Introduction
T h e history of Morgan County and its communities is not intended to be a biography of the individuals who settled in Morgan, but to be a history of the county itself. Individuals will, of course, be mentioned in reference to the roles they played in the history. The main emphasis of this history is to record events, struggles, and developments that took place in the growth of the county: those historical events that brought Morgan County to where it is today, one of the fastest growing counties in the state. Each community's history will cover the period from the time the first settlers came in 1855 to the time their goals became county oriented. These community histories will present a view of steady progression from primitive beginnings to a contemporary way of life. Many sources of information have been used to compile this comprehensive history. Due to space limitations the history had to be condensed. Determining what to include and what to omit was difficult. My desire was to include those incidents that affected the community or county as a whole and try to omit items that should be included in individual biographies. Some writers of local histories
