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Dearborn County was formed by proclamation of Indiana Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison on March 7, 1803. Named in honor of Major General Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War, it was the third county to be formed and was originally much larger. Its present boundaries were established on January 7, 1845. The first courthouse was built in 1810, a second was built in 1828, and the present limestone courthouse was built in 1870 - 1871.
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Lawrenceburg, Indiana · United States
