(4th President of the United States)
Madison County, Indiana, was first created in 1823 from the New Delaware Purchase. The county was named for James Madison, the 4th President of the United States.
Around 1794-95, Andersontown was a small Delaware Indian village and the home of the Great and Sovereign Delaware Chief Kikthawenud later known as Chief William Anderson. Three Moravian missionaries settled here from 1801 to 1806. After signing the Treaty of St. Mary’s in 1818, the Delaware Indians were moved westward in 1820-21.
John and William Conner arrived in the county at about around 1823. William, son-in-law of Chief Anderson, established a large trading post. He later sold it to John and Sarah Berry. They donated 32 acres(downtown Anderson) to the state for a town and on November 7, 1827, Berry laid out the first plat and one year later Andersontown became the county seat. It remained a small village until the early1850’s with the coming of the Indianapolis Bellefontaine Railroad.
The following tabs correspond to articles written from past Canal Society of Indiana publications and the county you are viewing. Click on the link to read the associated article.
TUMBLE
PACKET
NEWSLETTER
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TUMBLE
(2017 – Present)
The Tumble is the Canal Society of Indiana’s (CSI) current publication. The Tumble was the first publication of CSI to be completely internet based starting in 2017.
PACKET
(2002-2016)
The Hoosier Packet was the official Canal Society of Indiana’s publication from 2002 through 2016.
NEWSLETTER
(1986-2002)
The Newsletter began being published in 1986 and was a companion publication of the Canal Society of Indiana’s (CSI) that ran concurrent with Indiana Canals publication. The Newsletter was initially printed with information about CSI. In the mid 990s Newsletter took on a new format and absorbed Indiana Canals into this one publication which became the primary publication of the Canal Society of Indiana until 2002.
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