Sharpsville, Indiana

In the north central part of Tipton county is located the township of Liberty. East and west it measures seven miles, and north and south five miles, the territory containing thirty-five square miles. The great portion of Liberty township is in congressional township 22 north, range 4 east. There are six sections on the north in township 23 north, range 4 east, and one section in township 23 north, range 5 east. On the east end of the township there are four sections in township 22 north, range 5 east. The township is bounded on the north by Howard county, on the east by Wild¬ cat township, on the sputh by Cicero township, and on the west by Prairie township. The general surface of Liberty township is level : the soil is deep and rich and at one time in the past was covered with a rich growth of timber, including such woods as the walnut, poplar, oak, sycamore, elm, beech, maple, hickory and ash. Mud creek enters the township a little south of center on the west, flows m ' a northeasterly direction, and leaves the township just south of the corner section. North creek rises in the extreme southwest corner of the township, flows northeast, and empties into Mud creek, one mile and a half east of Sharpsville. Turkey creek crosses the ex¬ treme southeast corner of the township, being confined within the southeast quarter of the comer section.

Passage source: History of Tipton County Indiana, published 1914.

The hardihood of the pioneer women has been written and sung, and it is fitting that an incident of feminine courage should be noted. The widow Van Horn moved to Liberty township from Wayne county in the fall of 1851 or 1852, and settled south of Sharpsville. She brought with her a favorite roan mare. One day during the winter when the snow was deep and the mercury below zero, the mare escaped from the rail inclosure near the house and started toward the old home. As night approached the widow discovered her loss, and she immediately set out on foot in search of the mare. She trailed the animal southwest, the trail leading through Tetersburg and Boxleytown and thence southeast, crossing the Peru road be¬ tween Cicero and Noblesville. She caught the mare in the vicinity of Perkins¬ ville. Mounting her, she made her way back, reaching home before daylight the next morning.

Passage source: History of Tipton County Indiana, published 1914.

Before the year 1849 Prairie township extended to Sharpsville and then Wildcat township commenced. The first elections were held at Circle's, about where the Baldwin place afterward was. Afterward they were moved back to the Evans neighborhood, where they remained until the organization of Liberty tQwnship. Richard Humphries was elected justice of the peace on August 27, 1845, and qualified December 12, 1845, with the following sure¬ ties: Jesse Harding, David Humphrey, Willias Ball and Caleb Richardson.

Passage source: History of Tipton County Indiana, published 1914.

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