Independence is a small
unincorporated community
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in
Warren Township,
Warren County Warren County is the name of fourteen counties in the USA. Some are named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War:
* Warren County, Georgia
* Warren County, Illinois
* Warren County ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
.
History
A trading post existed at this location as early as 1811. The village was laid out on October 5, 1832 by
Zachariah Cicott Zachariah (Zacharie) Cicott (Cicotte, or Sicotte as it is usually written today) (1781-1850) was a French-Canadian trader and is believed to have been the first white settler to live permanently in what became Warren County, Indiana. He was the gre ...
, a French-Indian trader and scout for General
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...
, on Cicott's Reserve, ground that was given to him by the government for his services. A post office was established on March 24, 1834 and closed on January 31, 1950. Now the town uses the post office in nearby
Attica
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, despite the fact that Attica is in a different county.
The first newspaper in the county was produced in Independence, starting in 1844. It was called the Wabash Register and was run by Enos Canutt.
Geography
Independence is located in the eastern part of the county on the western banks of the
Wabash River
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, about northeast and upstream of the county seat of
Williamsport. The small town of
Riverside
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occupies the opposite bank, which is in
Fountain County.
Demographics
Trivia
* The American folk band
Eddie From Ohio has a song on its 2004 album ''This Is Me'' called ''Independence, Indiana''.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Warren County, Indiana
Populated places established in 1832
1832 establishments in Indiana