1814 Establishments - Switzerland County, Indiana, Washington County, Indiana, Edwards County, Illinois, Perry County, Indiana, Posey County (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Switzerland County, Indiana, Washington County, Indiana, Edwards County, Illinois, Perry County, Indiana, Posey County, Indiana, Tyler County, West Virginia, Scott County, Virginia, Pike County, Pennsylvania, Washington Gardens, Linnaean Society of New England, Order of Louise, Filiki Eteria, Gersau, Apprentice Boys of Derry, Decoration du Lys, Miami Township, Logan County, Ohio, Royal Pump Rooms, Indian Museum, Cork Street Fever Hospital, Dublin, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata, Chamber of Deputies of France, American Baptist Missionary Union, Ellinoglosso Xenodocheio, University Botanical Garden. Excerpt: Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 27,223. The county seat is Salem. Washington County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. 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 Hardinsburg. Washington County was formed in 1814. It was named for U.S. President George Washington. According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 516.53 square miles (1,337.8 km), of which 514.42 square miles (1,332.3 km) (or 99.59%) is land and 2.12 square miles (5.5 km) (or 0.41%) is water. Washington is one of only four counties in Indiana that borders eight others. In recent years, average temperatures in Salem have ranged from a low of 21 F ( 6 C) in January to a high of 87 F (31 C) in July, although a record low of 32 F ( 36 C) was recorded ...