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Benton County was formed February 18, 1840. It is named for Thomas H. Benton (D), U.S. Senator from Missouri. The original county seat selected in 1843 was Oxford, but after a long struggle between contending factions it was moved to Fowler in 1874.
Benton County is the windiest County in Indiana. In 2008 they began construction of the largest windfarm in the midwest, it is among the largest in the U.S.
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