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CHAPTER IV.
OCCUPATION AND SETTLEMENT
pg. 215-230
Fort Amanda - Gen. Harrison
- Col. Poague - Fort Auglaize - Saw mill and Navy Yard
- Gen. Wayne - Military Roads - Wayne's Trace - Francis
Deuchoquette - Pioneer Vanguard - Pioneer Reminiscences -
The Big Snows - The Black Days - Terrifying Atmospheric
Phenomena - A Pioneer Meeting - Marshall Reminiscences
1829-33 - "Ah! Billy Lippincott" - A Special Process of
Induction - A Wolf Story - Jacobs' Reminiscences - A
Strange Judgment by a Generous Justice - John Amstuts -
Indian Neighbors 1829-31 - Isaac Shockey's Reminiscences -
Rearview.
THE initial point in
the history of the settlement of Allen County must be known as
Fort Amanda. Here, in 1812, a post was established and
liberallly garrisoned. One year later a ship-yard was
founded here and a number of large scows built for use on the
Lower Miami, as well as for the navigation of the Auglaize.
Four years after the founding of this navy yard the pioneers,
let us examine the
FORT AMANDA.
The
[ PORTRAIT OF JOHN J. COLE]
SAW-MILL AND NAVY YARD.
The
PIONEER REMINISCENSES.
In speaking of
the past, and particularly when retrospecting, it is well to
observe the fact that the good deeds of those who die, the
sacrifices they made, the trials they endured, and the heritage
they handed down, should all be recorded on the page that never
dies. In the preceding pages much information of an
entirely historical character has been given; yet the story of
pioneer days would not be complete unless a few, at least, of
the stirring reminiscences of olden times were added. For
this reason, the following sketches have been written or
collated to form a sequel to the Indian and pioneer history of
this county. It is distinct from the numerous personal
reminiscences to be found throughout the pages devoted to
biography. With these personal sketches this little
chapter of reminiscences forms a portion of the work bearing the
same relation to history which a flower garden bears to the
farm.
THE BIG SNOWS.
THE BLACK DATE.
A PIONEER MEETING.
MARSHALL REMINISCENCES 1829 - 33.
AH! BILLY LIPPINCOTT.
A SPECIAL PROCESS OF INDUCTION.
A WOLF STORY.
JACOB'S REMINISCENCES.
A STRANGE JUDGMENT BY A GENEROUS JUSTICE.
INDIAN NEIGHBORS, 1829-1831.
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