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The history of human activity in Indiana, a U.S. state in the Midwest, stems back to the migratory tribes of Native Americans who inhabited Indiana as early as 8000 BC.. Tribes succeeded one another in dominance for several thousand years and reached their peak of development during the period of Mississippian cult
Van Buren Township was organized in September 1841; the last township to be formed in Daviess County, it was created in response to a petition circulated among residents of parts of Barr and Madison townships, praying to be set off as a separate township. In the first years of settlement, present-day Van Buren Township attracted few pioneers ...
New York did not conduct a census in 1885 because its Governor David B. Hill refused to support the proposed census due to its extravagance and cost. [16] [17] Governor Hill objected to the idea of spending so much state money on a state census that was as extravagant as the 1880 U.S. Census. [16] [17]
Harrison Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 689 (down from 696 at 2010 [ 3 ] ) and it contained 308 housing units. [ 4 ]
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1 History. 2 Geography. ... Indiana. As of the 2010 census, ... Jackson Township was organized in 1841, and named for Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), ...
St Peter's church is one of the oldest Catholic parishes in Indiana. The first church was a log-cabin built in 1818, followed by frame church in 1823. In 1841, bishop Célestine Guynemer de la Hailandière gave the parish and the land to French priest and missionary Edward Sorin, CSC who came with seven Brothers of the Congregation of Holy ...