Madison County, Indiana

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Chapters: Alexandria, Indiana, Elwood, Indiana, Anderson, Indiana, Pendleton, Indiana, Markleville, Indiana, Frankton, Indiana, Summitville, Indiana, Edgewood, Indiana, Country Club Heights, Indiana, Orestes, Indiana, Woodlawn Heights, Indiana, River Forest, Indiana, Lapel, Indiana, Ingalls, Indiana, Chesterfield, Indiana, Pendleton Correctional Facility, Fall Creek Massacre, Anderson Township, Madison County, Indiana, Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility, National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Indiana, FP-45 Liberator, Correctional Industrial Facility, Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana, Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, Green Township, Madison County, Indiana, Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana, Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana, Duck Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, Stony Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, Jackson Township, Madison County, Indiana, Richland Township, Madison County, Indiana, Union Township, Madison County, Indiana, Boone Township, Madison County, Indiana, Indianapolis metropolitan area, Van Buren Township, Madison County, Indiana, Indian Creek Railroad, Hardscrabble, Indiana, Rigdon, Indiana, Fishersburg, Indiana, Emporia, Indiana, Leisure, Indiana, Florida, Indiana, Huntsville, Madison County, Indiana, Prosperity, Indiana, Alliance, Indiana, Alfont, Indiana, Hamilton, Madison County, Indiana, Bloomer, Indiana, Sunview, Indiana, Moonville, Indiana, New Columbus, Indiana, Linwood, Indiana, Dundee, Indiana, Elmhurst, Indiana, Alexandria Monroe High School, Area code 317, Alexandria Airport, List of mayors of Anderson, Indiana, The Herald Bulletin, Anderson High School Wigwam, Elwood Airport, Central Indiana and Western Railroad, Sugar Creek. Excerpt: Anderson is a city in Madison County, Indiana, United States, and is part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area. The city is the county seat of Madison County. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God (Anderson) and home of Anderson University, which is affiliated with that denomination. Highlights of the city include the historic Paramount Theatre and the Gruenewald Historic House. Prior to the organization of Madison County, William Conner entered the land upon which Anderson is located. Conner later sold the ground to John and Sarah Berry, who donated 32 acres (129,000 m²) of their land to Madison County on the condition that the county seat would be moved from Pendleton to Anderson. John Berry laid out the first plat of Anderson on November 7, 1827. In 1828 the seat of justice was moved from Pendleton to Anderson. The city is named for Chief William Anderson, whose mother was a Delaware Indian (Lenape) and whose father was of Swedish descent. Chief Anderson's Indian name was Kikthawenund (spelled in a variety of ways) meaning "making a noise" or "causing to crack." The Delaware village was known as Anderson's Town, though the Moravian Missionaries called it "The Heathen Town Four Miles Away." Anderson was also known as Andersonton before being formally organized as Anderson. Introduction of internal improvements by the Mammoth Internal Improvement Act caused a growth in the population in 1837. In December, 1838, Anderson was incorporated as a town with 350 inhabitants. The Central ...