Warren County IN Archives History - Books .....Natural Advantages  1883
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Book Title: Counties Of Warren, Benton, Jasper And Newton, Indiana

GEOLOGY AND SETTLEMENT.

BY WESTON A. GOODSPEED.

NATURAL ADVANTAGES.

PERHAPS no other county in Indiana has a greater diversity of natural features
than Warren. On the north and west are alluvial plains, as rich and productive
as any on the globe, while bordering the Wabash and the various smaller streams
that traverse the county, are vast beds of the finest building sandstone and the
choicest block coal. Sand, gravel, marl, limestone, ironstone, potter's clay,
mineral springs, cascades, valleys, hills, prairie, woodland and numerous views
of picturesque grandeur combine to render the county one of the best in the
State for the abode of civilized man. An occasional discovery of virgin gold,
silver, lead or copper detracts nothing from the general interest felt in the
county. There is scarcely a section of land that cannot be rendered fit for
almost unlimited production. Even over the summits of the bluffs, below which
lie the rich deposits of stone and coal, is found a mixed soil which yields a
satisfactory return to the agriculturist. The "barrens" in the valley of the
Wabash, though too cold for the cereals, are excellent for certain garden
productions.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

PART II.
HISTORY OF WARREN COUNTY.
Geology and Settlement

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COUNTIES OF 
Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton,
INDIANA

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL
ILLUSTRATED.

CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1883.


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