Rossville High School - LARS Yearbook (Rossville, IN)

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g roots ewhich took hold 1 I r ,-f' r G1 prospered r wig, ir 6 ' , ' r an the town s mono endeovors INTRODUCTION

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ln the span of hIstorQ a centuru Is out an Instant' lndlana became a state In 1816 just 16 uears later In IBEQ Rossvrlle had Its oegrnnrngs then just 38 years later In 1870 Flossvllle became an Incorporated town Both Ross TownshIp and Rassvllle were named lor John Ross who was one ol the flrst assocIateIudges In Clln tan County ROSSVILLE The whIte man destrned to lead the march of cIvIIIzatIon to what Is now Ross Townshlp was Salomon Mrller who came In March 1898 He was soon Followed by Danlel Underwood wha burlt the frrst mrll In the townshlp and Mathras LUIdner who Followed larmrng and olacksmrthrng ln 1829 InhabItants Increased rapudlo and among them was Samuel Seawrrght who settledlust off where Rossvllle 15 now located lt was on hrs farm that the hrst school house was bullt In 1831 and he also owned the lrrst store SEDRLIG Located In Owen Townshrp thus town was plotted In 1873 ou James Campbell and Jackson McCune Its name was suggested ou a rarlroad or struction offlcral from Sedalro lllInoIs Mr McCune bullt the llrst house here and was the llrst postmaster fi hlgh school was organlzed here bu liJIllIom Rablson In 1808 a mlgsteru out seems to have orrgrnated from the fact that when a post ofhce was establrshed there a Mr llallenaarger who owned the mIll there name the town In honor of hIs wrle Edna PVRMONT ln 1812 John l.Uagoner arrrved In the area on horseback looklng for a place to settle hls famr lo Hbout 1828 he was followed by several other Ohro TOVITIIIES among who were Ulreys Shlvelqs Metzgers Fleplogles and Studebakers These famIlIes formed a llttle settlement known as lJJIld Cat Corners later re named Polmont OUJRSCO The Manon Rallroad seems to have been the Incentlve for the town Owasco was begun when Catherlne M Roth purchased Lats 4 and 5 for S Izu Owasca s flrst school was ourlt In 1834 and was called Bulla School H frame ouIIdIng was bullt In 1857 and called Moore School ln 1879 It was replaced by a on k oulldlng the hrst to be called Owasco School Taking a chance, community founders put down roots SDNR MILLS The name of thus town is somewhat KL 2 1 g lNTG6l5UCTlON

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