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Pike Township, Marion County, Indiana road tax list

 Collection — Folder: S2021
Identifier: S2021

Scope and Contents

This collection includes photocopies of the 1850 road tax list for District No. 1, Pike Township, Marion County, Indiana and the list of the amount of work done on the roads in 1850 dated May 28, 1851.

Dates

  • 1850-1851

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

Pike Township lies in the northwest corner of Marion County, Indiana and was named for General Zebulon Pike, a war hero of the War of 1812. The township contains 28,160 acres of land and was created by the order of the county commissioners on April 16, 1822. For many years the township remained undeveloped and had few residents. By 1900, the census only counted 2,000 residents and the population had only increased to 3,400 by 1950. After a number of improvements and construction projects the township has grown to more than 78,000 residents from diverse social, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.

Sources:

Donnelly, Cathleen F. "Pike Township." In The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis edited by David J. Bodenhamer and Robert G. Barrows, 1116-1117. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994.

Metropolitan School District of Pike Township. "Community Overview." Accessed April 4, 2018. http://www.pike.k12.in.us/content/community-overview.

StatisticalAtlas.com. "Population of the Pike Township, Marion County, Indiana." Accessed April 2, 2018. https://statisticalatlas.com/county-subdivision/Indiana/Marion-County/Pike-Township/Population.

Sulgrove, Berry R. History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Company, 1884.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records transfer from the Genealogy Division.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2018/04/04 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2018/04/04 by Laura Eliason.
Title
Pike Township, Marion County, Indiana road tax list
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

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