Facts about Steuben County

• Steuben County is the crossroads of vacation land.

• The first schools in Steuben County charges each student $2 per term to cover teacher salary.

• The village of Fremont was formerly called Brockville.

• Hamilton Lake was originally called Fish Lake.

• the first bridge in the county was near the Hogback Hills on Defiance Road.

• The first saw and grist mill was located in Flint.

• Orland was originally called the Vermont Settlement.

• Fremont is 598 feet above sea level.

Taken from: THE LAND OF THE LAKES by James Thomas Young, Steuben Printing Company, Angola, Indiana.

• Indiana was considered a Northwestern State in 1885.

• Within Steuben County at this time, between 60 and 70 clear water lakes were reported.  

• Most of these lakes have gravelly or sandy bottoms and fine beaches.

• At this time only one lake had ever been advertised to any great extent.  

• This lake is Pleasant Lake which for only three years before 1885 become a favorite resort of vacationers.

• Coal has been discovered in one or two places in Steuben County. 

Taken from HISTORY OF STEUBEN COUNTY, INDIANA, Illustrated.  Chicago:  Inter-State Publishing Co.  1885.

• Pioneer Life in Steuben County  The Homes

• Life of the Pioneer

• A Poem 

• Some More History