History of Fort Wayne & Allen County, Indiana, 1700-2005
By Unknown Author.
Description
A history of Fort Wayne and Allen County, in northeastern Indiana. Featuring a large section of local family histories (400+ pages), this is an essential reference for the history or genealogy researcher. Occupied for thousands of years by cultures of indigenous peoples, Allen County was organized by European Americans in 1823 from Delaware and Randolph counties, and formed in 1824 at the Ewing Tavern. The county is named for Colonel John Allen, an attorney and Kentucky state senator who was killed in the War of 1812. Fort Wayne, founded at the confluences of the Maumee, St. Joseph, and St....
ISBN(s)
1932439447, 9781932439441
