unincorporated community
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of
Indiana
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.
History
A trading post existed at this location as early as 1811. The village was laid out on October 5, 1832 by Zachariah Cicott, a French-Indian trader and scout for General
William Henry Harrison
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, 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 occupies the opposite bank, which is in Fountain County.
Demographics
Education
It is in the
Metropolitan School District of Warren County
The Metropolitan School District of Warren County administers the one high school/middle school and three elementary schools in Warren County, Indiana
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