Paoli is a town in Orange County, Indiana. The population was 3,677 at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Orange County.
Paoli was first settled in the early 1800's when a group of Quakers, looking for a slave-free territory came north. What they found here in Orange County was a beautiful wooded area with plenty of water. Paoli was established in 1816 and chosen as the seat of Justice for Orange County primarily because of its central location in the county.
Paoli was named for Pasquale Paoli Ash, the 12 year old son of North Carolina's former Governor Samuel Ash. The boy died before the Quakers came from North Carolina to Orange County.
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