Morton, Indiana | |
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  Morton Location within the state of Indiana  Morton Morton (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′47″N86°56′11″W / 39.76306°N 86.93639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Putnam |
| Township | Clinton |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46135 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 439474 [1] |
Morton is a small unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
A post office was established at Morton in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. [2]
Morton is located half-way between Danville and Montezuma along US 36.
Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 36,726. The county seat is Greencastle. The county was named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. The county was created in 1821 and organized in April 1822.
Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It is located near Interstate 70 approximately halfway between Terre Haute and Indianapolis in the west-central portion of the state. The city is the home of DePauw University. The population was 9,820 at the 2020 census.
Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, commonly known as Oliver P. Morton, was a U.S. Republican Party politician from Indiana. He served as the 14th governor of Indiana during the American Civil War, and was a stalwart ally of President Abraham Lincoln. Morton worked hard to maximize Indiana's contribution to the war effort and marginalize the obstructionists. He was a principled and effective leader who fought for equality and nationalism through the use of governmental power. His forceful pursuit of civil rights and prosecution of Copperheads and white supremacists gained him lasting enemies among the antiwar elements. Morton thwarted and neutralized the Democratic-controlled Indiana General Assembly. He exceeded his constitutional authority by calling out the militia without approval, and during the period of legislative suppression he privately financed the state government through unapproved federal and private loans. He was criticized for arresting and detaining political enemies and suspected southern sympathizers. As one of President Lincoln's "war governors", Morton made significant contributions to the war effort, more than any other man in the state, and earned the lifelong gratitude of former Union soldiers for his support.
Putnamville is an unincorporated community in Warren Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Andrew Humphreys was a U.S. Representative from Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, who served in the Forty-fourth Congress. Prior to the American Civil War, Humphreys was as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, and an Indian agent for Utah. In 1864 Humphreys was a defendant in a controversial trial by a military commission that convened on October 21 at Indianapolis, where he and three others were convicted of treason. Humphreys was sentenced to hard labor for the remainder of the war, but the sentence was modified three weeks later to allow for his release. At the end of the war, Humphreys resumed a career in politics, which included terms in Forty-fourth Congress and the Indiana Senate.
Clinton Township is one of thirteen townships in Putnam County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,275 and it contained 840 housing units.
Indiana, a state in the Midwest, played an important role in supporting the Union during the American Civil War. Despite anti-war activity within the state, and southern Indiana's ancestral ties to the South, Indiana was a strong supporter of the Union. Indiana contributed approximately 210,000 Union soldiers, sailors, and marines. Indiana's soldiers served in 308 military engagements during the war; the majority of them in the western theater, between the Mississippi River and the Appalachian Mountains. Indiana's war-related deaths reached 25,028. Its state government provided funds to purchase equipment, food, and supplies for troops in the field. Indiana, an agriculturally rich state containing the fifth-highest population in the Union, was critical to the North's success due to its geographical location, large population, and agricultural production. Indiana residents, also known as Hoosiers, supplied the Union with manpower for the war effort, a railroad network and access to the Ohio River and the Great Lakes, and agricultural products such as grain and livestock. The state experienced two minor raids by Confederate forces, and one major raid in 1863, which caused a brief panic in southern portions of the state and its capital city, Indianapolis.
Reelsville is an unincorporated community in central Washington Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along local roads just north of U.S. Route 40, southwest of the city of Greencastle, the county seat of Putnam County. Although Reelsville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 46171.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Putnam County, Indiana.
Manhattan is an unincorporated community in central Washington Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Vivalia is an unincorporated community in Parke and Putnam counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
New Maysville is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Barnard is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Carpentersville is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Fincastle is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Groveland is an unincorporated community in Floyd Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Limedale is an unincorporated community in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Heritage Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Floyd Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its population was 2,880 as of the 2010 census. The community is located in eastern Putnam County on the shores of its namesake lake. The lake is 318 acres in size.
James Richard Baird is an American businessman and politician who serves as the U.S. representative from Indiana's 4th congressional district. Before being elected to Congress, Baird served from 2010 to 2018 as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives and as a Putnam County commissioner from 2006 to 2010. A Vietnam veteran, Baird was elected to Congress on November 6, 2018.
Delano Eccles Williamson was an American lawyer and politician who served as the seventh Indiana Attorney General from November 3, 1864 to November 3, 1870.
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