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Source:
History of Miami County, Indiana
From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biological
Sketches,
Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended
History of the Northwest, The Indiana Territory,
and the State of Indiana.
- ILLUSTRATED -
Publ.
Chicago - Brant & Fuller
1887
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PART I. - HISTORY OF INDIANA |
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CHAPTER I.
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| PREHISTORIC RACES |
17 |
| - Antiquities |
19 |
| - Chinese,
The |
18 |
| - Discovery
by Columbus |
33 |
| -
Explorations by the Whites |
37 |
| - Indians,
The |
31 |
| - Imigration,
The First |
18 |
| -
Immigration, The Second |
20 |
| - Pyramids,
etc., The |
21 |
| - Relics of
the Mound-Builders |
23 |
| - Savage
Customs |
34 |
| - Tartars,
The |
23 |
| - Vincennes |
39 |
| - Wabash
River, The |
39 |
| - White Men,
The First |
37 |
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CHAPTER II.
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| NATIONAL POLICIES,
ETC. |
41 |
| - American
Policy, The |
46 |
| - Atrocity of
the Savages |
47 |
| - Burning of
Hinton |
48 |
| - British
Policy, The |
46 |
| - Clark's
Expedition |
52 |
| - French
Scheme, The |
41 |
| - Gilbault,
Father |
65 |
| - Government
of the Northwest |
67 |
| - Hamilton's
Career |
64 |
| - LIquor and
Gaming Laws |
74 |
| -
Missionaries, The Catholic |
42 |
| - Ordinance
of 1787 |
70 |
| - Pontiac's
War |
46 |
| - Ruse
Against the Indians |
64 |
| - Vigo,
Francis |
6 |
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CHAPTER III.
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| OPERATIONS AGAINST
THE INDIANS |
75 |
| - Battle at
Peoria Lake |
104 |
| - Campaign of
Harrison |
92 |
| - Cession
Treaties |
93 |
| - Defeat of
St. Clair |
79 |
| - Defensive
Operations |
76 |
| - Expedition
of Harmer |
75 |
| - Expedition
of Wayne |
79 |
| - Expedition
of St. Clair |
78 |
| - Expedition
of Williamson |
78 |
| - Fort Miami,
Battle of |
80 |
| - Harrison
and the Indians |
87 |
| - Hopkins'
Campaign |
105 |
| - Kickapoo
Town, Burning of |
78 |
| - Maumee,
Battle of |
75 |
| - Massacre at
Pigeon Roosts |
103 |
| -
Mississinewa Town, Battle at |
106 |
| - Oratory,
Tecumseh's |
114 |
| - Prophet
Town, Destruction of |
100 |
| - Peace with
the Indians |
106 |
| - Siege of
Fort Wayne |
101 |
| - Siege of
Fort Harrison |
103 |
| - Tecumseh |
111 |
| - Tippecanoe,
Battle of |
98 |
| - War of 1812 |
101 |
| - War of
1812, Close of the |
108 |
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CHAPTER IV.
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| ORGANIZATION OF
INDIANA TERRITORY |
82 |
| - Bank,
Establishment of |
120 |
| - Courts,
Formation of |
120 |
| - County
Offices, Appointment |
119 |
| - Corydon,
the Capital |
117 |
| - Gov. Posey |
117 |
| - Indiana in
1810 |
84 |
| - Population
in 1815 |
118 |
| - Territorial
Legislature, The First |
84 |
| - Western
Sun, The |
84 |
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CHAPTER V.
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| ORGANIZATION OF THE
STATE, ETC. |
121 |
| - Amendment,
The Fifteenth |
147 |
| - Black Hawk
War |
126 |
| -
Constitution, Formation of the |
121 |
| - Campaigns
Against the Indiana |
128 |
| - Defeat of
Black hawk |
130 |
| - Exodus of
the Indians |
131 |
| - General
Assembly, The First |
122 |
| -
Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Treaty of |
142 |
| - Harmony
Community |
134 |
| - Indian
Titles |
132 |
| - Immigration |
125 |
| - Lafayette,
Action at |
127 |
| - Land Sales |
133 |
| - Mexican
War, The |
136 |
| - Slavery |
144 |
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CHAPTER VI.
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| INDIANA IN THE
REBELLION |
148 |
| - Batteries
of Light Infantry, |
182 |
| - Battle
Record of States |
188 |
| - Call to
Arms, The |
149 |
| - Colored
Troops of Indiana |
182 |
| - Calls of
1864 |
177 |
| - Field, In
the |
152 |
| - Independent
Cavalry Regiment |
181 |
| - Morgan's
Raid |
170 |
| - Minute-Men |
170 |
| - One Hundred
Days' Men |
176 |
| - Regiments,
Formation of |
151 |
| - Regiments,
Sketch of |
153 |
| - Six Months'
Regiments |
172 |
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CHAPTER VII.
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| STATE AFFAIRS AFTER
THE REBELLION |
189 |
| - Agriculture |
209 |
| - Coal |
207 |
| - Divorce
Laws |
193 |
| - Finances |
194 |
| - Geology |
205 |
| - Internal
IMprovements |
199 |
| - Indiana
Horticultural Society |
212 |
| - Indiana
Promological Society |
213 |
| - Special
Laws |
190 |
| - State Bank |
196 |
| - State Board
of Agriculture |
209 |
| - State
Expositions |
210 |
| - Wealth and
Progress |
197 |
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CHAPTER VIII.
