastern North Carolina and Virginia) and a small number of free blacks, who came to the area with Quakers. Beech was one of Indiana's early black rural settlements and also one of its largest. The rural neighborhood received its name because of a large stand of beech trees in its vicinity. By 1835 the farming community had a population of 400 residents, but largely due to changing economic conditions, including rising costs of farming, the settlement's population began to decline after 1870. Fewer than six of the Beech families remained by 1920. As with most of Indiana's black rural settlements, Beech Settlement no longer exists. Few major points of interest remain; however, the community's Mount Pleasant Beech Church serves as the site for annual reunions of its friend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rural Settlement
The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. In some others, rural settlements traditionally do not include towns. Common types of rural settlements are villages, hamlets and farms. Traditionally, rural settlements were associated with agriculture. In modern times other types of rural communities have been developed . The settlement where the occupation of majority of people relate to the local natural resources are called rural settlement for example, (1) settlement of fisheries along a sea coast, (2) settlement of tribal people in the forest area and (3) settlement of farmers along the banks of rivers. Rural settlements show the reciprocal relationship of human occupance features and environment. Malaysia Started on 6 July 1956 in then Malaya, rural settlements in Malaysia is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
