Boone County IN Archives History - Businesses .....Historical Sketch Of Washington Township 1874
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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

  WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP is the second township east from the northwest corner, and
joins the Clinton county line. It contains about 37 square miles. Parts of the
township are considerably rolling, while other portions are quite level. Most
kinds of grain do well, but many locations are better adapted to grazing and
fruit-raising. The bottom lands, though small in quantity are very productive.
The township is very well timbered with a durable kind of timber.

  The main branch of Sugar Creek runs through the northern half of the township.
Several other small streams run across it and empty into Sugar Creek.

  The principal town is Mechanicsburg, located in the northeast corner of the
township.

  The I., C. & L. R. R. runs across the southwestern corner, but Thorntown, in
Sugar Creek township, is the principal railroad station for the people of
Washington township.

  The public roads, bridges and school-houses are of a substantial character.

  The vote of the township is about 425, a majority being Republicans.

  There are ten school-houses, valued at $3500. B. F. Limpus is the present
Township Trustee.

SECRET ORGANIZATIONS.

  Hart Lodge, No. 413, I. O. O. F.; Mechanicsburg; membership, 40; value of
property, $300. 

  Mechanicsburg Lodge, No. 325, I. O. G. T.; membership, 42.

  Washington Grange, No. 266; 5 1/2 m n Lebanon; organized July, 1873;
membership, 65; Mr. Holloway, Master.

  Prairie Creek Grange, No. 348; membership, 37; D. E. S ____, Master.

THEOLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONS.

  M. E. Church; 4 1/2 m n Lebanon; membership, 60; value of property, $700; Rev.
E. R. Johnson, pastor; James Osborn, superintendent of Sabbath school.

  M. E. Church; 4 miles northeast Thorntown; membership, 30; value of property,
$900; Rev. T. Bailey, pastor.

  United Brethren Church; Mechanicsburg; membership, 30; value of property,
$500; Rev. W. S. Peters, pastor.

  Union Sabbath School; Mechanicsburg; average attendance, 75.


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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