This county was
so
called in respect to Major
Fountain,
of Kentucky, who was killed at
the head of the mounted
militia, in the
battle on the Maumee, near
Fort Wayne, in 1790. The
surface of the
county is mostly level, though
the central and southern parts
are
occasionally undulating; and
it is beauti¬fully variegated
with
heavy forests and rich
prairies, which latter
constitute about
one-fourth of the county. The
soil is generally a black
loam, with a
slight mixture of sand, and is
very fertile, producing
excellent crops
of wheat and corn. In the
southern part of the county
there is a
preponderance of clay, and the
soil there is consequently
better
adapted to wheat and
grass. There
was originally an
abundance of timber,
consisting of poplar, sugar,
beech, oak, walnut
and hickory.
Covington,
the
county
seat,
is
a
thriving town on the
Indianapolis, Bloomington and
Western Railway. Attica is
another smart town in this
county. It is
located on the Toledo, "Wabash
and Western Railway. The
county has made
great improvement during the
last decade, both in the
growth of its
towns and the general
developments of the farming
districts. The
schools are efficient and
prosperous.
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County, Indiana
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Fountain County
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