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History
of
Auglaize County
and the
Indian History of Wapakoneta, and the First
Settlement of the County.
Publ. Wapakoneta: Robert Sutton, Publisher
1880
GOSHEN TOWNSHIP.
Pg. 176
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This
township was organized in 1836 from Wayne township, and is in
the southeast part of the county. In this township heads
two of the important rivers of the State, the Miami and Scioto.
About one-fourth of the township is prairie or black muck, and
it is only a few yeas since it was covered with water, and only
good for duck shooting. The Muchanippe Creek, the head of
the Miami, was deepened, and drains much of this land which was
considered worthless; it is now as good as any in the county,
and the balance of the township is a gravel clay loam, excellent
for wheat and corn. There is one gravel road passing
through this township from Roundhead to Wapakoneta. The
following names are some of the early settlers of this township;
Bazil Day, John C. Hurley, Joseph Cline, William Black,
Daniel Black, R. L. G. Means, John McLean, Alanson Ear.
The village of New Hampshire, situated in this
township, was laid out by John Kindle in 1836, and was
given its name by Mrs. Kindle. The town plat covers
sixteen acres of ground. The first store was started by
Hiram North; Orin North built the first steam mill; this was
followed by J. J. Hutchinson with a store. The
village now has two hotels, two stores, two blacksmith shops,
one grocery store, and grist and saw-mill, and one physician (S.
J. Pollock), one M. E. Church, and one Baptist Church.
BIOGRAPHICAL:
R. L. G. MEANS
ALANSON EARL
JUDGE JOHN
McLEAN
JAMES BURDIN
JOHN CONLEY. |
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