Philadelphia, Indiana

Philadelphia, named in commemoration of the city of brotherly love, is located four miles west of Greenfield, on the National road. The P., C. and St. L. R. R. runs by it. It contains a two-story public school building, one sawmill, a flouring mill, post-office, express office, daily mail, druggist, grocer, merchants, mechanics, physicians, and other necessaries to a village of her dimensions. Philadelphia was laid out by the records fail to show whom, on the nth day of April, 1838, being about six months prior to the laying out of New Palestine. The original plat consists of one hundred and two lots and six out-lots. The first and only addition was made by Clark, on the second day of April, 1864, and consisted of nineteen lots, located south of the old plat. Among the first business men of this place were: Charles Atherton, Sen., general merchant and post-master; Allen McCane, Joseph Marshall, G. W. Willett, Samuel McConaha, J. B. Sting, J. B. Conover and O. S. Meek. First physicians. Dr. Hodson McCallister & Son, J. H. Hazen, W. H. Dye, G. T. Rennick and H. B. Tilson. We will not consume space in ijivinij a full list of the business throuirh her entire history, but will now come up to the present, and furnish for this date a

Passage source: History of Hancock County, Indiana, from Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882, published 1882.

About the 3'ear 1835, the Methodists organized a class at Philadelphia. Among the first members were Owen Griffith, wife and two daughters ; William Brown, wife and daughter; Mrs. Willett ; Charles Atherton, Sr., and wife ; Jonathan Hornida}' and wife, Thomas J. Smith and wife, and Joseph Grey and lady. The first ministers were J. B. Burch, Rev. Edwards and Landy Havens.

Passage source: History of Hancock County, Indiana, from Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882, published 1882.

Bonge. For a number of years they cleared up, fenced, and made a home in the swamps. Mr. Lange sold his 160 acres eight years after, and settled in Terre Haute, where he was mayor of the city for a time, and auditor of Vigo county for a number of 3-ears. He was three times the nominee of the republican party for auditor of state, to which position he was elected in i860, and filled the place of trust with credit to himself and honor to the people. Indeed, Mr. L. was a prominent citizen of the state until his death. Mr. B. sold his quarter .section also about twelve years after entering. He tl.en settled over the line in Cumberland, Marion county, where he resided and engaged in the mercantile business. Here he lived, a useful citizen, to a good old age, and died only a few years since ; and his pioneer wife, the first German woman that ever located in this prosperous German settlement, is still living. She was born in 1813, at Heil Bron, in the kinirdom of Wurtemburfj, Germanv, and was married to said Carl Julius Leopold Albert \on Bonge in the year 183 1, at Dayton, Ohio.

Passage source: History of Hancock County, Indiana, from Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882, published 1882.

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