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1818
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Significant events from 1818.
January
February
March
April
April 10th - First meeting of Monroe County Commissioners. County seat named Bloomington and ordered to be laid out and divided into lots.
May
June
William Hardin opens Bloomington's first "store". It sells primarily whiskey.
June 22nd - County Board orders a barrel of whiskey to be made available at the first auctioning of Bloomington lots, and $14,000 is netted from the sale.
