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| PREFACE |
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| CHAPTER I -
EARLY CONDITIONS |
1 |
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Topography of Butler County |
6 |
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Geology of Butler County |
10 |
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The Mound Builders |
17 |
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The Indians |
28 |
| CHAPTER II -
SETTLEMENT AND FORMATION OF COUNTY |
36 |
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The Symmes Purchase |
36 |
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Organization of County and
Townships |
44 |
| CHAPTER III I-
EARLY ADVENTURES AND REMINISCENCES |
52 |
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General Josiah Harmar's
Campaign |
51 |
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General Arthur St. Clair's
Expedition and Defeat |
52 |
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Van Cleve's Account of the
Battle |
55 |
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Diary of Colonel Winthrop
Sargent, Adjutant General of St. Clair's Army, 1791 |
57 |
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General Wayne's Campaign |
77 |
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Scalping Days Hereabouts |
79 |
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Daners of Early Traveling |
81 |
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Fort Dunlap, its Attack by
Indians in 1791 |
82 |
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Founding of Fort Hamilton |
87 |
| CHAPTER IV -
PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT |
95 |
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Public Buildings and
Properties |
95 |
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Public Improvements |
107 |
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Great Political Gatherings |
114 |
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The Civil Roster of Butler
County |
136 |
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Butler County's War Record |
154 |
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Soldiers, Sailors and
Pioneers' Memorial Monument |
160 |
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Courts and Bar |
165 |
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Religious Organizations of
Butler County |
170 |
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The Medical Profession |
191 |
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The County Fair |
201 |
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The Centennial Celebration
of Butler County |
211 |
| CHAPTER V -
MUNICIPALITIES AND TOWNSHIPS |
228 |
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HAMILTON |
228 |
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MIDDLETOWN |
282 |
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FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP |
335 |
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LIBERTY TOWNSHIP |
337 |
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LEMON TOWNSHIP |
339 |
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ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP |
342 |
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ROSS TOWNSHIP |
344 |
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WAYNE TOWNSHIP |
348 |
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MILFORD TOWNSHIP |
350 |
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REILY TOWNSHIP |
2521 |
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MADISON TOWNSHIP |
3526 |
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MORGAN TOWNSHIP |
3529 |
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OXFORD TOWNSHIP |
35213 |
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HANOVER TOWNSHIP |
35231 |
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UNION TOWNSHIP |
35234 |
| CHAPTER VI -
PERSONAL MENTION |
352 |
| CHAPTER VII -
NECROLOGICAL |
854 |
