grated from Northfield, N. H. The town was
named Hyde's Park in the charter, as a compli-
ment to Captain Jedediah Hyde, the first named
in that instrument. 27 miles N. from Montpelier.

Iberville Parish, La., c. h. at Plaquemine.
Bounded N. by Point Coupee, East and West
Baton Rouge parishes, E. and S. E. by Ascension
parish, and S. and W. by the Atchafalaya River,
separating it from St. Martin's and St. Landry
parishes. Drained by outlets of the Mississippi
River, which flows through the E. part. Surface
level, and too low for cultivation, except on the
borders of the streams, where the soil is fertile.

Iberville, La., c. h. Iberville parish. 92 miles
W. N. W. from New Orleans.

Independence County, As., c. h. at Batesville.
Bounded N. E. by Lawrence co., E. by Big Black
and White Rivers, separating it from Jackson eo.,
S. by White co., W. by Van Buren, and N. W.
by Izard co. White River crosses this county
from N. W. to S. E.

Independence, la., c h. Buchanan.

Independence, Ky., c. h. Kenton co. 82 miles
N. N. E. from Frankfort.

Independence, Mo., c. h. Jackson co. It is
situated 6 miles S. from the Missouri River,
near the W. boundary of the state, 134 miles W.
from Jefferson City, the capital, and 264 miles,
by the nearest land route, W. from St. Louis.
The distance from St. Louis, by the river, is about
370 miles. This is the place of departure for
the Santa Fe traders, and a point from which
many of the emigrants to California start on
their overland route, through the S. pass in the
Rocky Mountains ; and many of their supplies,
of course, are obtained here.

The distances from St. Louis, by Independence,
on this entire route, to Astoria, at the mouth of
the Columbia River, on the Pacific Ocean, as
given in Appleton's United States Traveller's
Guide, published in 1850, are as follows : —

Independence, N. J., Warren co. Watered by
Pequest Creek, and its tributary Bacon Creek.
Surface hilly on the E. and W., with a valley be-
tween. 14 miles N. E. from Belvidere.

Independence, N. Y., Alleghany co. Cryder's
and Independence Creeks water this town, the
surface of which is elevated and rolling; soil
clay loam. 20 miles S. E. from Angelica, and
258 W. by S. from Albany.

Independence, Ya., c. h. Grayson co.

Indian Key, Fa., Dade co. This village is sit-
uated on a pleasant island containing about 7
acres. The foundation is entire Madrepore rock,
but it has been covered with rich mould from the
channel, and is cultivated with good success. It
lies 75 miles N. E. from Key West, and 75 S. W.
from Cape Florida.

Indian River, Fa., St. Lucie co. The only post
office in the county is here.

Indian Springs, Ga., Butts co. This favorite
watering-place is situated 10 miles W. from the
Ockmulgee River, at the confluence of two small
streams, which form one of its tributaries. W.
from Milledgeville 52 miles. The waters are
impregnated with sulphur, and are efficacious in
cutaneous complaints.

Indiana, Pa., c. li. Indiana co. 155 miles W.
N. W. from Harrisburg.

Indiana County, Pa., c. h. at Indiana. Bounded
N. by Jefferson, E. by Clearfield and Cambria,
S. by Westmoreland, and W. by Armstrong co.
Drained by the head waters of the W. branch of
the Susquehanna and by branches of Cone-
maugh River. Surface hilly, containing abun-
dance of coal and salt, and small quantities of iron
ore. The soil is mostly very fertile, being com-
posed of loam, gravel, sand and clay.

Indiana, Pa., Alleghany co. Drained by Deer,
Long, Squaw, and Pine Creeks. Surface hilly ;
soil loam. 10 miles N. E. from Pittsburg.

Indianapolis, capital of the state of Indiana,
and seat of justice for Marion co. It is situated
very near the geographical centre of the state,
on the E. side of the W. fork of White River,
which is navigable, except at low water, for steam-
boats from the Ohio and Wabash Rivers to this
place. The ground on which it is built, together
with the suburbs, embracing, all together, four
sections of land, according to the government
surveys, was secured to the state of Indiana by
a compact with the United States, in 1820, when
it was covered with a dense forest, as a perma-
nent seat of government. In the spring of 1821,
the town was laid out and surveyed by commis-
sioners appointed for that purpose. The original
plat of the town, which is on an extended plain,
was a mile square; but it has since been extended
in different directions beyond these limits. It
was laid out into regular four-acre squares, each
to contain 12 lots; and these squares were divid-
ed through the middle by alleys, from E. to
W., 30 feet wide, and from N. to S. 15 feet
wide. The streets, in general, were laid out 90
feet in width. Washington Street, which passes
through the centre, and is the great business
street, is 120 feet in width. Through this street
the great national road passes. Near the centre
of the town a square has been appropriated, as a
site for the mansion of the governor of the state.
In the centre of this square stands the Governor's
House, on ground slightly elevated, 60 feet square,
and having four elegant fronts. A circular street,
80 feet wide, encompasses this enclosure, and four