Excerpt from History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions Chapter III - early settlement and township histories Original Area and Boundary of Lawrence County - Indian Hostility - Slow Immigration - The First Settlements - Flinn Township - Land Entries - Early Mills - Distilleries - Leesvillea - Marion Township - Origin of First Settlers Land Entries - Hunting - city of Mitchell - Incorporation as Town, and as City - Business Interests - Guthrie Township - Land Entries and First Settlers - Dixonville - Tunnelton - Fort Ritner - Bono Township - Original area-mills - Town of Bono - Lawrenceport - Marshall Township - Mills - First Merchant - Avoca - Guthrie - Spice Valley Township - First Land Entries - Mills - Items by T. M. Brinkworth - Huron - Bryantsville - Perry Township - Early Land Entries - Pioneer Industries - Hunting - Springville - Indian Creek Township - Early Settlers - First Elections - W'illiams - Southern Indian Power Com pany Fayetteville Silverville Pleasant Run Township Heltonville Sh_awswick Township - Land Entries - First Election - Mills - Oolitic - Busi ness Interests - Abandoned Towns. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Piankeshaws, Delewares, Shawnees, and Pottawattomies once held claim to the land now known as Lawrence County. Throughout the centuries this area has undergone many periods of dramatic change, creating the rich history that is explored in this volume. Author Maxine Kruse has created a fascinating and comprehensive visual record that explores the history of Lawrence County through a vivid combination of over 200 vintage images and captions. Each area within the county offers its own fascinating history. Mitchell was the birthplace of Virgil "Gus" Grissom and famous train robber Sam Bass. Williams is noted for its covered bridge, the longest bridge span still in use. Oolitic was settled by Italian stone mill workers, bringing a taste of Italy to Indiana.