Boone County IN Archives History - Businesses .....Historical Sketch Of Worth Township 1874
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WORTH TOWNSHIP.

  WORTH TOWNSHIP is located in the southeast quarter of the county. On the west
it is bounded by Center and Perry townships, on the east by Union and Eagle, on
the south by Eagle and Perry, and on the north by Center and Union. It is six
miles in length, and its greatest bread% is four miles It would require three
square miles off of Union township, added to the northeast corner of Worth, to
make it a square body of land; it would then be six by four miles, being longest
north and south. It contains twenty-one square miles.

  Worth township is one among the best in the county. The land is generally
level and very productive. The township is well timbered, with a valuable
quality of timber. The headwaters of some of the branches of Eagle Creek flow
through and out of Worth township; they are, however, useless, except for
drainage and stock water.

  The county roads and school-houses are generally in good repair, but might be
made still a little better. In the way of private enterprise and improvements,
Worth township stands well up in the scale. The people are energetic,
industrious and intelligent. They are also affable and hospitable with
strangers, always welcoming them to their homes.

  The I., C & L. R. R. runs through the central part of the township, thereby
giving to it an excellent outlet for its surplus products.

  Whitestown, located a little east and south of the township's center, is a
flourishing little village, and commands a lively country trade. Its population
is not large, but made up of lively material.

  The people of the township are favorable to morals and education, as their
school-houses and churches will testify. There are eight school-houses, all in
good repair, valued at about $5000.

  The voting population of Worth township is about 400, with a large democratic
majority.

SECRET ORGANIZATIONS.

  Whitestown Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 355; membership, 85; value of Lodge
property, $1500.

  Worth Grange, No. 780; membership, 120; value of property, $100.

THEOLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONS.

  Lutheran Church, Whitestown; Rev. Jacob Werner, pastor; membership, 145; D. M.
Ross, superintendent Sabbath school; average attendance, 200; value of property,
$3,400.

  Whitestown M. E. Church; Rev. W. S. Crow, pastor; membership, 150; J.
S.Peters, superintendent Sabbath school; average attendance, 75; value of church
property, $2,000.

  Whitestown Christian Church; Rev. Mr. Shultz, pastor; membership, 35.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

THE PEOPLE'S GUIDE
A BUSINESS, POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS
Directory of Boone Co., Ind.
TOGETHER WITH A COLLECTION OF VERY IMPORTANT
DOCUMENTS AND STATISTICS CONNECTED
WITH OUR MORAL, POLITICAL
AND SCIENTIFIC HISTORY;
ALSO, A HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BOONE COUNTY,
AND A
BRIEF HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP.

BY CLINE & McHAFFIE.

INDIANAPOLIS: INDIANAPOLIS PRINTING AND PUBLISHING HOUSE.
1874.


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