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Mt. Washington
On south from Broad Park, near the site of the pioneer homestead of William Parker's, was platted on May 14, 1893 a village named Mount...
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Broadpark (or Broad Park)
There were several communities close to each other in Jefferson Township in southeastern Putnam County, and we will discuss each in turn,...
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Mill Creek Township
Before we move onto the communities in Jefferson Township, why don’t we clarify the events surrounding the addition of the former Mill...
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Cloverdale Township Schools
Since there were few small communities in Cloverdale Township, I am going to highlight the original township schools. These schools were...
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Horntown
Horntown was a small community with a general store, school and a cluster of homes in section 35, Twp 13N, R 3W, in the northeastern...
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Jenkinsville
Jenkinsville was a community that was platted in the extreme southern part of Section 29 of Warren Township, along the south bank of the...