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204 - CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES CHAPTER XXVIII UNION TOWNSHIP THE LOCATION-BOUNDARY-NAMING — TOPOGRAPHY — POPULATION —SETTLEMENT-ITS ORGANIZATION—ITS ONLY HAMLET. One of the central southern civil townships in Carroll County is Union, so called because it was made up from parts of Several other sub-divisions in the county, It is bounded on the north by Center and Harrison townships, on the east by Lee Township, on the south by Perry Township and on the west by Monroe Township. It contains about twenty-two and one-half sections of land. In common with most of the county of which it forms a part, it is somewhat hilly and cut up with hills and ravines. Its only village or hamlet is known as Petersburg, of which see below. The population of this township in 1890 was 653 ; in 1900 it was only 578 and in 1910 was placed by the United States census at 513. When it was organized by the county commissioners this township (in March, 1833) embraced four and one-half sections off the east side of what was then Madison (now Lee) Township and was bounded on the south by North Township (now Perry). Several boundary changes were effected later on. McGuire's Fork of Conotton Creek flows through this township hence the early milling interests centered here. The original County Infirmary was located in this township. (See County Government Chapter.) HAMLET OF PETERSBURG This is situated in section 3, near the southern line of the township. It appears to have been platted but never recorded by Joseph Ton.:, proprietor, and Cornelius Bracken, September 23, 1867. It is five miles south of Carrollton. In 1884 the business included: Dr. jasper Tope; John R. King, hotel; Tope & Rutledge, flour mills ; W. W. Fawcett, general store. The postoffice here was known as Algonquin. While this is an inland township it has always held its position among the townships of the county, and has had its share of representative men to work for the best interests of the whole county. For early settlers see general chapters on county's settlement. |