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CHAPTER I. - |
PREHISTORIC MATTER |
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- A Tale of the Airly Days
- Geological Formation
- Limestone Formation
- Coal, Oil and Gas
- Glacial Drift
- Singular Growth of Timber
- Prehistoric Man
- Prehistoric Animals
- Mounds and Mound Builders
- The Bechtle Mound |
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CHAPTER II -
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TOPOGRAPHY |
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- Character of the Surface
- Elevation Above Lake Erie
- Mad River
- Tributaries of Mad River
- Little Miami and Other Streams
- Character and Fertility of the soil
- Timber
- Comparative Table of Crops. |
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CHAPTER III. - |
INDIAN OCCUPATION |
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- In a Condition of Nature
- Erie Indians
- Iroquois
- Twightwees
- Shawnees
- Indian Village
- Battle of Piqua
- Tecumseh
- Indian Character
- Indian Fighting
- Indian Incidents, etc. |
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CHAPTER IV. - |
THE OLD NORTHWEST |
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- The Old Northwest
- Settlement by the French
- French Settlement in Ohio
- French Dominion
- English Dominion
- Important Part of the Revolution
- United States' Control
- Ordinance of 1787
- Arthur St. Clair |
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CHAPTER V. - |
STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT |
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- Ohio
- Admission of State
- County and Township Organization
- Organization of Counties
- Formation of Clark County
- Systems of Survey
- The U. S. Rectangular Survey
- Miami Rivers Survey
- Virginia Military Survey
- Pre-emption Lots
- Table of Measurements
- Name of Boundary
- Selection of County Seat
- New Boston
- George Rogers Clark |
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CHAPTER VI. - |
PIONEERS AND PIONEER DAYS |
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- No Time Like the Old Times
- The Squatter
- The Pioneer and His Times
- First Settlers and Settlements
- Present Pioneers
- Wild Animals and their Extinction
- John Paul, the First Settler
- Johnny Appleseed and Other Characters
- Simon Kenton
- Gen. Anderson's Address at the Ohio Centennial |
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CHAPTER VII. - |
COUNTY POLITICS AND ROSTER OF OFFICIALS |
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- Whigs and Republicans in Politics
- Vote at Presidential Election
- Close Calls and Defeats
- Log Cabin Campaign
- Pre-eminence in Politics
- Civil War Spirits
- War Politics
- Political Meetings
- Garfield and Pendleton Debate
- Keifer-Bushnell Contest
- Unsuccessful Candidates
- Plug Hat Brigade
- Incidents Attending Elections Under Former Laws
- State Officials
- Apportionment to Congress
- Congressional Districts
- Members of Congress
- State Senators
- Representatives
- Common Pleas Judges
- Probate Judges
- Clerks of Court
- Prosecuting Attorneys
- Sheriffs
- Auditors
- Treasurers
- Recorders
- Surveyors
- Coroners
- County Commissioners
- Infirmary Directors |
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CHAPTER VIII. - |
MISCELLANEOUS NOTABLE EVENTS |
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- Centennial of the Battle of Piqua
- Springfield Centennial
- Underground Railway
- White Rescue Case
- Springfield's First Riot
- The Second Riot
- Cyclones
- Freshets
- The Great East Street Shops
- The Crusades. |
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CHAPTER IX. - |
COUNTY BUILDINGS, ETC. |
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- Court House
- East County Building
- West County Building
- County Jail
- Soldiers Monument
- County Infirmary
- Children's Home
- Agricultural Societ |
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CHAPTER X. - |
PUBLIC ROADS AND HIGHWAYS |
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- Condition of Roads Indicative of Advancement
- Indian Trails, etc.
- Early Roads
- Military Route
- Corduroy Roads
- National Roads
- Toll Pikes
- Stage Coach Trip Through Springfield at 1823
- Dickens' Ride Through Ohio in 1842. |
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CHAPTER XI. - |
RAILROADS AND TRACTION LINES |
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- Building of Railroads
- First Railroad
- N. Y., P. & O.
- Springfield, Jackson & Pomeroy
- I., B. & W.
