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Blackford County

blackford.jpgEst. 1838
(Isaac Blackford)

During the late 19th century gas and oil boom, Blackford County’s cities and towns expanded rapidly with the influx of industry that relied on this natural resource. Montpelier was known as “Oil City” for many years.

The first library in the Northwest Territory was established in Madison, Ind., in 1811.
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