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Washington County, Indiana
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 28,182. The county seat (and the county's only incorporated city) is Salem. Washington County is part of the Louisville metropolitan area. History In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the Northwest Territory, which included the area of present-day Indiana. In 1800, Congress separated Ohio from the Northwest Territory, designating the rest of the land as the Indiana Territory. President Thomas Jefferson chose William Henry Harrison as the territory's first governor, and Vincennes was established as the territorial capital. After the Michigan Territory was separated and the Illinois Territory was formed, Indiana was reduced to its current size and geography. In 1790, Knox County was laid out. In 1801, Clark County was established, and in 1808 Harrison County was laid out, including the territory of the future Washington County. Starting in 1794, Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana
Washington Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,506 and it contained 4,662 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.52%) is land and (or 0.48%) is water. Cities, towns, villages * Salem (the county seat) Unincorporated towns * Canton at * Fair Acres at * Harristown at * Highland at * Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featu ... at * Martin Heights at * McCol Place at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Adjacent townships * Monroe Township (north) * Gibson Township (northeast) * Franklin Township (east) * Polk Township (southeast) * Pierce Township (south) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posey Township, Washington County, Indiana
Posey Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,791 and it contained 804 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.20%) is land and (or 0.80%) is water. Cities, towns, villages * Fredericksburg * Hardinsburg Unincorporated towns * Fayetteville at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Adjacent townships * Howard Township (northeast) * Jackson Township (east) * Morgan Township, Harrison County (southeast) * Blue River Township, Harrison County (south) * Whiskey Run Township, Crawford County (southwest) * Southeast Township, Orange County (west) * Madison Township (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains these two cemeteries: Old Unity and Walton. Rivers * Blue River School districts * West Washington School Corporation Political districts * Indiana's 9th congressional district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Herald Bulletin
''The Herald Bulletin'' is a daily newspaper serving Anderson, Indiana, and adjacent areas northeast of Indianapolis. It is owned by CNHI. History ''The Bulletin'' was established as a daily in 1883, adding a weekly edition on Saturday in 1885. ''The Herald'' was established as an independent Republican paper in 1868, by Stephen Metcalf. It was published weekly. Anderson's two separate newspapers began operating as one company in 1949, publishing the ''Anderson Herald'', founded as a weekly in 1868, in the morning, and the ''Anderson Daily Bulletin'' in the afternoon. Upon their sale to Ingersoll Publications, the two were combined into one morning edition, ''The Herald Bulletin'', starting April 5, 1987. Ingersoll sold the paper to Thomson Corporation in 1990; in 2000, Thomson sold it to CNHI CNHI, LLC (formerly Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.) is an American publisher of newspapers and advertising-related publications throughout the United States. The company was for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue River Friends Hicksite Meeting House And Cemetery
Blue River Friends Hicksite Meeting House and Cemetery were established in a Quaker settlement northeast of Salem in Washington County, Indiana. The meeting house was built in 1815. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 2019. The meeting house is now called the Old Blue River Friends Church. Not to be confused with the Little Blue River Friends Church in Morristown, Indiana. Settlement Quakers began to settle in Washington County in 1808 from Virginia and North Carolina, both of which were slave states. At least 784 families fled North Carolina after the state that passed a law that made it legal to re-enslave people immediately after their emancipation. Matthew Coffin was among the earliest pioneers, arriving in 1809, after a seven-week long journey from North Carolina. More families continued to arrive, with another group of Quakers arriving in 1812, who built a simple log cabin for religious services. The Blue River Friends Settlement conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quakers
Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestantism, Protestant Christian set of Christian denomination, denominations. Members refer to each other as Friends after in the Bible, and originally, others referred to them as Quakers because the founder of the movement, George Fox, told a judge to "quake before the authority of God". The Friends are generally united by a belief in each human's ability to be guided by the inward light to "make the witness of God" known to everyone. Quakers have traditionally professed a priesthood of all believers inspired by the First Epistle of Peter. They include those with Evangelical Friends Church International, evangelical, Holiness movement, holiness, liberal, and Conservative Friends, traditional Quaker understandings of Christianity, as well as Nontheist Quakers. To differing extents, the Friends avoid creeds and hierarchical structures. In 2017, there were an estimated 377,557 adult Quakers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott County, Indiana
Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 24,384. The county seat is Scottsburg. History Scott County was formed in 1820 from portions of Clark, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, and Washington counties. It was named for Gen. Charles Scott, who was Governor of Kentucky from 1808 to 1812. Geography According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of , of which (or 98.78%) is land and (or 1.22%) is water. Cities and towns * Austin * Scottsburg Unincorporated towns * Blocher * Nabb * Vienna * Leota * Lexington Townships * Finley * Jennings * Johnson * Lexington * Vienna Adjacent counties * Jennings County (northeast) * Jefferson County (east) * Clark County (south) * Washington County (west) * Jackson County (northwest) Transit * Southern Indiana Transit System Major highways * Interstate 65 * U.S. Route 31 * State Road 3 * State Road 56 * State Road 160 * State Road 203 * State Road 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County, Indiana
