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Evansville incorporated in 1817 and was designated as the county seat on January 7, 1818. The county was named for Henry Vanderburgh, a deceased chief judge of the Indiana Territorial Supreme Court. [9] [10] Evansville became a thriving commercial town with a river trade, and the town began to expand outside of its original footprint.
Soon after Evansville incorporated in 1817 and became a county seat on January 7, 1818. [6] The county was named for Henry Vanderburgh , a deceased chief judge of the Indiana territorial supreme court.
Evansville, city, seat (1818) of Vanderburgh county, southwestern Indiana, U.S., port on the Ohio River (there bridged to Henderson, Kentucky), 171 miles (275 km) southwest of Indianapolis. It was founded by Hugh McGary, Jr., in 1812 and was named for Robert M. Evans, a member of the territorial.
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Evansville was incorporated in 1819. The large scale trade across the Ohio River led to its economic prosperity. The economy received a boost after the completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal in 1843, which connected the town with Toledo, Ohio, almost 400 miles away.
European craftsmen immigrated to Evansville to work in the local factories and foundries. By 1890 more than 50,000 people lived in Evansville, which had a population of only 4,000 people when it was incorporated as a city in 1847.
On March 27, 1812, Hugh McGary Jr. purchased about 441 acres and named it "McGary's Landing". In 1814, to attract more people, McGary renamed his village "Evansville" in honor of Colonel Robert Morgan Evans. Evansville incorporated in 1817 and became a county seat on January 7, 1818. [1] [2]
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Evansville incorporated in 1817 and was designated as the county seat on January 7, 1818. The county was named for Henry Vanderburgh, a deceased chief judge of the Indiana Territorial Supreme Court. [8] [9]
