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August 13, 1819
Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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Description of Vevay, Indiana, a young town on the Ohio River with 400 inhabitants, various buildings, and a nearby Swiss Vineyard settlement known for successful grape cultivation and neat homesteads.
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VEVAY,
The seat of justice for Switzerland county, Indiana.
This town is about 45 miles from Cincinnati, 64 miles from Louisville, and 45 miles from Frankfort, (the metropolis of Kentucky) standing on the bank of the Ohio river, in an extensive, high, dry, beautiful, commanding, and healthy bottom--
It is commodiously laid out with spacious streets, intersecting each other at right angles and open squares, reserved for public buildings, convenience, and ornament--
It is only in the fifth year of its age, and it contains about 400 inhabitants--a court-house, jail, market house, school house, circulating library, a branch of the state bank of Indiana, a printing office, several stores, mechanics of almost every description, about 70 dwelling houses, 8 or 9 new buildings now erecting and unfinished, numerous stables and out houses, together with between 10 and 20 shops of different descriptions.
Immediately below the town of Vevay, is the noted settlement of Europeans denominated and known by the name of the Swiss Vineyards. This settlement commences at the lower edge of the town, and continues without any break or interruption down to the mouth of Indian creek, a distance of about two miles, on a level bottom, about one half mile wide.
In no part of the world does the eye meet with more numerous proofs of industry; the whole settlement is interspersed and checkered over with grapes, apples, pears, plums, cherries, peaches, corn, grass and buck-wheat.
The vine is cultivated with success, and in great abundance; far beyond the consumption of the adjoining country, and yields a very handsome profit to the cultivator. These vineyards are of great utility to the surrounding country, and a great source of pleasure and amusement to all classes of society, both citizens and travellers.
The houses of the Swiss in this settlement are nearly all built of wood: some, however, are well built and neatly painted. The neatness of the domestic concerns and the people is striking; even the most humble of their houses convey an idea of neatness and simplicity, and impress a pleasing conviction of their happiness. Each have their own lot of ground fronting on the river and running back for quantity, which they have neatly distributed into a vineyard, a garden, a field, a meadow, a pasture, and an orchard, all of which they have skirted with different trees, and supplied with well water. Their chief amusements are singing, instrumental music, and dancing.
Vevay Examiner.
The seat of justice for Switzerland county, Indiana.
This town is about 45 miles from Cincinnati, 64 miles from Louisville, and 45 miles from Frankfort, (the metropolis of Kentucky) standing on the bank of the Ohio river, in an extensive, high, dry, beautiful, commanding, and healthy bottom--
It is commodiously laid out with spacious streets, intersecting each other at right angles and open squares, reserved for public buildings, convenience, and ornament--
It is only in the fifth year of its age, and it contains about 400 inhabitants--a court-house, jail, market house, school house, circulating library, a branch of the state bank of Indiana, a printing office, several stores, mechanics of almost every description, about 70 dwelling houses, 8 or 9 new buildings now erecting and unfinished, numerous stables and out houses, together with between 10 and 20 shops of different descriptions.
Immediately below the town of Vevay, is the noted settlement of Europeans denominated and known by the name of the Swiss Vineyards. This settlement commences at the lower edge of the town, and continues without any break or interruption down to the mouth of Indian creek, a distance of about two miles, on a level bottom, about one half mile wide.
In no part of the world does the eye meet with more numerous proofs of industry; the whole settlement is interspersed and checkered over with grapes, apples, pears, plums, cherries, peaches, corn, grass and buck-wheat.
The vine is cultivated with success, and in great abundance; far beyond the consumption of the adjoining country, and yields a very handsome profit to the cultivator. These vineyards are of great utility to the surrounding country, and a great source of pleasure and amusement to all classes of society, both citizens and travellers.
The houses of the Swiss in this settlement are nearly all built of wood: some, however, are well built and neatly painted. The neatness of the domestic concerns and the people is striking; even the most humble of their houses convey an idea of neatness and simplicity, and impress a pleasing conviction of their happiness. Each have their own lot of ground fronting on the river and running back for quantity, which they have neatly distributed into a vineyard, a garden, a field, a meadow, a pasture, and an orchard, all of which they have skirted with different trees, and supplied with well water. Their chief amusements are singing, instrumental music, and dancing.
Vevay Examiner.
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Migration Or Settlement
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Vevay Indiana
Swiss Vineyards
Settlement
Grape Cultivation
Ohio River
Agriculture
European Immigrants
Where did it happen?
Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana
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Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana
Event Details
Vevay is a five-year-old town on the Ohio River with 400 inhabitants, various public buildings, stores, and mechanics. Below it lies the Swiss Vineyards settlement, a two-mile stretch of industrious European farms cultivating grapes, fruits, and crops profitably, with neat wooden houses, gardens, and orchards. Residents enjoy music and dancing.