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Highland, Indiana
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Highland
was almost entirely under water before it was first settled in
1848. Only a high sand ridge stood above the water. People
referred to this area as Highlands.
Pioneers Michael and Judith
Johnston were Highland’s first settlers in 1847. The area
began as mostly open farm land until the arrival of the
railroad in 1880. Dutch farmers came in the 1890s and
contributed to the growth of the town, once the largest in the
state. When the town was incorporated in 1910 there were 304
people. The most recent census showed a population of 23,546
in 2000.
Courtesy of the Highland Historical Society and Redevelopment
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Highland
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