Benton County, Indiana

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Created in 1840, was one of the last of Indiana's 92 counties to be formed.
Second most sparsely populated county in Indiana. County Seat: Fowler.
Fowler has not always been the County Seat.
* May of 1843 that a County Seat was selected and called Milroy in honor of one of the first commissioners, but Indiana already had a town of that name, so the County Seat was renamed Oxford which was first settled in 1847 by H. T. Howard.
* In 1871, the town of Fowler was laid out and on March 20, 1873, the Courthouse at Oxford was condemned, precipitating a battle between the two towns. On July 10, 1874, the County Seat was moved to Fowler, which has held the distinction ever since.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_County,_Indiana
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Coordinates:   40°36'22"N   87°18'34"W

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