Palestine, Lawrence County, Indiana
After maintaining a stable population for quite some time, Palestine was suggested to become the new state capital, as being situated on a high bluff over the White River.The father of Joseph A. Wright, a former governor of Indiana, cut and laid the stone for the foundation.As one of the most flourishing towns in Southern Indiana, the city had a population of 600–700 in the 1820 United States census.The city of Palestine was plagued by malaria, leading to a steep decline in population over the next decade.Shortly afterwards, in 1825, the county seat was relocated to the city of Bedford, where the courthouse stands today.
Extinct townCountryUnited StatesIndianaCountyLawrenceTownshipShawswickZIP codeShawswick TownshipLawrence CountyBedfordWhite RiverIndianapolisJoseph A. WrightSouthern Indiana1820 United States censusmalariaLawrence County, IndianaCounty seatCitiesMitchellOoliticTownshipsGuthrieIndian CreekMarionMarshallPleasant RunSpice ValleyEast OoliticHeltonvilleLawrenceportNeedmoreTunneltonWilliamsOthercommunitiesBartlettsvilleBryantsvilleBuddhaCoveyvilleCoxtonEurekaFayettevilleFort RitnerGeorgiaHartleyvilleLeesvilleMoorestownMurdockPatton HillPeerlessPinhookPopcornRabbitvilleRed HillReddingRivervaleSilvervilleSpring Mill VillageSpringvilleStoningtonTarry ParkYockeyFormercommunitiesDark HollowDixonville