Washington County, Indiana
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Washington County, Indiana

History for Washington County Indiana
Washington County was organized December 21, 1813, by an act of the Legislature, which became and Jackson counties were taken from it in 1815, and Scott was carved out in 1820, reducing Washington County to its present boundaries.

passes along the east line of Washington County, separating it from Clark and Scott counties.  In other parts of the county are swelling ridges, ever changing their features as you advance along them.This presents beautiful groves of walnut, sugar tree and chestnut.

Washington County was formed in 1814. It was named for U.S. President George Washington.

Early Settlers

As early as 1802, a man named Frederick Royce lived among the Ox Indians at a place known as the Lick, two miles east of Salem, and is probably the first white man to inhabit this county. He was a hunter-trader and salt manufacturer. In 1803, Thomas Hopper was the first to settle in this county near Hardingburg.


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Website Updates:

30 Mar 2020
Military: Graves of Revolutionary Soldiers - Buried in Indiana

31 Jan2 020
News: A List of Letters - 1 Oct 1823, 1 Apr 1825


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