by
William P. Helling, Crawfordsville District Public Library
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2011
Crawfordsville, founded in the early 1820s, has a diverse history for a small town located in rural, west-central Indiana. The town was the site of an important land office, which attracted many settlers, as well as speculators, to the area. Crawfordsville became known for its intellectual and progressive...