Image from page 272 of "Centennial history and handbook of Indiana : the story of the state fro በ Internet Archive Book Images

<b>Identifier</b>: centennialhistorcott <b>Title</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidcentennialhistorcott">Centennial history and handbook of Indiana : the story of the state from its beginning to the close of the civil war, and a general survey of progress to the present time</a> <b>Year</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookyear1915">1915</a> (<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookdecade1910">1910s</a>) <b>Authors</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorCottman__George_S___George_Streiby___1857_1941">Cottman, George S. (George Streiby), 1857-1941</a> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorHyman__Max_R___Max_Robinson___1859_1927">Hyman, Max R. (Max Robinson), 1859-1927</a> <b>Subjects</b>: <b>Publisher</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookpublisherIndianapolis___M__R__Hyman">Indianapolis : M. R. Hyman</a> <b>Contributing Library</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookcontributorLincoln_Financial_Foundation_Collection">Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection</a> <b>Digitizing Sponsor</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksponsorThe_Institute_of_Museum_and_Library_Services_through_an_Indiana_State_Library_LSTA_Grant">The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant</a> <b>View Book Page</b>: <a href="https://archive.org/stream/centennialhistorcott/centennialhistorcott#page/n272/mode/1up" rel="nofollow">Book Viewer</a> <b>About This Book</b>: <a href="https://archive.org/details/centennialhistorcott" rel="nofollow">Catalog Entry</a> <b>View All Images</b>: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidcentennialhistorcott">All Images From Book</a> Click here to <a href="https://archive.org/stream/centennialhistorcott/centennialhistorcott#page/n272/mode/1up" rel="nofollow"><b>view book online</b></a> to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. <b>Text Appearing Before Image:</b> <i>he revolutionary war and made his way to Indi-ana and married and lived with his family in alog cabin in Harrison county. On the occasionof General Harrisons visits after the eveningmeal was finished, the members of the familyand their guest would gather around the opencabin door and sing the generals favorite songs.On one of these visits, as General Harrison wasmaking his departure, tradition says he re-marked : In a few days I expect to lay out atown here and would like to have you suggest asuitable name for it. Whereupon Miss JennieSmith asked: Why not name it Corydon, fromthe piece you like so much? Her suggestionpleased the Governor, and thus the town is saidto have derived its name. The words and musicof this traditional song appeared in the Mis-souri Harmony, a copy of which is preserved inour State library. Population of Harrison county in 1890 was20,786; in 1900 was 21,702, and according toUnited States Census of 1910 was 20,232, ofwhich 312 were of white foreign birth. There</i> <b>Text Appearing After Image:</b> <i>Pillar of Constitution, Wyandotte Cave, Crawford County. Largest stalagmite in the world. 24 feet in diameter and 35 feet high. 266 CENTENNIAL HISTORY AND HANDBOOK OF INDIANA were 4,579 families in the county and 4,515dwellings. Townships, Cities and Towns.—There arethirteen townships in Harrison county: BlueRiver, Boone, Franklin, Harrison, Heth, Jackson,Morgan, Posey, Scott, Spencer, Taylor, Wash-ington and Webster. The incorporated citiesand towns are Corydon, Elizabeth, Laconia,Lanesville, Mauckport, New Amsterdam, NewMiddletown and Palmyra. Corydon is the countyseat. Taxable Property and Polls.—According tothe annual report of the Auditor of State fromthe abstract of the tax duplicate for 1913, thetotal value of lands and lots in Harrison countywas $2,709,610, value of improvements was$1,272,770 and the total net value of taxables was$6,422,975. There were 3,028 polls in thecounty. Improved Roads.—There were 145 miles ofimproved roads in Harrison county built andunder juris</i> <b>Note About Images</b> <i>Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.</i>