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ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO
HISTORY & GENEALOGY


 


A Standard
HISTORY of ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO
Vol. I & II
Illustrated
by Wm. Rusler -
Publ. by The American Historical Society
Chicago and New York
1921


TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME I.

CHAPTER I. Under French and British Rule 1
CHAPTER II. The Conspiracy of Pontiac 11
CHAPTER III. The Revolutionary Period 24
CHAPTER IV. Simon Girty and His Brothers 35
CHAPTER V. The Harmar and St. Clair Campaigns 44
CHAPTER VI. The Campaign of "Mad Anthony" Wayne 57
CHAPTER VII. Fallen Timbers and the Greenville Treaty 70
CHAPTER VIII. Ohio Becomes a State 84
CHAPTER IX. A Year of Disasters 93
CHAPTER X. A Year of Victories 106
CHAPTER XI. Ohio-Michigan Boundary Dispute 122
CHAPTER XII. The Passing of the Red Man 136
CHAPTER XIII. The Prehistoric Age 161
CHAPTER XIV. In the Lap of a Century 166
CHAPTER XV. From Savagery to Civilization 173
CHAPTER XVI. Exit Shawnee - Enter Settler 181
CHAPTER XVII. When Allen Became an Organized County 189
CHAPTER XVIII. The Whole World Kin 213
CHAPTER XIX. Agriculture in Allen County 224
CHAPTER XX. Some Adjuncts of Agriculture 236
CHAPTER XXI. The Temple of Justice - Allen County Official Roster 247
CHAPTER XXII. The Urban Side of Allen County 261
CHAPTER XXIII. A Resume - Town and Country 270
CHAPTER XXIV. Marking the Trail - The Milestones 275
CHAPTER XXV. The House of the Lord in Allen County 281
CHAPTER XXVI. Catholicity in Allen County 291
CHAPTER XXVII. The Sunday School in Allen County 293
CHAPTER XXVIII. Educational Advantages - The Schools of Allen County 298
CHAPTER XXIX. The Newspaper in Allen County 314
CHAPTER XXX. The Allen County Highways - Good Roads 321
CHAPTER XXXI. Transportation - Its Relation to Commerce and Manufacturing 331
CHAPTER XXXII. The Discovery of Oil in Allen County 341
CHAPTER XXXIII. The Postal System - Allen County Postoffices 349
CHAPTER XXXIV. The Bench and Bar in Allen County 353
CHAPTER XXXV. Materia Medica in Allen County 362
CHAPTER XXXVI. Early Social Life in Allen County 371
CHAPTER XXXVII. Temperance - Its Relation to Allen County 376
CHAPTER XXXVIII. Public Utilities 386
CHAPTER XXXIX. Civic Clubs, Christian Associations and Secret Orders 402
CHAPTER XL. Music and the Community 412
CHAPTER XLI. The Open Door of the Community - The Hotel 421
CHAPTER XLII. Organized Labor in Allen County 424
CHAPTER XLIII. Theaters - Moving Pictures 428
CHAPTER XLIV. Allen County in the Wars 432
CHAPTER XLV. Finance - Wealth of Allen County 482
CHAPTER XLVI. Hospitals in Allen County 496
CHAPTER XLVII. Welfare Work in Allen County 504
CHAPTER XLVIII. Libraries, Clubs - Intellectual Life of Allen County 511
CHAPTER XLIX. Leftover Stories - The Omnibus Chapter 528
CHAPTER L. Yesterday and Today in Allen County 540
  God's Acre - Allen County Cemeteries 552


BIOGRAPHIES
Vol. II

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