Jackson County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 46,428. The county seat is Brownstown, Indiana, Brownstown. History Jackson County was formed in 1816. It was named after General Andrew Jackson. Jackson County was the site of the first recorded train robbery of a moving train in the United States. On October 6, 1866, the Reno Gang robbed an Ohio and Mississippi Railway train, making off with over $10,000. Jackson County has the second longest 3-span covered bridge in the world; Medora Covered Bridge, The Medora Covered Bridge. After a recent project to completely refurbish the Medora Covered Bridge, the nearby town of Medora now holds an annual event at the bridge. The bridge is open for pedestrian traffic and site-seers. Another long neglected covered bridge, the Bells Ford Bridge, believed to have been the last remaining Post Truss bridge in the world, succumbed to neglect, collapsing into the White River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange County, Indiana
Orange County is located in Southern Indiana, Southern Indiana in the United States. As of 2020, its population was 19,867. The county seat is Paoli, Indiana, Paoli. The County (United States), county has four municipal corporation, incorporated settlements with a total population of about 8,600, as well as several small unincorporated communities. It is divided into 10 townships which provide local services. One U.S. route and five Indiana state roads pass through or into the county. History Orange County was formed from parts of Knox County, Indiana, Knox County, Gibson County, Indiana, Gibson County and Washington County, Indiana, Washington County by the Indiana Territory#Legislature, Indiana Territorial Legislature, on December 26, 1815 (effective February 1, 1816). In 1816 the Orange County seat was designated at Paoli, which was named after Pasquale Paoli Ash, the 12-year-old son of the sitting North Carolina Governor. The early settlers were mostly Quakers fleeing the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardinsburg, Indiana
Hardinsburg is a town in Posey Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 222 at the 2020 census. History Hardinsburg was laid out in 1838 by Aaron Hardin, and named for him. Aaron Hardin operated the first store in Hardinsburg and had kept store for several years before the town was started. Hardinsburg was incorporated as a town in 1849. The Hardinsburg post office has been in operation since 1838. Geography According to the 2010 census, Hardinsburg has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 248 people, 96 households, and 61 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 111 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 96 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treaty Of Grouseland
The Treaty of Grouseland was an agreement negotiated by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory on behalf of the government of the United States of America with Native American leaders, including Little Turtle and Buckongahelas, for lands in Southern Indiana, northeast Indiana, and northwestern Ohio. The treaty was negotiated and signed on Aug 21, 1805, at Harrison's home in Vincennes, Indiana, called Grouseland. Negotiated a year after the second Treaty of Vincennes, it was the second major land purchase in Indiana since the close of the Northwest Indian War and the signing of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville. Treaty The Miami Tribe, led by Little Turtle, held the principle claim to all the land that was purchased, but many other tribes inhabited the area. Before the signing of the treaty legal settlement in Indiana was limited to a tract of land around Vincennes, Clark's Grant, and Fort Wayne. Many settlers were moving outside of those areas and onto Native lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Native Americans In The United States
Native Americans (also called American Indians, First Americans, or Indigenous Americans) are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous peoples of the United States, particularly of the Contiguous United States, lower 48 states and Alaska. They may also include any Americans whose origins lie in any of the indigenous peoples of North or South America. The United States Census Bureau publishes data about "American Indians and Alaska Natives", whom it defines as anyone "having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America ... and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment". The census does not, however, enumerate "Native Americans" as such, noting that the latter term can encompass a broader set of groups, e.g. Native Hawaiians, which it tabulates separately. The European colonization of the Americas from 1492 resulted in a Population history of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, precipitous decline in the size of the Native American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Washington County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 209,349. Its county seat is Washington, Pennsylvania, Washington. The county is part of the Greater Pittsburgh region of the state. The county is home to Washington County Airport (Pennsylvania), Washington County Airport, southwest of Washington. History The county was created on March 28, 1781, from part of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County. The city and county were both named after American Revolutionary War leader George Washington, who eventually became the first President of the United States. The town of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Charleroi got its name from the Belgian city of Charleroi. There lived many Belgian Americans, Belgian immigrants in the Monongahela area at the end of the 19th century, some of whom were glass makers. Geography According to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
