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The original courthouse was built in the 1820s when a log building was erected. [2] On May 14, 1822, the first board of directors of the court met at the house of Thomas Hendricks, the owner of the double log building. [3] A few years later, a small brick building, measuring two stories high and forty feet square, was built on the public square.
Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana.As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 36,726. [2] The county seat is Greencastle. [3] The county was named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War.
Delphi (/ ˈ d ɛ l f aɪ /) is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [6] Located twenty minutes northeast of Lafayette, it is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,893 at the 2010 census.
In 1795, Indiana as part of the Northwest Territory passed the "buggery" law, which punished male sodomy with death.In 1807, the Indiana Territory enacted a criminal code which included a sodomy provision, eliminating the gender-specifics (meaning it would be applicable to both heterosexual and homosexual conduct), reducing the penalty to one to five years' imprisonment, a fine of 100 to 500 ...
Waldron was originally called Stroupville, and under that name was laid out in 1854 by George Stroup, and named for him. [4] The residents were later unsatisfied with the original name, and petitioned to have it changed to Waldron. [5]
Login.gov is a single sign-on solution for US government websites. [1] It enables users to log in to services from numerous government agencies using the same username and password. Login.gov was jointly developed by 18F and the US Digital Service . [ 1 ]
The 2000 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Governor Frank O'Bannon , a Democrat, was re-elected over Republican David M. McIntosh with 57% of the vote. Libertarian Andrew Horning also ran and received 2% of the vote.
They are elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county. [10] Hancock County is part of Indiana's 5th congressional district; Indiana Senate district 28; [11] and Indiana House of Representatives districts 29 and 53. [12]