- Present Railroad Systems
- Traction Lines
- Street Railways
- Telegraph
- Telephone; Bell Company, Home Company |
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CHAPTER XII. - |
MILLS |
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- The Old Mill
- Mills of MAD RIVER:
Medway Mills, Eagle City Mills, Rector's Mill, Kizer
Mill, Hertzler's -Snyderville Mill, Woodbury Mill, Ross
Mill, Nauman Mill, Croft Mill, Snyder's Mill, Grisso
Mill, Leffel's Mill, Kneisley's Distillery, Rubsam's
Mill, Enon Mill
- BUCK CREEK:
Lagonda Mill, Rennick-Bechtel Mill, Kitt Mill, Hunter
Mill, Dawson-Runyan Mill, Rabbits-Olds Mill, Buckeye
Works-P. O. Mast Co., Pitts Threshing Machine Shop,
Snyder Hydraulic, Foos Oil Mill
- BEAVER CREEK:
- Tributary of Buck Creek:
Demint's Mill, Lingle Mill, Fisher Mill, Foos Mill, Lowry Mill, Filler
Mill
- MILL CREEK:
Robert Mill, Paden's Mill, Leffel
Saw Mill
- DONNELL'S CREEK:
Donnell's Mill, Lowrey's Mill, Baisinger Mill
- ROCK RUN
- CHAPMAN'S CREEK:
Lance's Mill, Seitz Mill, Chatterlen Mill, Enoch's Mill,
Dibert's Mill
- HONEY CREEK:
Black's Mill, Rayburn Mill, Paul Mill
- LITTLE MIAMI RIVER:
Clifton Mills, Knot's Mill, Burk's Mill
- MUDDY RUN:
Shellabarger Mills, Partington Mill
- MISCELLANEOUS |
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CHAPTER XIII. - |
FRATERNAL HOMES AND PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTIONS |
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- Be Kind
- Ohio Masonic Home
- Odd Fellows' Home
- Knights of Pythias' Home
- Oesteroen Orphans' Home
- Clark Memorial Home |
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CHAPTER XIV. - |
MILITARY HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD AND CLARK COUNTY, OHIO |
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- Paper Read by Gen. J. Warren Keifer at First
Centennial of Springfield
- Revolutionary and Territorial Times
- War of 1812-1815
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Second Ohio Infantry
- Third Ohio Infantry
- Sixteenth Ohio Infantry
- Thirty-first Ohio Infantry
- Forty-fourth Ohio Infantry
- Seventy-first Ohio Vol. Infantry
- Eighty-sixth Ohio Infantry
- Ninety-fourth Ohio Infantry
- One Hundred and Tenth Ohio Infantry
- One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio
- One Hundred and Forty-sixth Ohio Infantry
- One Hundred and Firty-second Ohio Infantry
- One Hundred and Fifty-third Ohio Infantry
- Sixteenth Ohio Independent Battery
- Seventeenth Ohio Independent Battery
- Squirrel Hunters, 1862
- First Kentucy Infantry
- United States Navy
- United States Military Academy
- Spanish War, 1898 |
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CHAPTER XV. - |
TOWNSHIPS |
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- Bethel
- German
- Green
- Harmony
- Madison
- Mad River
- Moorefield
- Pike
- Pleasant
- Springfield |
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CHAPTER XVI. - |
VILLAGES |
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- Allentown
- Beatty
- Bowlusville
- Brighton
- Brottensburg
- Catawba
- Clifton
- Cortsville
- Dialton
- Dolly Varden
- Donnelsville
- Durbin
- Eagle City
- Enon
- Harmony
- Hennesy
- Hustead
- Lawrenceville
- Lagonda
- Limestone City
- Lisbon
- Medway
- New Boston (See Chapter 5)
- New Carlisle
- New Moorefield
- Northampton
- Owlton
- Pitchin
- Plattsburg
- Selma
- Sugar Grove
- South Charleston
- Tremont City
- Vienna
- Villa
- Windsor |
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CHAPTER XVII. - |
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD (I) |
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CHAPTER XVIII. - |
SPRINGFIELD (II) EDUCATION - SCHOOLS |
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CHAPTER XIX. - |
SPRINGFIELD (III) CHURCHES |
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CHAPTER XX. - |
BENCH AND BAR -
Partially Done 8/1/2019 |
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CHAPTER XXI. - |
THE MEDICAL PROFESSION OF CLARK COUNTY -
Partially Done 8/16/2019 |
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX |
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