History of Dearborn and Ohio counties, Indiana . 1855 and 1857, PhilanderS. Page; in the sessions commencing 1859 and 1861, Benjamin L. Rob-inson; in the sessions commencing in 1863 and 1865, Alexander C-Downey; in the sessions commencing in 1867 and 1879, Flavins J. Bell-aney. House.—Since 1845 Ohio and Switzerland Counties have composed arepresentative district. 1846, John Tait, Jr.; 1847, Samuel F. Cov-ington and Charles T. Jones; 1848, Daniel Kelso; 1849, John John W. Spencer; 1850, Thomas Armstrong; 1851, Samuel Porterand John W. Spencer (after this session the Legislature met


History of Dearborn and Ohio counties, Indiana . 1855 and 1857, PhilanderS. Page; in the sessions commencing 1859 and 1861, Benjamin L. Rob-inson; in the sessions commencing in 1863 and 1865, Alexander C-Downey; in the sessions commencing in 1867 and 1879, Flavins J. Bell-aney. House.—Since 1845 Ohio and Switzerland Counties have composed arepresentative district. 1846, John Tait, Jr.; 1847, Samuel F. Cov-ington and Charles T. Jones; 1848, Daniel Kelso; 1849, John John W. Spencer; 1850, Thomas Armstrong; 1851, Samuel Porterand John W. Spencer (after this session the Legislature met biennially,and convened in January instead of December, as under the old consti-tution); 1853, Oliver Dufour, Hazlett E. Dodd; in 1855, George and David Cain; 1857, John W. and John J. Hayden; 1858-59, William H. Gregory (session of 1858 a special one); 1861, Hugh ; 1863, Robert N. Lamb; 1865, Augustus Welch; 1867, JamesNorth; 1869, Stephen H. Stewart; 1871, William G, Holland; 1873;Benjamin North; 1875, William T. CITY OF LAWRENCEBURGH. 241 CHAPTER XV. CITY OF LAWRENCEBURGH. Location and Origin—The Early Village and Its Progress—TheWarren Murder—The Decade Betaveen 1830 and 1840—Observ-ance of Independence Day, 1831—Laavrenceburgh a City—GrowthAND Progress—Odd Fellows Building and City Hall—The City1858-59—The Banking Business—The Fire of July 4,1866—Ecclesi-astical History—Schools—Leading Manufacturing Interests-Gas Works—Fire Department—Societies—Old Land Marks andRelics—The Centennial Fourth. LAWRENCEBURGH is situated on the right bank of the OhioRiver, occupying a position on a broad expanse of most fertilebottom lauds, back of which there arises a ridge and range of hills, tow-ering, perhaps, 100 feet above the valley, from which is presented a pic-ture most grand to behold—the broad and extended bottoms coursed bythe Great Miami, the city with its many and graceful church spirespointing heavenward, its hu


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