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Pagre 4TFackground Of Dubo(Continued from Page 1 postmaster at Dubois for over twenty eight years, was honored as “Postmaster of the Year, at the annual convention of the Indiana Branch, National League of Postmasters. Mr. Arnold has always been interested in local and civic affairs of the community.The Buffalo Trace4WAtAccording to the data of 1936, and the U.S. Surveyors official records, to make the location of the Buffalo Trace more easily found in Harbi-pon Township, the names of the landowners whose land or near whose land the Buffalo Trace passed in Harbison Township are as follows: The Buffalo Trace enters Columbia Township at the southeast corner of section 25. on the Orange County line, passes through Columbia townships, enters Harbison township passing over the lands owned by David J. Neukam, Katie Nigg. Fdward Kalb. George Angerer. Geo. Eichmiller. Jr., John W. Neukam. St. John’s Congregation, Martin C. Neukam. John L. Bauer, John D. Neukam. John C. Krodel. Philip Keller. John G. Meyer. Andrew J. Merchant. Thos. E. Neukam. Roy J. Meyer. John A. Meyer. Leo G. Meyer. John Sendelweck, Frederick Sendel-fc rck. Leonard G. Freyberger, Albert Kieffner. Philip. Michael and Wes.* Neukam. Albert A. Fritch. Hope School Grounds, John H. Eichmiller, Wm. J. P. Leistner. Amelia Arnold. John L. Eisenhut, Adam Eisenhut, Edward J. Kieffner. Edward W. and Emma Dorsam, Gustav G. Neukam, Andrew Schott. Arlo M. Eichmiller. Harry Baker. Henry Huebner. TheBuffalo trace enters Boone township Porth of the Base Line, and on theline between Boone and Harbison and .townships. the 1Originally, Harbison settled along the Buffalo trail by This Americans from the South, but farm- and ers of German parentage have pur- Souti chased practically all the farms of the township, and thus made farm-I ing the principal occupation. In who recent years, poultry and livlt; raising have become importan I dustries.Dubois county ranks among the tlce^top three counties in the United k States in the production ofand in October, 1961, Dennis -,Route 2. Dubois, who raises between Thj40.000 and 60.000 turkeys ~ ........ 1named to the Turkey Advisory Committee of t partment of Agriculture.andtown*Kelsoowneithe c1842 IThe town of Dubois on the Patoka ^ gr river lies in two townships; the line burrs between Harbison and Marion town- There ship is the center line of the prin- wbea, cipal street. The town has grown atao , to the east and now part of its wool citizens live in Columbia township, jEarliest SettlersJusAndrew F. Kelso and his wife Su- , anci sannah E. Hargrave were the earli- on t est settlers at Knoxville. There is iCan a tradition that when Andrew F.knowiKelso came to Indiana with his par- grave; ents in 1817, he helped to push a knowi two wheeled cart all the w'ay from sacrecNorth Carolina to Dubois County, tiom In the cart were his personal prop- name; erty and general supplies. It is din. claimed by the Kelso family that Dr. Andrew F. Kelso settled at Knoxville medic in 1826. He built a mill of logs at f0rty the end of a dam on the east bank eemet of the Patoka river before he bought river, the land from the government.] in Ha record in nmmii,r/////////////////////A/////////////////////f///////////#///////////, 01 Dl
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Jasper Dubois County Daily Herald
Jasper, Indiana, US
Thu, Sep 06, 1962
Page 26
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