The New Student's Reference Work/Anderson

An'derson, a city and county seat of Madison County, Indiana, on White River, 36 miles from Indianapolis. It lies in the center of an agricultural region, and besides has extensive manufacturing interests. It manufactures glass, wire fence, steel springs, shovels, files, automobiles, carriages, nails, shovel handles, carriage and buggy materials, tools and tool-workers supplies, encaustic tiles, tin plates, etc. The city has an admirable system of public schools, substantial buildings, a fine library and churches. It has the service of four railroads, and is the center of the traction lines for northern and central Indiana, and located here is the largest power-house in the state. Anderson has all the adjuncts of a modern city, and while the natural-gas flow is somewhat diminished since its discovery in 1887, the supply is sufficient for heating and some manufacturing. Anderson town was settled in 1822, became a county seat in 1828, and the city incorporated in 1865. Population, 22,476.