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| EDUCATION OF
BENEVOLENCE |
215 |
| - Blind
Institute, The |
232 |
| - City School
System |
218 |
| -
Compensation of Teachers |
220 |
| -
Denominational and Private Institutions |
230 |
| - Deaf and
Dumb Institute |
236 |
| - Education |
265 |
| - Enumeration
of Scholars |
219 |
| - Family
Worship |
252 |
| - Free School
System, The |
215 |
| - Funds,
Management of the |
217 |
| - Female
Prison and Reformatory |
241 |
| - House of
Refuge, The |
243 |
| - Insane
Hospital, The |
238 |
| - Northern
Indiana Normal School |
229 |
| - Origin of
School Funds |
221 |
| - Purdue
University |
224 |
| - School
Statistics |
218 |
| - State
University, The |
222 |
| - State
Normal School |
228 |
| - State
Prison, South |
239 |
| - State
Prison, North |
240 |
| - Total
School Funds |
230 |
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PART II. - HISTORY OF MIAMI COUNTY.
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CHAPTER I.
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GEOLOGY
- General Features
- Soil and Boundary
- Lime
- The Pillared Rocks |
247 |
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CHAPTER II.
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INDIAN HISTORY
- Early Tribes
- The Miamis
- Treaties
- The Pottawattomies
- Indian Villages
- Miami Chiefs
- Indian Murders
- Frances Slocum
- Battle of the Mississinewa |
250 |
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CHAPTER III.
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COUNTY ORGANIZATION
- Acts of the Legislature
- Proceedings of the County Board
- Creation of Townships
- Public Buildings
- County Finances
- Wabash & Erie Canal
- Railroads
- Gravel Roads
- Medical and Agricultural Societies
- Elections
- County Officers, etc. |
272 |
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CHAPTER III.
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COUNTY ORGANIZATION
- Acts of the Legislature
- Proceedings of the County Board
- Creation of Townships
- Public Buildings
- County Finances
- Wabash & Erie Canal
- Railroads
- Gravel Roads
- Medical and Agricultural Societies
- Elections
- County Officers, etc. |
272 |
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CHAPTER IV.
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MILITARY HISTORY
- Early Militia
- Mexican War
- Opening of the Rebellion
- Call to Arms
- First Troops for the Front
- Miami County Regiments in Detail
- Roll of Honor
- Drafts
- Bounty and Relief, etc. |
299 |
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CHAPTER V.
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BENCH AND BAR
- Early Courts
- First Judges
- Destruction of Records
- Early Cases
- Early Attorneys
- Courts under the New Constitution
- Official Seal
- Criminal Trials
- Later Judges and Attorneys
- Probate and Common Pleas Courts
- Roll of Attorneys |
328 |
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CHAPTER VI.
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SCHOOLS
- Early Educational Advantages
- First Schools
- Teachers and Their Methods
- Schools of Peru
- The Townships in Detail
- County Seminary
- The Township Funds
- Normals and Institutes, etc. |
348 |
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CHAPTER VII.
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PERU
- The Original Owners
- Laying out of the Town
- Miamisport
- Sale of Lots
- Early Business
- Navigation of the Wabash
- The Canal
- Early Families
- Incorporation
- Additions
- Fire and Water Departments
- Newspapers
- Churches
- Secret Societies
- Literary Societies and Libraries
- Banks
- Manufacturing Enterprises
- BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. |
362 |
| ALLEN TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
488 |
| - Allen
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
505 |
| BUTLER TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
535 |
| - Butler
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
543 |
| CLAY TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
559 |
| - Clay
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
563 |
| DEER CREEK TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
572 |
| - Deer Creek
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
579 |
| ERIE TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
591 |
| - Erie
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
596 |
| HARRISON TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
602 |
| - Harrison
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
612 |
| JACKSON TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
617 |
| - Jackson
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
637 |
| JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
659 |
| - Jefferson
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
682 |
| PERRY TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
712 |
| - Perry
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
726 |
| PERU TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
362? |
| - Peru
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
392 |
| PIPE CREEK TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
733 |
| - Pipe Creek
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
753 |
| RICHLAND TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
762 |
| - Richland
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
772 |
| UNION TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
781 |
| - Union
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
792 |
| WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
HISTORY |
802 |
| - Washington
Township BIOGRAPHIES |
807 |
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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| Bloomfield, E. M. |
405 |
| Brown, James M. |
351 |
| Clendenning, E. B. |
513 |
| Coe, A. D. |
657 |
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Cox, J. T. |
475 |
| Crowell, Geo. A. |
369 |
| Dukes, A. N. |
315 |
| Farrar, John L. |
549 |
| Farrar, Josiah |
423 |
| Fisher, Joseph |
603 |
| Graft, Benjamin |
675 |
| Graham, John A. |
279 |
| Helm, John N. |
297 |
| Hollenshade, James |
639 |
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Larimer, Jos. H. |
567 |
| Lockwood, W. W. |
441 |
| McDowell, H. P. |
621 |
| Miller, W. B. |
460 |
| Runyan, R. B. |
585 |
| Shirk, E. H. |
261 |
| Shirk, H. J. |
387 |
| Waite, A. C. |
531 |
| Walker, Lyman |
333 |
| Wilson, J. S. |
495 |
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