History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . ent and capable and the farmsthey manage are modern and well kept. The science of agriculture has notbeen a neglected art in this locality, in fact it has been much encouraged, andthe tiller of the soil embraces every opportunity to improve his knowledgeof the best methods of cultivation. Roads in this township are excellent, of macadam and gravel and in ahigh state of improvement. This lends quick access to the railroads andother points in the county. Telephones, both local and long distance, haveenabled the peopl
History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . ent and capable and the farmsthey manage are modern and well kept. The science of agriculture has notbeen a neglected art in this locality, in fact it has been much encouraged, andthe tiller of the soil embraces every opportunity to improve his knowledgeof the best methods of cultivation. Roads in this township are excellent, of macadam and gravel and in ahigh state of improvement. This lends quick access to the railroads andother points in the county. Telephones, both local and long distance, haveenabled the people to come into closer communication with their are now set to a standard of high efficiency, the consolidated schoolsystem rapidly coming into effect. Not only has the farmer paid attention to his farm land, but he has builthis residence and his buildings in the most up-to-date fashion. All con-veniences are found in the present farm home the same as in the city. Elec-tric lights, telephones, steam heat, water power and sewerage systems are buta few of NEAR TO NATURES HEART CHAPTER V. CENTER TOWNSHIP. TOPOGRAPHY. In the center of Hendricks county is located the township of is in townships 15 and 16 north, ranges i east and 2 west, comprisingabout forty-six square miles. It is bounded on the north by Union andMiddle townships, on the east by Middle and Washington, on the south byLiberty and Clay, and on the west by Clay, Marion and Eel River west fork of White Lick creek, its tributaries, and Mill creek drain theland within the bounds of this township, supplemented today by a very effi-cient system of artificial drainage. With the exception of the deep, precipi-tous valley worn through the center of the township by White Lick, thenature of the land is undulating and level. The highest elevation of landin the county is in Center township, gradually sloping away to the once covered this territory, but it has now been
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