Fountain County, Indiana
Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River.[8] The legislative act creating Fountain County was passed on December 30, 1825, setting an effective date of April 1, 1826.[9] It was named for Major James Fontaine of Kentucky who was killed at Harmar's Defeat (near modern Fort Wayne, Indiana) on October 22, 1790, during the Northwest Indian War.[10][11] The first Fountain County courthouse was a two-story frame building constructed in Covington in 1827; Abraham Griffith submitted the winning bid of $335.[n 1] In 1829, plans were made for a larger courthouse building, but then an act of the legislature called for the county seat to be moved.The 1937 building was constructed by the Jacobson Brothers of Chicago; the architects were Louis R. Johnson and Walter Scholar of Lafayette.The Indianapolis, Crawfordsville and Danville Railroad (later the Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway), was started in 1855, but the general state of the economy halted construction in 1858.[30] A Norfolk Southern Railway line crosses northern Fountain County on its route between Danville, Illinois and Lafayette, Indiana;[7] it carries about 45 freight trains each day.Its Köppen climate classification is Dfa,[35] meaning that it is cold, has no dry season, and has a hot summer.He attended school in Veedersburg, graduated from college in 1849, was admitted to the bar, and began practicing law in Covington; he moved to Terre Haute in 1857.The commissioners execute acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the county government.The judge on the court is elected to a term of six years and must be a lawyer admitted to practice law in Indiana.[42] The county has other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, and circuit court clerk.[42] Each township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief and manages cemetery care, among other duties.
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