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CHAPTER I. - THE OLD NORTHWEST |
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- Allen County and
the Ordinance of 1787
- Five New States
- Marvelous Growth of the Old Northwest
- Greatness of Ohio
- First Colony in the Wilderness
- Ohio's First County and First Court
- Gen. George Rogers Clark
- The Struggle in Kentucky
- Clark's Expedition
- Fall of Kaskaskia and Vincennes
- Ownership of the New Territory
- Lanes Taken from the Indians
- Black Hawk
- His Wrongs
- The Black Hawk War
- The Wilderness Subdued |
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CHAPTER II. - THE FAMOUS MAUMEE VALLEY |
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- Great Valleys of
the World
- Valley of the Maumee
- Its Great Fertility
- First Attempt at Settlement in Ohio
- General Harmar Sent Against the Miamis
- St. Clair's Defeat
- Fort Defiance
- Battle of the Fallen Timber, General Wayne's Great Victory
- Siege of Fort Meigs
- Col. George Croghan and the Defense of Fort Stephenson
- End of the War of 1812
- Early Struggle for Possession
- Wild Game an Alluring Prize
- The Economic Work of the Beaver
- The Ohio Company
- France Attempts to Take Possession of the Ohio Valley
- The French and Indian War
- The Fertility, Wealth and Substantial Citizenship of the Great Maumee
Valley |
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CHAPTER III. - INDIAN OCCUPATION |
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- The Life Story of
Simon Kenton
- Simon Girty, the Renegade
- Gen. Arthur St. Clair
- St. Clair's Defeat
- Tecumseh, the Most Gifted American Indian
- Tecumseh's Death
- Tecumseh's High Ideals of Justice
- The Indian of To-Day
- Haskell Institute
- Carlisle Indian School
- Logan's Speech
- Villainy of the Government's Indian Agents
- Sprague's View of the Indian and His Destiny |
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CHAPTER IV. - DAWN OF CIVILIZATION IN THE
COUNTY |
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- Name and Formation
of Allen County
- First Settlers
- First White Child Born in Allen County, on Ho Creek and in Lima
- Address of T. E. Cunningham, Esq., Before the Pioneer Association
- Good Offices of Quilna
- Organization and Naming of Lima
- Removal of the Shawnees
- Early County Officers and Judges
- "Auglaize City"
- Fort Amanda
- Sawmill and Navy Yard
- Pht
- Heroes of the Forest
- "Johnny Appleseed"
- Elida Pioneer Association
- Roadways
- Political History
- Roster of County Officials, Common Pleas. Judges, Members of the General
Assembly and Congressmen. |
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CHAPTER V. - LIMA - THE COUNTY SEAT - DR.
SAMUEL A. BAXTER |
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- Establishment of
the County Seat
- Lima's Godfather
- Sale of Town Lots
- The Court Houses
- Christopher Wood, Director
- Lima's First Settler
- Maria Mitchell Brown, First White Child Born in Lima
- The First Five Families
- James Peltier, First Dry Goods Merchant
- Dr. William Cunningham, Lima's First Physician
- Hog Creek
- Lima's First Officers
- Henry D. V. Williams, the First Mayor
- General Blackburn
- Muster Day
- Thomas K. Jacobs, a Builder of Lima
- John Ward, the First Schoolmaster
- The Distinguished Teacher, Joseph H. Richardson
- The Cholera Visitation
- The First Saloon
- Early History of the Public and Parochial Schools of Lima
- Dr. William McHenry
- Allen County Medical Society
- "Uncle Joe" Hover and His Market Street Bridge
- Mills, Bridges and Roads
- Alexander Beatty
- Robert Bowers' Reminiscences
- Silas Faurot
- Lima's First Hotel
- The Bashores
- Daniel Musser
- The Early Stores
- Col. James Cunningham
- Richard Metheany
- The First Railroad
- John Meily
- John P. Haller, the Builder. |
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CHAPTER VI. - A CHAPTER OF REMINISCENCES
- DR. SAMUEL A BAXTER |
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- Deer Hunting in
Lima
- A great Nimrod
- Samuel McClure and the Honey
- Josh Hoover's Pranks
- Friendly Intercourse with the Indians
- Fun at School
- An Old Time Political Jollification
- The Pioneer Gentleman in Full Dress
- Pauper Poor Sold at Auction
- A Pioneer School Teacher
- "Caesar and the Devil's Gait"
- Going to Mill
- An Experience with Fire-Water
- Quilna, the Friend of the White Man
- Mrs. Baxter and the Soap
- Judge Metcalf and His Virginia Story
- An Accident to the Supreme Court
- Dr. Baxter's Famous Accounts of Lima's First Circus and of the
Democratic Ox Roast
- Recollections of E. T. Cole
- Robb's Revenge
- The First Allen County First
- The Old Sulphur Spring. |
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CHAPTER VII. - TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS OF
ALLEN COUNTY |
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- Population of Ohio
and Allen County
- Amanda Township
- Old Fort Amanda and the National Cemetery
- Auglaize Township
- Bath Township
- German Township
- Elida
- Jackson Township
- LaFayette
- Marion Township
- Delphos
- Monroe Township
- Ottawa Township
