Posey Township, Harrison County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Posey Township is one of twelve townships
in Harrison County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 2,725.
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The first settlers entered Posey Township in 1807. There were David Joshua Farnsley in the north central part, Jacob Lutz and William Smith in the southeast along the Ohio, and General W. Johnson in the southwest, near present day Rogers Campground.
Elizabeth
was platted in 1812 making it the second oldest town in the county.
In 1998 the Caeser's River Boat Casino and Hotel complex opened in Posey township near Bridgeport. On July 15, 2008 it was officially rebranded as Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Harrison County, Indiana
Harrison County, Indiana
Harrison County is a county located in the far southern part of the U.S. state of Indiana along the Ohio River. It is divided into twelve townships, and the county seat is Corydon, the former capital of Indiana. The county is part of the larger Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 2,725.
History
Posey township was named for Territorial Governor Thomas PoseyThomas Posey
Thomas Posey was an officer in the American Revolution, a general during peacetime, the third Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, Governor of the Indiana Territory, and a Louisiana Senator.-Family and background:...
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The first settlers entered Posey Township in 1807. There were David Joshua Farnsley in the north central part, Jacob Lutz and William Smith in the southeast along the Ohio, and General W. Johnson in the southwest, near present day Rogers Campground.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, Indiana
Elizabeth is a town in Posey Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States. The population was 162 at the 2010 census. It was founded in 1812 and named for Elizabeth Veach, wife of the landowner who donated the land for the town.-History:...
was platted in 1812 making it the second oldest town in the county.
In 1998 the Caeser's River Boat Casino and Hotel complex opened in Posey township near Bridgeport. On July 15, 2008 it was officially rebranded as Horseshoe Southern Indiana