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Steuben County Courthouse in Angola, Indiana
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This county was named in honor of Baron Steuben, a Prussian officer of distinction, who joined the American army during the revolutionary war, and rendered the cause of independence valuable aid. About one half of the county was originally timbered land, one third oak openings, and one sixth prairie. The timbered and. prairie land is very good, having a productive soil. The openings have a poor soil.

Steuben county was first settled in 1833, by emigrants from Ohio, who located on Jackson prairie. The population has steadily increased since that time. The natural scenery in the county is very beautiful.

Angola is the county seat, is located in the centre of the county, has good educational advantages, railroad facilities, and is rapidly increasing.

Notable People
~ Edgar "Pop" Buell (1913-1980), humanitarian aid worker in Laos in the 1960s and 1970s, was born in Richland Township and farmed there until he joined International Voluntary Services in 1960
~ Sile Doty, infamous robber, burglar, horse thief, highwayman, counterfeiter and criminal gang leader. - Wikipedia, transcribed by J.S.
~ General Lewis Blaine Hershey, United States Army 1911-1973. He became deputy director of the newly formed Selective Service System in 1940, and in 1941 President Franklin D Roosevelt appointed him its director. He was born 12 Sep 1893 in Steuben County, Indiana, died 20 May 1977 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery; Arlington County, Virginia in plot: sect 7, lot 8197-D grid V/W-24 - Submitted by Dorris Smith.

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