It was the county seat of Elkhart County. Elkhart was a larger town to the north and it had a relatively large African-American population, and nearby towns went to great lengths to make sure they didn't move to their towns when the railroads job for them dried up (in 1920!). I worked in a factory in Elkhart in the early 60s and there were a number of Klan members working in the factory with me.
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