CHAPTER I.
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GEOLOGY AND NATURAL FEATURES
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I.
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NOT STARTED
GENERAL GEOLOGY OF CARROLL COUNTY - SURFACE
FEATURES - ARAL GEOLOGY - GEOLOGY OF VARIOUS TOWNSHIPS - USEFUL
CLAYS OF CARROLL COUNTY - COAL MINING OF THE COUNTY.
CHAPTER II.
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EARLY SETTLEMENT
FINISHED
FIRST ACTUAL SETTLERS - COUNTY SEAT LOCATED -
PIONEER BURIALS - GOING TO MILL - BUILDING THE CANAL - FIRST WHITE
MAN'S GRAVE - VARIOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST - STYLE OF LIVING -
"JOHNNY APPLESEED" - EARLY STATE OF SOCIETY - FIRST STILL HOUSE -
EARLY TEMPERANCE DAYS - THE JAIL - THE COURTHOUSE - POPULATION
DECREASED - EARLY RAILROAD LINES
CHAPTER III.
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COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND BEGINNINGS.
PARTIALLY FINISHED
ANCIENT OWNERSHIP OF TERRITORY - THE INDIANS
WHO ONCE HELD IT - PART OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST TERRITORY - ONCE
INCLUDED IN SEVERAL OTHER COUNTIES - ITS NAME - ITS COUNTY SEAT
LOCATED - FIRST OFFICIAL ACTION - FIRST OFFICERS OF THE COUNTY -
PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE ACT CREATING THE COUNTY.
CHAPTER IV.
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COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
PARTIALLY FINISHED
FIRST STEPS AFTER THE ORGANIZATION OF CARROLL
COUNTY - SETTING THE MACINERY OF A COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN MOTION -
PLANNING FOR COUNTY BUILDINGS - FIRST TERM OF COURT - COUNTY
OFFICIALS LIST COMPLETE FROM THE FIRST OFFICERS WHO SERVED -
ASSESSED VALUATION - FINANCES - EXPENDITURES - POLITICAL FIGURES -
PERSONAL MENTION - INTERESTING EVENTS - MORGAN'S RAID - CARROLLTON
IN 1846 - BUILDING OF COURTHOUSES AND JAILS - THE INFIRMARY -
HIGHWAYS.
CHAPTER V.
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RAILROADS, TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.
PARTIALLY FINISHED
EARLY RAILROAD HISTORY - OLD TIME TRAIN ORDER -
RAILROAD MILEAGE - THE OLD CANAL.
CHAPTER VI.
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AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS.
NOT STARTED
THE CHIEF INDUSTRY - WOOL AND STOCK INTERESTS -
"SMALL FARMING" - CORN AND WHEAT IN 1858 - STATISTICAL REPORTS OF
1885 - WIDE RANGE OF CROPS - COUNTY FARM BUREAU - COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY - GROUNDS AN BUILDINGS - PRESENT OFFICERS.
CHAPTER VII.
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BANKS AND BANKING
NOT STARTED
CHAPTER VIII.
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NEWSPAPERS OF CARROLL COUNTY
PARTIALLY FINISHED
CHAPTER IX.
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BENCH AND BAR
PARTIALLY FINISHED
CHAPTER X.
Pg. 66
PHYSICIANS
PARTIALLY FINISHED
CHAPTER XI.
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MILITARY HISTORY.
FINISHED
CHAPTER XII.
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CHURCHES OF THE COUNTY
NOT STARTED
CHAPTER XIII
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FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
NOT STARTED
CHAPTER XIV.
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EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS
NOT STARTED
CHAPTER XV.
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CENTER TOWNSHIP AND CARROLLTON VILLAGE
PARTIALLY FINISHED
NAME - LOCATION - BOUNDARIES - RAILROAD - ORGANIZATION - COUNTY
SEAT - POPULATION - FIXING MERIDIAN BY NORTH STAR -
PLATTING OF CARROLLTON - EARLY SETTLEMENTS - AFTER THE CIVIL WAR -
A NEW ERA OF INDUSTRY - HENRY HOWE'S VIEW OF CARROLLTON IN 1888 -
CARROLLTON FIFTY YEARS AGO - OLD TIME RESIDENTS - HISTORICAL DATES -
CITY PARK - INCORPORATION HISTORY - POSTOFFICE HISTORY - INDUSTRIES.
