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| Keywords: Camden, Indiana library.png 40 36 31 N 86 32 24 8 W region US-IN_heading 290 Looking west along Main Street in the town of Camden Indiana with the town's historical marker in the foreground Behind it is the Andrew Thomas House now the http //camden lib in us Camden-Jackson Township Public Library an Italianate Greek Revival building on the National Register of Historic Places The east side of the marker reads <blockquote> Camden <p>When the School Section No 16 was sold in 1832 Wm Crooks School Commissioner reserved 16 acres and had a town site laid out by John Armstrong Co Surveyor Col Crooks 1787-1861 War of 1812 kept the first cabin store about 40 yds south John E Snoeberger was the first Postmaster 1833 Dr F G Armstrong 1822-1903 was pioneer physician and legislator Jonathan Martin gave land for a church cemetery and school 1835 A J Thomas E C Rice and Philip Ray were merchants and bankers; Royal Grosvenor and Geo C Sanderson area teachers Musselman McFarland Robeson McCain Replogle Porter area millers The railroad came in 1872 </p> </blockquote> The reverse west side of the marker reads <blockquote> Jackson Township <p>John Odell entered the first land in 1825 The twp was laid out in 1830 extending East and South to the county line About 1827 Moses Aldridge Elisha Brown Adam Porter John Jeremiah Ballard settled on Bachelor's Run Other settlers were Wm Hance 1828 Wm Armstrong John Lenon 1829 Philip Hewitt Peter Replogle Thos Sterling Saml Wise Peter Iman John Musselman Levi Cline Jas Wm Martin Jacob Humrickhouse and David Zook Lower Deer Creek Church of Brethren was organized in 1828 by Peter Replogle Samuel Wise and Peter Iman first minister Other ministers were H Vredenburg Nebo Methodist; John P Hay Cumberland Presbyterian 1830 </p> </blockquote> 84000485 Own 2008-08-18 Huw Williams Huwmanbeing Files by User Huwmanbeing 2008 in Indiana Camden Indiana Brick buildings in Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County Indiana Historical markers in Indiana Libraries in Indiana | ||||
