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Lawrence County is divided into 9 Civil Townships as follows: Bono, Guthrie,
Indian Creek, Marion, Marshall, Perry, Pleasant Run, Shawswick and Spice
Valley. The township once known as Flinn in now included in portions of
Shawswick, Pleasant Run and Guthrie Townships.
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Lawrence County began its formal existence March 1, 1818.
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Often called the limestone capital of the world, Bedford wasn't always the
County Seat.
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The first County Seat was named Palestine and chosen may 21, 1818, on land
donated by Benjamin and Ezekiel Blackwell and Henry H. Massie.
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Commissioners named in the legislative act of February 9, 1825 moved the
County Seat to Bedford.
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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 Lawrence County start with the
prefix 47 because it is the forty-seventh county in alphabetical listing.
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