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Carroll County is divided into 14 Civil Townships as follows: Adams, Burlington,
Carrollton, Clay, Deer Creek, Democrat, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison,
Monroe, Rock Creek, Tippecanoe and Washington.
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Carroll County was organized January 7, 1828, which became effective May
1, 1828.
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The first County Seat was christened Carrollton, but on May 24, 1828, was
changed to Delphi
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Delphi was first settled in 1828 by William Wilson, Enoch Cox, D. F. Vandeventer,
Aaron Dewey, Andrew Wood and Jos. Dunham. By 1849 it contained a Methodist,
Baptist and Episcopalian church, about 150 dwelling houses and 1,000 inhabitants.
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According to the Society of Indiana Pioneers, an individual was a pioneer
of our county if they resided here on or before December 31, 1835.
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Indiana automobile License Plates issued in Carroll County start with the
prefix 8 because it is the eighth county in alphabetical listing.
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Mark A. Smith notes that Carroll County is known for having a major port
on the Wabash-Erie Canal at Delphi. Products shipped on the Canal were newsprint
made at two papermills supervised by canal magnates Enoch Rinehart, Abner
Bowen, George Robertson, and Charles Wood. Yet another enterprise overseen
by James Spears, James Dugan, and Reed Case were packing houses that turned
out "canvas hams", and also lime kilns, supervised by Hubbard, Harley, and
McCain which produced construction grade burned lime, which was shipped all
over the Midwest for use as whitewash, mortar, and plaster.
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