Title	Map of Owen County, Indiana
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Item ID	G1400_I55_1876_124
Description	Atlas map of Owen County, 1876. Owen County was created by the State Legislature on January 1, 1819. Commonly called “Sweet Owen”, the county is named for Abraham Owen, a member of the Kentucky Militia, who was killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. The county seat is Spencer.
Subject	Maps Atlases Counties
Date	1876
Time period	1870s (1870-1879)
Geographic Location	Indiana--Owen County
Publisher	Baskin, Forster & Company
Format of Original	Atlas
Size of Original	14.25 x 17.25 in.
Digital Format	JP2000
Resolution	600 ppi
Source Collection Name	Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana
Source Collection Number	G1400.I55 1876
Digital Collection Name	1876 Atlas of Indiana
Digital Collection Number	dc072
Notes	Maps from the 1876 atlas provide landowner information as well as locations of schools, churches, towns, roads and railroads. The Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana was one of the many publishing projects of Alfred T. Andreas. Physcial description: 462 p. : ill., maps (some col.), ports. ; 45 cm.
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