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About Attica, Indiana Daniel Stump purchased the first land in 1824 at Crawfordsville and filed the first plat on March 19, 1825 for Attica. He moved west and George Hollingsworth made a second plat later in 1825. Hollingsworth operated a ferry that was poled* across the Wabash River. (* poled - the boat was steered and moved by taking a long pole and sticking it into the water and pushing it into the river bed). 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 Street. Soon to follow were three taverns. Joseph Peacock had his blacksmith shop built near the river. From 1826-1827 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.
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