The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
The village of Terre Haute was surveyed and plotted March 22, 1854 by Wm. C. RICE, deputy county surveyor of Henderson County.
This original plot covered a little more than 13 acres in the corners of Sections 20, 21, 28, 29 and there have been some addition later.
Wm. Archer was the first postmaster and the first house was built by Wm. Reynolds in 1848; soon afterward Joseph Genung built the second.
The first storeroom was built by Alexander Bushnell and Dr. Nelson was the first physician; he went about the village on foot. In 1882 there were several dry goods stores, a grocer, notion stores, a drug store, restaurant, wagon and blacksmith shops, and other general business found in a thriving country village.
1882 History of Henderson County