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Crawford County is divided into 9 Civil Townships as follows: Boone, Jennings,
Johnson, Liberty, Ohio, Patoka, Sterling, Union and Whiskey Run.
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Crawford County was organized by a Legislative act January 29, 1818, which
became effective March 1, 1818.
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English wasn't always the County Seat.
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According to the best available data, Mt. Sterling became the County Seat
in 1818 and remained so at least until 1822.
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Though the records are not complete, best available information shows that
the act of legislature in December 21, 1821, moved the County Seat from Mt.
Sterling to Fredonia which is a town on the Ohio River.
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In 1843, the Legislature passed an act on January 4 providing for removal
of the County Seat to Leavenworth.
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In 1894, the County Seat was removed to English after a most notable and
picturesque struggle. The Courthouse at English was the only one in the state
erected outside the limits of the County Seat town.
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English suffered six floods from 1959 to 1990. The town council decided that
the only solution to the flooding problem was to move the town. 160 acres
of high ground were purchased and the entire town was relocated. This was
the second-largest relocation of an entire town in the U.S. history
-- info from Wikipedia.com
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Leavenworth, named for the proprietors S. M and Z. Leavenworth, contained
in 1849 twenty-five brick and and seventy-five frame welling houses and abut
600 inhabitants and was a favorable location for business, having a good
landing for boats and commanding a trade of an extensive and productive territory
in the interior. It was generally considered that a better ship yard could
not be found in Indiana, however, due to continuous flooding of the Ohio
River, was eventually moved "up the hill" and the original site is now refered
to as Old Leavenworth.
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The town of English was named in honor of the Honorable William H. English,
a Congressman who, in 1880, was the unanimous choice of his party for
Vice-President of the United States.
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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, 1825.
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Indiana automobile License Plates issued in Crawford County start with the
prefix 13 because it is the thirteenth county in alphabetical listing.
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