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Decatur The County Seat

Decatur, Indiana
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Decatur was selected as a county seat on May 18, 1836. Its founders were Samuel Rugg and Thomas Johnson, and Jacob Hofer surveyed the town. The land for the site was owned by Thomas Johnson. A special county board composed of William Johnson, Joseph M. McMaken, William Stewart, and Robert Hood selected Decatur, and Thomas Johnson donated the courthouse square and several church sites.
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Decatur, Indiana · United States

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