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]