History of Huntington County, IN >From the Earliest Time to the Present,With Biographical Sketches, Notes, etc., With A Short History of the Northwest, The Indiana Territory,and the State of Indiana By Brant & Fuller, 1887 950 pages, illustrated, indexed - Bonus Book - Report of the City Public Schools1903-1908 With Course of Study, Rules & Regulations,Historical Matter, and Announcements By John S. Ellis, 1909 364 pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable Both Books Require Adobe Reader 5 or higher to View $10.19 sale this week (Reg. $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling) http://cgi.ebay.com/Huntington-County-Indiana-History-Bonus-Book_W0QQitemZ200384420406QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea7d79a36 Huntington County was organized effective December 2, 1834 and Captain Elias Murray, then a member of the Legislature, proposed the name. Huntington is the County Seat and General Tipton was the original proprietor of the land in which Captain Murray was one of the first settlers; by 1849 it contained 150 houses and had a population of 700. The Wabash & Erie Canal cut through our county in 1834 and was a major economic factor in european settlement and early development. According to the Society of Indiana Pioneers, an individual was a pioneer of the county if they resided there on or before December 31, 1840. PART I-HISTORY OF INDIANA. CHAPTER I Prehistoric Races. 17 CHAPTER II National Policies, etc. 41 CHAPTER III Operations Against The Indians 75 CHAPTER IV. Organization of Indiana Territory 82 CHAPTER V. Organization Of The State, Etc 121 CHAPTER VI Indiana In Tub Rebellion 148 CHAPTER VII State Affairs After The Rebellion 189 CHAPTER VIII Education And Benevolence. 215 Part II - History of Indiana CHAPTER I Geology—General Features—The Original Wabash -Sections at Markle and War- ren—Lime and Its Analysis—Deposits at Andrews—Oil Well at Silver Creek— The Glacial Drift, etc 897 CHAPTER II. Indian History—The Quaker Missionaries- Early Indian Tribes —Miami Chiefs- Early Reminiscences—An Adoption Dance—Superstitions — Prehistoric <.15 CHAPTER III. County Organization—Act of the Legisla- ture—Early Acts of the County Board- Building of the County Jail—The Court House —The Poor Farm—Bridges, Roads, etc.—County Finances—Medical Society —County Officers—Early Land Entries —Elections—Agricultural Society, etc.. SHI CHAPTER IV. Military History — Huntington County Prior to 1860-Opening of the Rebellion —Public Sentiment—Call for Troops— Active Volunteering — First Company for the War-Other Volunteering—Pub- lic Spirit in 18C2—Companies from this County—The Drafts—Men Furnished by the County—Roll of Honor—Bounty and Relief :..... S42 CHAPTER V. Bench And Bar — Early Courts — Early Judges—Riding the Circuit—Early Trials —A Negligent Clerk—First Murder Trial —Courts under the New Constitution- Later Judges—Important Trials-The Bar—Roll of Attorneys—Probate and Common Pleas Courts—Resident Attor- neys, etc 871 CHAPTER VI Schools—First Teachers—Early Schools- School Houses of Early Days—Town- ship Schools-General Matters—School Examiners and County Superintendents —Public Schools of Huntington City 887 CHAPTER VII City of Huntington ILLUSTRATIONS