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MARSHALL COUNTY
This county was named in honor of Chief Justice
Marshall. The surface of the county is generally level, though there
are places in which it may be called rolling. About one half of the
county is timbered land; the other half is oak openings or barrens,
interspersed with wet and dry prairies, which are mostly of a small
size, and in their vicinity are several small, beautiful lakes. The
soil, where the land was originally timbered, is very rich and fertile,
as also in the prairies. In the barrens it is thinner, though yet a
greater portion of them is well adapted to wheat, oats, and vines. This
portion of the soil improves with continued cultivation. There are in
this county rich beds of iron ore. Marshall county has already become
one of the leading agricultural counties in Indiana. Plymouth, located
in Centre township, is the county seat. It is one of the most
enterprising towns in the State, has a population of over three
thousand five hundred, and is rapidly increasing in wealth and
importance. It has excellent railroad facilities, being located on the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago and the Chicago, Cincinnati &
Louisville railroads. Bourbon is another smart town in this county. It
is located on the railroad first mentioned. Tyner City and Argos are
also smart towns on the latter road.
(Transcribed from The
History Of The State Of Indiana published 1876)
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