- City Officials of Lima
- Perry Township
- Richland Township
- Bluffton and Beaver Dam
- Shawnee Township
- Early Indian History
- Pht's Cabin and the Council House
- Spencer Township
- Spencerville
- Sugar Creek Township
- History of the Welsh Settlement of Gomer |
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CHAPTER VIII. - ECONOMIC FORCES |
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- The Soil of Allen
County
- Agricultural Resources
- An Interesting Comparison of Counties in Northwestern Ohio
- The Climate of Allen County
- The Streams
- The Beautiful "Swinonia"
- Springs
- Botany
- Archaeology
- Zoology
- Some Birds of Allen County
- Geology
- The Glaial Drift
- The Oil-Well in Allen County
- The Second Oil-Well
- The Trenton Limestone, as a Source of Oil and Gas in Ohio
- Strata Traversed by the Pioneer Well at Lima
- The Oil Industry
- Treasures of Monte Cristo
- An Investment of $160,000,000
- Effects of Oil Wealth
- Production of Oil in the Lima Field
- Wells Completed in the Ohio Indiana Field in 1905
- Oil Companies of Lima |
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CHAPTER IX. - TRANSPORTATION BY WATER AND
RAIL |
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- Canals
- The Ohio and Erie Canal
- The Miami and Erie Canal, Formed by the Miami, the Wabash and Erie and
the Miami Extension Canals
- Railroads of Lima and Allen County
- Story of Their Development
- Changes in Names of the Roads
- Electric Traction Lines a Recent Development
- Railroad and Traction Line Statistics as Relating to Lima |
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THE MANUFACTURER AND COMMERCE OF LIMA |
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- Early Manufacturing
Establishments
- Lima's Business Interests in 1879
- Lima Locomotive & Machine Company
- Star Iron Works
- East Iron & Machine Company
- Bessemer Gas Engine Company
- The Lima Gas Engine Company
- Sinclair & Morrison Company
- National Roofing Tile Company
- Hall & Woods Company
- Schultheis Brothers
- Deisel-Wemmer Company
- American Cigar Company
- Eagle Stave Company
- Lima Pork Packing Company
- Lima Creamery & Cold Storage Company
- Dairy Implement Company
- Knisely Shirt Company
- John Cramer Manufacturing Company
- Architects
- Contractors
- Brick Manufacturers
- Lumber, Stone and Building Material Dealers
- Fuel and Ice Dealers
- M. Thomas & Sons
- Bell Supply Company
- S. A. Baxter & Sons
- Insurance Agencies
- Public Utility Corporations
- Hotels |
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CHAPTER XI. - BANKS AND BANKING |
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- The Bank in History
- United States Land Office
- Leighton, Hurd & Jacobs
- National Deposit Bank
- Exchange Bank
- Davis Bank
- The City Bank
- The Citizens' Bank
- The Well-Known First National Bank
- Goldsmith & Kalb's Bank
- The Metropolitan Bank
- The Ohio National Bank
- The Commercial Bank, Founded by Dr. S. A. Baxter
- The Allen County Building & Savings Association
- The Citizens' Loan & Building Company, The Lima Home & Savings
Association
- The South Side Building & Loan Association
- The Lima Trust Company
- The Bank of Lima |
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CHAPTER XII. - BENCH AND BAR |
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- Introduction
- Lawyer of "Ye Olden Times"
- Their Fun and Their Work
- John C. Spink
- David A. Colerick and Others
- "Good County Coffinberry"
- Patrick G. Good, Distinguished Lawyer, Preacher, Congressman and Citizen
- Emery D. Potter, Lawyer and Postmaster
- I. M. May, the "Nestor" of the Bar
- Hamilton Davison
- Mathias H. Nichols, Brilliant Lawyer, Scholar and Statesman
- Col. Lester Bliss, Legislator and Soldier
- Benjamin F. Metcalf, Allen County's Noted Judge of the Early Days
- Thomas M. Robb, Able Lawyer, Editor and Mayor
- James Mackenzie, Distinguished Judge, Noted Scholar and Patriotic
Citizen
- Isaiah S. Pillars, Legislator, Lawyer, Jurist and Ohio's Distinguished
Attorney General
- Theodore F. Cunningham, Historian, Lawyer and Friend of the Common
People
- Charles N. Lamison, Brilliant Lawyer, Statesman, Soldier and Jurist, and
Orator of the Old School
- Charles M. Hughes, Jurist, Soldier and Distinguished Citizen
- Jacob S. Conklin, Brilliant Scholar, Successful Lawyer,
Conversationalist and Judge
- James Savage Daniels, Pioneer Lawyer and County Commissioner
- Allen County's Three Court Houses
- The Bar of To-Day
- A Long List of Well-Educated, Successful and Brilliant Men
- The Allen County Law Library |
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CHAPTER XIII. - THE MEDICAL PROFESSION |
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- A Brief History of
Medicine
- The Allen County Medical Society
- Physicians of the Past
- Dr. William Cunningham
- Dr. William McHenry
- Dr. W. H. Harper
- Dr. Samuel Sanford
- Dr. Robert W. Thrift
- Dr. Newton Sager
- Dr. C. A. Evans
- Dr. P. H. Brooks
- Dr. Bruce Blair
- Dr. John Davis
- Physicians of Today
- Dentists of Lima |
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CHAPTER XIV. - THE CHURCHES AND MINISTERS
