A gazetteer of the United States of America .. . nd Michigan during the respective seasons. The length of the winter is usuallysomewhat less tlian three montlis. Snow seldom falls to a great depth, or continues upon theearth many days in succession; and the ground is commonly free from frost throughout halfthe winter. The early spring months are rainy and unpleasant; but they are soon succeededby a milder season, a warm and cheering summer, with an invigorating atmosphere; and,finally, the year is crowned by a delightful autumn of some montlis duration, rarely dis-turbed by a cloudy day or a s
A gazetteer of the United States of America .. . nd Michigan during the respective seasons. The length of the winter is usuallysomewhat less tlian three montlis. Snow seldom falls to a great depth, or continues upon theearth many days in succession; and the ground is commonly free from frost throughout halfthe winter. The early spring months are rainy and unpleasant; but they are soon succeededby a milder season, a warm and cheering summer, with an invigorating atmosphere; and,finally, the year is crowned by a delightful autumn of some montlis duration, rarely dis-turbed by a cloudy day or a stormy hour. Religion. — The most numerous sect are the Methodists, including their diflcrent follow the Baptists and Presbyterians, with their several ramifications. The Episcopa-lians, Lutherans, and Dunkards have each from eight to twelve congregations; and thereare small societies of Roman Catholics, Quakers, and Mormons. The proportion of profess-ors of religion has been estimated at about one tenth of the whole INDIANA. The Iiistory of the settlement of Indiana is nearly identical witli that of itstwin sister, Illinois, and of much of the vast surrounding region formerly included in the so-called North-west Territory. The first permanent occupancy of the country was effected in 1702,at a fertile spot on the eastern bank of the Wabash, about 100 miles above its confluence withthe Ohio. To this place, which became a fortified trading post, its inhabitants afterwards gavethe name of Vinctnnes. The original settlers were French soldiers from Canada, belongingto the army of Louis XIV. Their descendants remained an almost isolated community, in-creasing very slowly in numbers, for nearly one hundred years, and, in the mean time, fromhabits of constant intercourse with their Indian neighbors , witli whom they often STATES AtfD TERRITORIES. —INDIANA. 51 intermarriei], had imbibed a taste for savage life, and had consequently retrogressed
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