Waterford Township

This excerpt was taken from the History of Fulton County, published by Chas. C. Chapman & Co. in 1879, page 936.

Upon the southeast quarter of section 10 of this township the first permanent settler of the grand old county of Fulton located. This individual was John Eveland. He located here with his family in 1820. We speak at greater length of Mr. Eveland and his settlement here in the first chapter, and refer the reader to that instead of repeating the account here. This is only a fractional township and the smallest in the county except Ellisville township. There are 12,372 acres of land in Waterford, 5,995 of which are improved. The average value of land of this township is below that of any other in the county. There are, however, some fine farms and enterprising farmers in Waterford. There are several very interesting mounds, thrown up doubtless by the pre-historic Mound-Builders. Some of these have yielded some rare and interesting relics. There are in the township 322 horses, 284 cattle, 47 sheep, and 668 hogs.

WATERFORD.

The town of Waterford, which is on Spoon river, just below where John Eveland settled, is one of the oldest places in the Military Tract. It was laid off by John Jackson Mar. 24, 1825, and although at one time promised to become quite a point, never grew to any prominent position. Few cabins are all that mark the place of Waterford at present.

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