1862: On Sunday, Aug. 17, 1862, in nearby Acton Township, which is by Grove City, four Sioux Indians from Rice Creek were out hunting for food. They massacred a family
1834/1900: Litchfield’s first “mayor” — called the Council president then — Jesse Vawter Branham Jr., was born July 8, 1834, in Jennings County, Indiana. He came to Meeker County with