[7] The early settlers were mostly Quakers fleeing the institution of slavery in Orange County, North Carolina.

Word of mouth soon spread the news, and this land became part of the "underground railroad" for runaway slaves.

For many years, the freed slaves in this area farmed, traded, and sold their labor to others while living in this settlement.

Several years ago, Boy Scouts restored the cemetery, replacing the stones with wooden crosses designating a grave.

The name of "Little Africa" came about because of the black settlement, but it was called "Paddy's Garden" by its early users.

Like the oldest in Ohio County, it is a Greek Revival building with two stories and a Doric portico supported by fluted columns; it has ornamental iron stairs and a clock tower.

[13] Moffatt Hollar French Lick Municipal Airport (IATA: FRH, ICAO: KFRH, FAA LID: FRH) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of French Lick, a town in Orange County, Indiana, United States.

[2] French Lick Scenic Railway (French Lick West Baden and Southern Railway/ Indiana Railway Museum) Popular train rides in Indiana aboard the French Lick Scenic Railway offer 20-mile day tours through parts of the Hoosier National Forest, the 2,200-foot Burton Tunnel (Indiana's second longest tunnel), and past limestone outcroppings.

The council members serve four-year terms and are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget and special spending.

The board is charged with executing the council's decisions, with collecting revenue, and with managing the county government.

The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association.

[17] The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor and circuit court clerk.

[17] Each township has a trustee and a three-member board, which administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief and manages cemetery care, among other duties.