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<br />· <br /> <br />soils that are moderately deep Over sand and gravel. The soils <br />are suited to Use as building sites. Fox soils are poorly <br />suited to use as septic tank absorption fields because of the <br />danger of underground water supplies becoming polluted. Ockley <br />soils, however, are well suited to this Use. <br /> <br />Rensselaer-Whitaker-Martinsville soils are located in the <br />extreme northwest corner and in a southern pocket just west of <br />State Route 67. 80th the Rensselaer and Whitaker soils that are <br />found here are poorly drained and usually require artificial <br />drainage to prevent ponding. For this reason, they are poorly <br />suited to Use as septic tank absorption fields and building <br />sites. <br /> <br />Crosby-BroOks ton soils are found in the easternmost portion of <br />the planning area and in a small pocket in the vicinity of <br />Indianapolis and County Line Roads. The soils are fairly evenly <br />mixed and are poorly drained. These soils are usually <br />artificially drained. Wetness and ponding make these soils <br />poorly suited to Use as septic tank absorption fields and <br />bUilding sites. <br /> <br />Climates <br /> <br />Mooresville lies 39 degrees 36 minutes north latitude. Average <br />annual temperature is 52 degrees F. In winter the average <br />tfmperature is 30 degrees, and the average daily minimum <br />temperature is 21 degrees. In summer the average temperature is <br />74 degrees, and the average daily maximum temperature is 85 <br />degrees. <br /> <br />Mooresville has an average annual rainfall of 40 inches. Of <br />that total, sixty percent usually falls in the months of April <br />through September. Mooresville receives an average of 29 <br />inches of snow each winter. <br /> <br />Plants ~ Wildlife <br /> <br />Vegetation indigenous to the area includes wild herbaceous <br />plants, hardwoods, wetland plants, grasses, legumes, grain and <br />seed crops. The area is the natural habitat of quail, <br />pheasant, field sparrows, wild turkey, thrushes, woodpeckers, <br />ducks, geese, squirrels, red fox, gray fox, raccoon, deer, <br />muskrat, beaver and mink. <br /> <br />History <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />The first non-Indian settlers came to the Mooresville area in <br />1818, following the Whetzel Trace westward from Brookville to <br />its end at Waverly, crossing White River and traveling seven <br />miles to the delta of the east and west forks of White Lick <br />Creek. Morgan County was organized in 1821. The man credited <br />with being Mooresville's founder, Samuel Moore, moved here from <br />North Carolina and began a trading post. In 1823 Whetzel bought <br /> <br />Existing Conditions 6 <br />