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ATTICA
HISTORY
Daniel Stump purchased the first land in l824 at Crawfordsville
and filed the first plat on March l9, 1825 for Attica. He
moved west and George Hollingsworth made a second plat later in
l825. Hollingsworth operated a ferry that was poled*1
across the
Wabash.
The first establishment was a store supplying iron, steel, dry
goods, hardware, salt, etc. that was built by William Crumpton.
Crumpton was also the postmaster, Harmon Webb ran the first
hotel which was a small log house facing the river on Main St.
Soon to follow were three taverns. Joseph Peacock had his
blacksmith shop built near the river. From 1826-27 a cabinet
shop, Orin Arms' fanning mill that separated the chaff from the
grain and a tanyard joined the growing town. Joseph Collyer
built the first industrial business in 1830, a combined gristmill
and still house. In 1835 a steam operated sawmill and
gristmill were constructed by William Crumpton . Following years
saw the addition of a machine shop, a planing mill, a stave and
cooperage works, a wagon works, lumberyards, flourmills, grain
elevators, a wooden utensil factory, and a drain tile works. From the 1999 Canal Society of Indiana Lafayette, Attica and Delphi Tour Book (*1)
Poled - The boat was steered and moved by taking a long pole and sticking it
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