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Anderson

Indiana, United States
Also known as: Andersontown
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Anderson, city, seat (1828) of Madison county, east-central Indiana, U.S. It lies along the White River, in a corn- (maize-) and wheat-producing region, 39 miles (63 km) northeast of Indianapolis. Founded in 1823 on the site of a Delaware Indian village, it was named Andersontown for a subchief, Koktowhanund, also known as William Anderson. In 1886 the city’s industrial growth was assured with the discovery of natural gas in the locality. The city’s manufactures now...

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