Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana The Tide of Emigration - The Story of an Old Settler - Catching a Penitent Thief - Gander Pulling - Clearing Land - Story of a Maryland Traveler - The Origin of Blue Grass - Early Importation of Cattle - Early Agricultural Fairs Putnam' County Agricultural Society - Value Cf Lands and Crops. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.