INDIANA. 



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POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY. 



343,031 

 (Est.) 700,000 



1. Divi$io7is. Indiana is divided into 87 counties.* 



Population at different Periods. 



1800, . . . . . 2,640 J 830, 

 1810, .... 24,520 1838, . 



1820, 147,178 



2. Towns. Indianapolis, the seat of government, is situated on White River, in the centre 



of the State. A few years ago, the spot was a 

 dense forest. It has now about 2,500 inhabi- 

 tants, and many large brick buildings, manufac- 

 tories, shops, &c. The river is navigable to this 

 place by steamboats, in common stages of the 

 water. The land surrounding the town is un- 

 commonly fertile. 



Vincennes is one of the oldest towns in the 

 Western States. It was settled by the French, 

 from Canada, early in the last century. It is 

 situated on the \Vabash, 150 miles above its 

 mouth, and is accessible for the greater part of 

 the year by steamboats. It has considerable 

 trade, and of late years has been improving. A 

 large and beautiful prairie adjoins the town, 

 5,000 acres of which are cultivated in common by the inhabitants, after the ancient French 

 custom. Vincennes was formerly the seat of the territorial government. It has about 2,000 

 inhabitants. 



vVeic Jllbany, on the Ohio, a short distance below Louisville in Kentucky, has a considera- 

 ble trade by means of the river, and there are many steamboats built here. It is the largest 

 town in the State, and contains a population of about 4,000. 



Jeffersonville, on the Ohio, just above the falls, is a handsome village, and enjoys a beautiful 

 prospect of the foaming rapids in tlie river, and the richly-wooded banks, and the town of Lou- 

 isville opposite. Population, 1,500. Here is the State prison. VevaTj, on the Ohio, in the 

 southeastern corner of the State, was settled in 1S04, by 30 Swiss families, to whom the United 

 States made a grant of a large tract of land, with a view to introduce the cultivation of the vine. 

 Here are the largest vineyards in the United States. The inhabitants also manufacture straw 

 bonnets, and some other articles. Madison^ on the Ohio, midway between Cincinnati and 

 Louisville, is a pleasant and flourishing town, not inferior in trade, business, and population, to 

 New Albany. Population, 4,000. Corydon, near the Ohio, was formerly the seat of govern 

 ment, but is an inconsiderable place. 



Harmony, on the Wabash, near the southwestern corner of the State, is a noted place, 



Capitol at Indianapolis. 



" Adams 



Franklin 



Lawrence 



Allen 



Fulton 



Madison 



Bartholomew 



Gibson 



Marion 



Blacklbrd 



Grant 



Marshall 



Boone 



Greene 



Martin 



Brown 



Hamilton 



Miami 



Carroll 



Hancock 



Monroe 



Cass 



Harrison 



Montgomery 



Clark 



Hendricks 



Morgan 



Clay 



Huntington 



Newton 



Clinton 



Henry 



Noble 



Crawford 



Jackson 



Orange 



Davies 



Jasper 



Owen 



Dearborn 



Jay 



Parke 



Decatur 



Jefferson 



Perry 



Dekalb 



Jennings 



Posey 



Delaware 



Johnson 



Porter 



Dubois 



Knox 



Pulaski 



Elkhart 



Kosciusko 



Putnam 



Fayette 



Lake 



Randolph 



Floyd 



Laporte 



Ripley 



Fountain 



Lagrange 



Rush 



St. Joseph 



Scott 



Shelby 



Spencer 



Stark 



Steuben 



Sullivan 



Switzerland 



Tippecanoe 



Union 



Vanderburg 



Vermilion 



Vigo 



Wabash 



Warren 



Warrick 



Washington 



Wayne 



Wells 



White 



Whitley 