CHAPTER XVI.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST
NOT STARTED
CHAPTER XVII.
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CARROLL COUNTY'S ONLY INDIAN FIGHT.
NOT STARTED
CHAPTER XVIII.
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AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP
FINISHED
BOUNDARY - RAILROAD - VILLAGE OF AUGUSTA - VILLAGE OF WATHEYS
- PATTERSONVILLE - AUGUSTA STATION - POPULATION
CHAPTER XIX.
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BROWN TOWNSHIP.
FINISHED
BOUNDARY - ORGANIZATION - FEATURES - RAILROADS - VILLAGES
- CLAY INDUSTRY - SCHOOLS - CHURCHES - POPULATION - FIRST ELECTION
CHAPTER XX.
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EAST AND FOX TOWNSHIPS
FINISHED
BOUNDARIES - LOCATIONS - POPULATION - RAILROADS -
ALTITUDE -
ASKING FOR A GRADED HIGHWAY - KILLING OF THE LAST DEER -
MORGAN'S GREAT RAID - MINERAL RESOURCES - VILLAGES -
NORRISTOWN - MECHANICSTOWN - WATTSVILLE - PINE HILL -
SCROGGSFIELD.
CHAPTER XXI.
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HARRISON TOWNSHIP
FINISHED 6/19/2018
BOUNDARY - POPULATION - SCHOOLS - TOPOGRAPHY
AND
GENERAL FEATURES - COAL MINES -
VILLAGE OF NEW HARRISBURG
WINCHESTER - HIBBETTS
CHAPTER XXII.
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LEE TOWNSHIP
FINISHED 6/19/2018
ITS PRESENT TERRITORY - ITS GENERAL FEATURES -
ORGANIZATION - POPULATION - SETTLEMENT - VILLAGES -
THE FIRST SCHOOL-HOUSE OF THE COUNTY
SOIL FOUND HERE
CHAPTER XXIII.
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LOUDON TOWNSHIP
FINISHED 6/19/2018
ITS BOUNDARIES - SOIL - POPULATION - SETTLEMENT -
VILLAGE OF KILGORE -
ENTERED BY GEN. ANTHONY WAYNE IN INDIAN WAR DAYS
CHAPTER XXIV.
Page 190
MONROE TOWNSHIP
FINISHED 6/19/2018
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION - ORGANIZATION - POPULATION -
TOPOGRAPHY - EARLY SETTLEMENTS - RESOURCES -
VILLAGES - CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS - DELL ROY VILLAGES -
EARLY POSTAL FACILITIES - NAMED MONROE FOR PRESIDENT MONROE -
LAND TITLE - SOME "BAD MEN" - PIONEER FAMILIES.
CHAPTER XXV.
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ORANGE TOWNSHIP
FINISHED 6/19/2018
LOCATION - TOPOGRAPHY - ORGANIZATION -
VILLAGES - SETTLEMENTS - RAILROADS -
"UNDERGROUND" RAILWAY STATION - POPULATION
CHAPTER XXVI.
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PERRY TOWNSHIP.
FINISHED 6/19/2018
FIRST CALLED NORTH TOWNSHIP - CHURCHES - POPULATION -
DESCRIPTION AND BOUNDARIES - VILLAGES AND HAMLETS OF PERRYSVILLE -
PALERMO AND LAMARTINE
CHAPTER XXVII
Page 201
ROSE TOWNSHIP
FINISHED 6/19/2018 LOCATION -
TOPOGRAPHY - PART OF THE COUNTY'S MALTESE CROSS -
VILLAGES - SETTLEMENT - RAILROADS -
POPULATION - BOUNDARIES - ORGANIZATION.
CHAPTER XXVIII
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UNION TOWNSHIP
FINISHED THE LOCATION - BOUNDARY -
NAMING - TOPOGRAPHY -
POPULATION -
SETTLEMENT - ITS ORGANIZATION -
ITS ONLY HAMLET.
CHAPTER XXIX.
Page 205
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
FINISHED
LOCATION - BOUNDARIES - ITS
RAILROAD LINES - VILLAGES - ECKLEY POSTOFFICE
STEMPLE - GENERAL FEATURES - POPULATION
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES - ORGANIZATION
CONCERNING ITS SETTLEMENT - COUNTY INFIRMARY
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