[audiobook] Pyotr Tchaikovsky (Critical Lives) by Philip Ross Bullock in Arts-Photography

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Boone County; founded on April Fools� Day in 1830; is situated in the center of the state; abutting Indiana�s capital; Indianapolis. The first settlers found swampy land overgrown with ancient hardwoods; riddled with rattlesnakes; and teeming with wetland creatures�most famously; frogs. Although life was challenging for the area�s first settlers; most persevered. Many chided that Boone was not fit to be included as a part of the fledgling state of Indiana. They dubbed the newly platted area as the �State of Boone� to set it aside from the superior farmland and living conditions found elsewhere in Indiana. Boone County�s first census counted 621 persons in 1830. Today; many of the original surnames remain prevalent among a population that exceeds 60;000 residents.