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HISTORY
Source:
 History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio 
- Vol. I -
 Under the Editorial Supervision of Judge H. J. Eckley
- Illustrated -
Published by The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago and New York
1921

CONTENTS.

HARRISON COUNTY - CARROLL COUNTY

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CHAPTER 1 - GEOLOGY AND NATURAL FEATURES - FINISHED 7
   - GENERAL GEOLOGY OF CARROLL COUNTY
 - SURFACE FEATURES
 - ARAL GEOLOGY
 - GEOLOGY OF VARIOUS TOWNSHIPS
 - USEFUL CLAYS OF CARROLL COUNTY
 - COAL MINING OF THE COUNTY.
 
CHAPTER II -

EARLY SETTLEMENT - FINISHED

12
   - FIRST ACTUAL SETTLERS
 - COUNTY SEAT LOCATED
 - PIONEER BURIALS
 - GOING TO MILL
 - BUILDING THE CANAL
 - FIRST WHITE MAN'S  GRAVE
 - VARIOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST
 - STYLE OF LIVING
 - "JOHNNY APPLESEED"
 - EARLY STATE OF SOCIETY
 - FIRST STILL HOUSE
 - EARLY TEMPERANCE DAYS
 - THE JAIL
 - THE COURTHOUSE
 - POPULATION DECREASED
 - EARLY RAILROAD LINES
 
CHAPTER III - COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND BEGINNINGS - FINISHED 19
 

 - ANCIENT OWNERSHIP OF TERRITORY
 - THE INDIANS WHO ONCE HELD IT
 - PART OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST TERRITORY
 - ONCE INCLUDED IN SEVERAL OTHER COUNTIES
 - ITS NAME
 - ITS COUNTY SEAT LOCATED
 - FIRST OFFICIAL ACTION
 - FIRST OFFICERS OF THE COUNTY
 - PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE ACT CREATING THE COUNTY.

 
CHAPTER IV - COUNTY GOVERNMENT - PARTIALLY FINISHED - 10/07/2024 25
 

 - FIRST STEPS AFTER THE ORGANIZATION OF CARROLL COUNTY
 - SETTING THE MACHINERY OF A COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN MOTION
 - PLANNING FOR COUNTY BUILDINGS
 - FIRST TERM OF COURT
 - COUNTY OFFICIALS LIST COMPLETE FROM THE FIRST OFFICERS WHO SERVED
 - ASSESSED VALUATION
 - FINANCES
 - EXPENDITURES
 - POLITICAL FIGURES
 - PERSONAL MENTION
 - INTERESTING EVENTS
 - MORGAN'S RAID
 - CARROLLTON IN 1846
 - BUILDING OF COURTHOUSES AND JAILS
 - THE INFIRMARY
 - HIGHWAYS.

 
CHAPTER V. - RAILROADS, TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES. - PARTIALLY FINISHED 34
 

 - EARLY RAILROAD HISTORY
 - OLD TIME TRAIN ORDER
 - RAILROAD MILEAGE
 - THE OLD CANAL.

 
CHAPTER VI. - AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS. - NOT STARTED 39
 

 - THE CHIEF INDUSTRY
 - WOOL AND STOCK INTERESTS
 - "SMALL FARMING"
 - CORN AND WHEAT IN 1858
 - STATISTICAL REPORTS OF 1885
 - WIDE RANGE OF CROPS
 - COUNTY FARM BUREAU
 - COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
 - GROUNDS AN BUILDINGS
 - PRESENT OFFICERS.

 
CHAPTER VII. - BANKS AND BANKING  NOT STARTED 47
     
CHAPTER VIII. - NEWSPAPERS OF CARROLL COUNTY - PARTIALLY FINISHED 51
     
CHAPTER IX. - BENCH AND BAR - PARTIALLY FINISHED 58
     
CHAPTER X. - PHYSICIANS - FINISHED 10/7/2024 66
     
CHAPTER XI. - MILITARY HISTORY. FINISHED 76
     
CHAPTER XII. - CHURCHES OF THE COUNTY - NOT STARTED 99
     
CHAPTER XIII. - FRATERNAL SOCIETIES - NOT STARTED 110
     
CHAPTER XIV - EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS - NOT STARTED 117
     
CHAPTER XV. - CENTER TOWNSHIP AND CARROLLTON VILLAGE - PARTIALLY FINISHED 121
 

- NAME
 - LOCATION
 - BOUNDARIES
 - RAILROAD
 - ORGANIZATION
 - COUNTY SEAT
 - POPULATION
 - FIXING MERIDIAN BY NORTH STAR
 - PLATTING OF CARROLLTON
 - EARLY SETTLEMENTS
 - AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
 - A NEW ERA OF INDUSTRY
 - HENRY HOWE'S VIEW OF CARROLLTON IN 1888
 - CARROLLTON FIFTY YEARS AGO
 - OLD TIME RESIDENTS
 - HISTORICAL DATES
 - CITY PARK
 - INCORPORATION HISTORY
 - POSTOFFICE HISTORY
 - INDUSTRIES.

