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CHAPTER I. - Warrick County Prior to 1813 |
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- French and English Control of the Ohio Valley -
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- Indian Villages in Southwestern Indiana - 3
- Colonel Harmar's Expedition - 4
- Indian Raids - 6
- Treaty of 1804 with the Indians - 9
- First Permanent Settlements in the County - 11
- Stories of Early Hunting and Game - 15
- Layout out of Roads - 19
- Salt Manufacturing - 25
- Indian Raids previous to the Outbreak of the War of 1812 - 33
- The Meeks murder - 36
- The War of 1812 - 42 |
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CHAPTER II. - The Organization of the County |
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- Naming of the County - 44
- Warrick, County in 1813 - 45
- Relocation of the County Seat - 48
- Boonville made the County Seat - 54 |
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CHAPTER III. - Organization and Settlement of the
Township |
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- Organization of Townships 1813-20 - 60
- Settlers and Settlements in the County 1813-20 - 61 |
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CHAPTER IV. - Early Towns and Villages |
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- Darlington - 64
- Boonville - 70
- Sprinklesburg - 75
- Cypress - 79 |
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CHAPTER V. - Election and Officers Prior to 1820 |
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- Election of 1813 - 81
- Election of 1816 in Boon Township - 83
- List of County Officers Prior to 1820 - 83 |
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CHAPTER VI. - Early Enterprises |
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- At First Mail Route - 87
- Attempts at Coal Mining - 88
- Milling Industry - 88
- Transportation - 90 |
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CHAPTER VII. - |
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- Methodism in Warrick County Prior to 1850 - 96
- Appendix A - Land Entries prior to 1820 - 169
- Appendix B - Settlers prior to 1820 - 174
- Bibliography - 186 |
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MAPS
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Traces of 1807 in Southwestern Indiana |
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Knox County in 1812 |
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Warrick County in 1813 |
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Warrick County in 1814 |
48 |
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Warrick County in 1817 |
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Warrick County in 1818 |
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Plan of Darlington |
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Plan of Boonville in 1818 |
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Addition to Boonville in 1819 |
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Sprinklesburg in 1818 |
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Plan of Cypress in 1818 |
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Mail Routes South of the Vincennes Trace in 1820 |
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