Coldwater Township
During the early settlement of the township, the presence of
Indians was not uncommon, several bands of Pottawattamies still continuing to roam the
forest and plant their wigwams within sight of their white neighbors. They kept up a
regular system of trading with the settlers, and gradually became very familiar in their
relations with them.
The township was first set off and organized in the spring of 1833. The name is said to be
a translation of the Indian word for Coldwater Lake, which is extremely low in
temperature.
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