 
CHAPTER XVI. - MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST - NOT STARTED 149
     
CHAPTER XVII. - CARROLL COUNTY'S ONLY INDIAN FIGHT. - NOT STARTED 160
     
CHAPTER XVIII. -

AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - FINISHED

166
 

 - BOUNDARY
 - RAILROAD
 - VILLAGE OF AUGUSTA
 - VILLAGE OF WATHEYS
 - PATTERSONVILLE
 - AUGUSTA STATION
 - POPULATION

 
CHAPTER XIX. - BROWN TOWNSHIP. - FINISHED 169
 

 - BOUNDARY
 - ORGANIZATION
 - FEATURES
 - RAILROADS
 - VILLAGES
 - CLAY INDUSTRY
 - SCHOOLS
 - CHURCHES
 - POPULATION
 - FIRST ELECTION

 
CHAPTER XX. - EAST AND FOX TOWNSHIPS - FINISHED 179
 

 - BOUNDARIES
 - LOCATIONS
 - POPULATION
 - RAILROADS
 - ALTITUDE
 - ASKING FOR A GRADED HIGHWAY
 - KILLING OF THE LAST DEER
 - MORGAN'S GREAT RAID
 - MINERAL RESOURCES
 - VILLAGES -
 - NORRISTOWN
 - MECHANICSTOWN
 - WATTSVILLE
 - PINE HILL|
 - SCROGGSFIELD.

 
CHAPTER XXI. - HARRISON TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 182
   - BOUNDARY
 - POPULATION
 - SCHOOLS
 - TOPOGRAPHY AND GENERAL FEATURES
 - COAL MINES
 - VILLAGE OF NEW HARRISBURG
 - WINCHESTER
 - HIBBETTS
 
CHAPTER XXII. - LEE TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 185
 

 - ITS PRESENT TERRITORY
 - ITS GENERAL FEATURES
 - ORGANIZATION
 - POPULATION
 - SETTLEMENT
 - VILLAGES
 - THE FIRST SCHOOL-HOUSE OF THE COUNTY
 - SOIL FOUND HERE

 
CHAPTER XXIII. - LOUDON TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 188
 

 - ITS BOUNDARIES
 - SOIL
 - POPULATION
 - SETTLEMENT
 - VILLAGE OF KILGORE
 - ENTERED BY GEN. ANTHONY WAYNE IN INDIAN WAR DAYS

 
CHAPTER XXIV. - MONROE TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 190
 

 - GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
 - ORGANIZATION
 - POPULATION
 - TOPOGRAPHY
 - EARLY SETTLEMENTS
 - RESOURCES
 - VILLAGES
 - CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS
 - DELL ROY VILLAGES
 - EARLY POSTAL FACILITIES
 - NAMED MONROE FOR PRESIDENT MONROE
 - LAND TITLE
 - SOME "BAD MEN"
 - PIONEER FAMILIES.

 
CHAPTER XXV. - ORANGE TOWNSHIP  - FINISHED 194
   - LOCATION
 - TOPOGRAPHY
 - ORGANIZATION
 - VILLAGES
 - SETTLEMENTS
 - RAILROADS
 - "UNDERGROUND" RAILWAY STATION
 - POPULATION
 
CHAPTER XXVI. - PERRY TOWNSHIP.  - FINISHED 199
 

 - FIRST CALLED NORTH TOWNSHIP
 - CHURCHES
 - POPULATION
 - DESCRIPTION AND BOUNDARIES
 - VILLAGES AND HAMLETS OF PERRYSVILLE
 - PALERMO AND LAMARTINE

 
CHAPTER XXVII. - ROSE TOWNSHIP  FINISHED 201
 

 - LOCATION
 - TOPOGRAPHY
 - PART OF THE COUNTY'S MALTESE CROSS
 - VILLAGES
 - SETTLEMENT
 - RAILROADS
 - POPULATION
 - BOUNDARIES
 - ORGANIZATION.

 
CHAPTER XXVIII. -

UNION TOWNSHIP  - FINISHED

204
 

 - THE LOCATION
 - BOUNDARY
 - NAMING
 - TOPOGRAPHY
 - POPULATION
 - SETTLEMENT
 - ITS ORGANIZATION
 - ITS ONLY HAMLET.

 

 

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