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Bloomfield Democrat in Bloomfield, Indiana

02 Jan 1917

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Bloomfield Democrat

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Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1917

Page

4

Early History of Bloomfield and Its County Seat

Burlington served as the first county seat with land donations for the courthouse and public buildings. The town was platted in 1821, lots sold that year, and the board later liquidated remaining parcels. Water scarcity plagued Burlington, prompting a costly well that was eventually abandoned.

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Burlington Thomas Warnick Greene County Bloom-Bradford Field Range Five Benjamin Harshaw Peter Hill Hallet Thomas’ Bradford de B. Dean Benjamin J. Turley Daniel Acres Frederick Shepard Wasson Nathan H. Cochran Otis Zebulon Hogue Hinkley Peter R. Lester Edward W Rose Zebulon Hogue John B. Kel Ephriam Owen
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Bloomfield's Early Merchants and Growth Through Time

Otis Hinkley opened Bloomfield as a first merchant offering calico muslin notions hardware queensware boots shoes hats and liquor. The town likely incorporated in 1846 and early settlers such as L H Stalcup Jones Lehman Ryan helped shape its economy. Bloomfield grew with a model courthouse jail churches schools public library and paved streets aided by White River access and three railroads, signaling a bright future. Peter Hill built Bloomfield's first house and buyers of early lots included Augustine Pass George Milam and P C Van Slyke. Commissioners were appointed by the Legislature in February 1824 to oversee growth.

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Otis Hinkley L. H. Stalcup jJones Lehman Ryan Bloomfield White River Peter Hill Bloomfield Democrat Augustine Pass Cincinnati Enquirer George Milam P. C. van Slyke
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