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State Directory Says People Were “Self- Sharpeners” Then A copy of the Indiana Gazetteer published in 1848 gives a short sketch each*town, city and county which is of interest now when we are recalling older times in celebration of our cen tennial. The Gazetteer contains over a page concerning Decatur county. It states that the county was named for Com modore Stephen Decatur and contain almost 400 square miles. The popu lation in 18230 was 5,854 and in 1340 it was 15,553. It says there are 5S stores in the county, twenty grist mills, twenty saw mills, one woolen factory, all but six of these mills use water power. There were twelve law yers, twenty-three physicians and twenty preachers, more of the latter than we have today. There were ten Methodist, ten Baptist, six Presbyter ian, four Christian, one Associate Presbyterian and one Catholic church in the county. The report goes to say, “The county of Decatur and its inhabitants without making any special parade as to lit erature, morals or enterprise may » said to be self-sharpeners, steadil progressing in a variety of ways, an not inferior in respectability to any part of the State.” “The County Seminary is in a pros perous condition with about seventy, five pupils and the common schools are in moderately successful overa tion throughout the county,” it says Note the word moderately. This was before we had free schools snc the country schools in log houses i ‘the woods were the rule everywher and they held only three months the year. The Gazetteer says the taxable land in the county amounted to 224.84 acres and only between 500 and 1,06 acres still belonged to the United States Clifty creek is described as _ fifty miles long and a good mill stream The Indian name is given as Es-the nou-o-ne-ho-neque meaning Cliff o Rocks. The Indian name of Fila Nock is given as Pick-Opka. Clarksburg, a pleasant village i s‘ugit township, ten miles northeast of Greensburg. It contains about 20 inhabitants.” “Milford, a small town on Cliffy eight miles west of Greensburg, pop ulation, 276. The population of Greensburg is not given but Rushville is credited ‘with 1,009 which we presume was alo the size of Greensbure. Shelbyvi' is credited with 900 and it is said ¢ since the completion of the railroad from Edinburg to that place the town is growing. The railroad is being ex tended to Rushville, it says.
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Greensburg Daily News
Greensburg, Indiana, US
Thu, Mar 23, 1922
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Stephen B.
USA 15 Jun 2026
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