Warren County landscape drawings
Collection — Folder: S0315
Identifier: S0315
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three charcoal drawings from an unknown artist in Warren County, Indiana in 1848, with subjects including a scene of the Wabash River with a small human figure on a raft as viewed from the riverbank, and two different waterfalls, Williamsport Falls and an unidentified waterfall, in Warren County.
Dates
- 1848
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
Williamsport Falls is a waterfall located on the Falls Creek, a branch of the Wabash River near to the center of Williamsport, the county sear of Warren County, Indiana. The waterfall is formed where Falls Creek travels over a sandstone ledge. Its height has changed over the years as pieces of the ledge sheared off and fell to the pool below, where sandstone was once quarried to build many local structures. In the 19th century, the falls once had a water flow substantial enough to support a mill, but the conversion of woodlands and grasslands to farmland and the diversion of water for agricultural irrigation has made its flow less consistent.
Sources:
Indiana Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources. "Williamsport Falls (Dry Falls) (GM-39)." Indiana: Our Hoosier State Beneath Us. Indiana Geological Survey created 1974-1984. Electronic version prepared by Jian Liu, Ann Graham, and Lois Heiser, November 1998. Accessed April 21, 2016. http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/etext/hoosier/GM-39.html.
Warren County Historical Society. A History of Warren County, Indiana. (Williamsport, IN: Warren County Historical Society, 2002), 165.
Sources:
Indiana Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources. "Williamsport Falls (Dry Falls) (GM-39)." Indiana: Our Hoosier State Beneath Us. Indiana Geological Survey created 1974-1984. Electronic version prepared by Jian Liu, Ann Graham, and Lois Heiser, November 1998. Accessed April 21, 2016. http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/etext/hoosier/GM-39.html.
Warren County Historical Society. A History of Warren County, Indiana. (Williamsport, IN: Warren County Historical Society, 2002), 165.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation and moved from the Manuscripts General Photograph Collection on 2016/04/21.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/04/21 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2016/04/21 by Brittany Kropf.
- Title
- Warren County landscape drawings
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