OF LIMA |
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- Presbyterian
Churches
- Methodist Churches
- The Pioneer Camp-Meetings
- Baptist Churches
- Catholic Churches
- Lutheran Churches
- Reformed Churches
- Church of Christ
- Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
- First United Brethren Church
- Congregational Churches
- First Christian Church
- Miscellaneous Churches and Missions
- Biographies of Revs. T. P. Johnston, R. J. Thomson, T. L. Wiltsee,
J. M. Avann, C. M. Rupe, F. J. Henry, A. E. Manning,
Carl Ackerman, F. P. Bossart, P. H. Land, E. E. Young,
G. H. Sims and I. J. Swanson. |
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CHAPTER XV. - EDUCATION |
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- The Public School
System of Allen County
- The Public Schools of Lima
- Board of Education
- List of Teachers
- The Lima High School
- First and Last Graduating Classes of the High School
- The Lima Training School
- The Truant Law
- Supplementary Reading
- An Ancient Appeal
- Lima's School Buildings
- Demolishment of the Old West Building
- "That Dear Old Building"
- Destruction of the Old East Building Demolishment of the Old West
Building
- "That Dear Old Building"
- Destruction of the Old East Building by the Terrible Cyclone of
September 24, 1898
- Other School Building
- The New High School Building
- A Brief History of the Public Schools of Lima
- account of Mrs. Josephine C. Smith
- Complete List of Superintendents and of the Presidents of the Board of
Education
- The Parochial Schools of Lima
- Lima College
- The Allen County Teachers' Institute
- Board of County School Examiners
- The New School Code
- The Old Academy, Called "The Allen County Institute." |
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CHAPTER XVI. - PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS |
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- The Allen County
Infirmary
- The Allen County Children's Home
- The Lima Hospital
- The Lima Public Library
- The Carnegie Gift and the New Library Building
- The Lima Water Works
- The Postoffice and Postmasters of Lima
- The Federal Building
- Federal Officers
- The Allen County Fair
- Sale of Fair Grounds to Lima Driving Park Association
- The Proposed New State Hospital for the Insane. |
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CHAPTER XVII. - FRATERNAL, BENEVOLENT AND
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS OF LIMA |
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- Sweet Charity
- History of the First Lodge of Masons Organized in Lima
- Masonic Societies of To-Day
- The Masonic Temple
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows
- Odd Fellows Societies of To-Day
- Knights of Pythias
- The New Ritual, the Work of Walter B. Richie
- Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
- Improved Order of Red Men
- Ancient Order of United Workmen
- Knights of the Maccabees and Ladies of the Maccabees
- Modern Woodmen of America
- Other Fraternal Insurance Societies
- Catholic Societies
- Grand Army of the Republic and Woman's Relief Corps
- United Spanish War Veterans
- The Crusade and the W. C. T. U.
- Young Men's Christian Association
- The Lima Club
- The Business Men's Association
- The Lima Progressive Association |
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CHAPTER XVIII. - MILITARY HISTORY OF
ALLEN COUNTY |
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- The Military
Instinct
- "Old Militia System"
- Headquarters at Allentown
- Major General Blackburn and Brigadier General Armstrong
- Division Martial Band
- The Old Muster Days
- Gallant Mart Armstrong
- First Company of Volunteers from Lima
- The Honor Roll
- "Nichols' Guards"
- Captain Lamison's Company
- In Camp at Columbus
- At Benton's Ferry, Virginia
- The Home Guards"
- Lima a Military Station under Colonel Pillars
- Adjutant General Meily
- Melancthon Light Guards"
- "Lima City Guard"
- Famous Company C
- Spanish-American War
- Kirk Cadets"
- Company F, of Spencerville |
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CHAPTER XIX. - THE PRESS OF LIMA |
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- First Printed News
in Lima
- The "Herald"
- The "Porcupine"
- Lima "Argus"
- Lima "Reporter"
- The "Gazette"
- The "Republican-Gazette"
- The "People's Press"
- The "Democratic Times"
- The "Daily News"
- "The Sun"
- "The Moon"
- The "Republican"
- The First City Directory
- Observations on the Olden Times
- Some Interesting Advertisements
- Value of a Free Press to the World of Progress |
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CHAPTER XX. - THREE USEFUL LIVES. |
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- Han. Calvin S.
Brice
- Dr. Samuel A. Baxter
- Benjamin C. Faurot |
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CHAPTER XXI. - CONCLUSION |
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- Influences That
Helped to Build a Great County
- A Brave, Devoted and Enterprising People
- Allen County a Type of the Great American Nation of To-Day |
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