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Henry County is divided into 13 Civil Townships as follows: Blue River, Dudley,
Fall Creek, Franklin, Greensboro, Harrison, Henry, Jefferson, Liberty, Prairie,
Spiceland, Stoney Creek and Wayne.
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Henry County was organized formally June 1, 1822.
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The first men known to have located in the territory now known as Henry County
arrived in the year 1819 and were Daniel and Asa Heaton.
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New Castle is the County Seat and was first settled by Charles Jamison. By
1849 it contained a County Seminary, a good Court House and other public
offices, 100 houses and a population of 500 inhabitants.
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In regards to the State Hospital / Village for the Epileptic. The original
registration log for all clients who lived at the village from the first
admission to the last discharge is now located at the State Achieves in
Indianapolis. This log lists who the residents / patients were and why they
were admitted. The most common cause of epilepsy at the first admissions
was from eating too many green apples, working in the sun too hard or playing
with ones self in an inappropriate manner (I am not kidding that is what
the admission log states). Other common causes for epilepsy were thought
to be teething, head injuries, and inherited family traits. Discharge notations
were also made. It was common for the discharge to state "July client last
seen in Dec. He ran away." -- thanks to Linda Cross
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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, 1830.
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Indiana automobile License Plates issued in Henry County start with the prefix
33 because it is the thirty-third county in alphabetical listing.
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