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Ewing Township
lies west of Northern. It took its name from the postoffice, first established in
Rawling's Prairie in Benton Township, then later the office was moved to upper Ewing as it was called,
as Richard Richerson
had etablished woolen mills at this point. This was the original Ewing town.
Later, when Ewing College was located, one mile south of this, a postoffice was established there.
This college town grew rapidly while the college was in its hay-day.
There is an experiment farm at Ewing
that is doing a very important work experimenting on Franklin County soils, showing what treatment may be given our soils so as to produce large crops,
as it did in the days of the virgin soil.
Chauibertain Hutson, Frizzel, John Page and a family by the name of Estes seem to have been the
first comers into Ewing Township.
Later, the Hills, Webbs, Richersons Links, Dorris, Beatys,
Kings,
Clark, Spencers, Winemiller, Pierces, Dungys, Burton, Baxters, Manis, Days, Floros, Hamitons, Paynes,
Phillips, Brittons and others occupied the township and were largely
instrumental in making it what
it is to-day.
The progressive spirit of the farmers is working wonders in an agricultural way.
Ewing has the following
school districts: Hickory Hill, Franklin, Gun Prairie, Whittington, Shiloh, Long Prairie, and Oak Hill. The churches
are as follows: Baptist - Ewing, Williams Chapel and Gun Prairie; Methodist - Ewing,
Whittington, Shiloh and Union; Free Baptist - Rescue; Christian - Long Prairie.
Whittington is a thriving
railroad town on the C. & E. I. R.R. It was founded by W.
W. Whittington when the railroad was built. Whittington, has a bank several stores, a grade
school and a church. Ewing
and Whittington are
connected by a hard road, the first made in the county.
Type of Early Settlers Home
Politically, Ewing
is democratic, but mixed tickets are frequently elected.
Riley Burton
is the present supervisor.
[(1918) Franklin County History Centennial Edition by H.M. AIKEN]
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