BlockFerdinand Township
The complete chapter on this township from History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910, published 1910. 272 words, covering 1 settlement. Source changes inside the text are labelled at the exact paragraph where the next book begins.
Contents
1 sectionThe section headings the book prints inside this chapter. Each one jumps to where it begins.
The modern record here
1 settlementWhat the federal record holds for each settlement inside this township: wildfires and storm reports since the 1950s, mineral workings, and museum specimens collected nearby. These are counted within a few miles of each settlement, so neighbours share them and the columns are deliberately not added up. Every row links to the settlement's own page, where each figure is broken out.
| Settlement | Fires | Storm reports | Mines and quarries | Specimens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdinand | 1 | 31 | - | - |
Settlements in this township
1 placeEvery populated place the Geographic Names Information System records inside this township's Census boundary. It is named in the chapter.
The chapter
272 wordsReproduced complete and unedited from History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910, published 1910. The text is machine-read from scans, so expect recognition errors: misspelled names, dropped words, and stray characters. Nothing has been corrected, because correcting a proper name invents one. The headings below are the books' own; source changes are labelled in place.
Ferdinand Township
This IS one of the substantial towns of the county. Its buildings are of a high grade, and its citizens are prosperous and contented. It is the best tobacco market in the county. Its tobacco market dates from 1850.
Ferdinand was established January 8, 1840, as a resting place for man and beast in traveling from Troy to Jasper. In those days Troy was the shipping point for Dubois county.
In 1868, paint was manufactured at Ferdinand from material found near the town. ' It was an excellent mineral paint, and its manufacture may some day be resumed. The paints and polishing powder of Ferdinand township have the highest endorsements of those who have used them, rivaling, and often surpassing, any others of this or foreign countries.
The town has the largest foundry in the county, an excellent flouring mill, electric lights, and many other substantial and permanent improvements. Its schools, convent, and church are noticed in other chapters.
Among the early merchants of Ferdinand may be mentioned Joseph Schneider John Beckmann & Sons, Joseph Meyer, William Poschen, A. T. Sondermann, Jacob Linegang, William Wagner, Philip Wagner, Joseph Rickelmann, Joseph Mehling, and John B. Gohmann. Michael Spayd is said to have been the first miller to locate at Ferdinand.
About 1845, a postoffice was established at Ferdinand. Among the early postmasters were John G. Stein, William Kuper, John B. Gohmann, Mrs. John B. Gohmann, John Herman Beckmann, and A. J. Fisher.
The town of Ferdinand was incorporated in 1905, and its first officials were as follows: Treasurer, John Hoffman; Clerk, Bernard Grewe; Town -Trustees, Leonard Mueller, John Russ, and Matthias dinger, Jr.
Provenance
Text from History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910, published 1910, in the public domain in the United States and digitised by the Internet Archive. The settlements listed against this township are matched by point-in-polygon test of each Geographic Names Information System coordinate against the Census Bureau's county subdivision boundary, not by name.