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PART I.
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OHIO. |
CHAPTER I.
-
- Introductory
- Topography
- Geology
- Primitive
Races
- Antiquities
- Indian Tribes |
11 |
CHAPTER II.
-
- Explorations in the West |
19 |
CHAPTER III.
-
- English Explorations
- Traders
- French and Indian
War in the West
- English Possession |
37 |
CHAPTER IV
-
- Pontiac's Conspiracy
- Its Failure
- Bouquet's
Expedition
- Occupation by the English |
48 |
CHAPTER V.
-
- American Exploration
- Dunsmore's War in Campaign
of George Rogers Clark
- Land Troubles
-
Spain in the Revolution
- Murder of the Moravian
Indians |
52 |
CHAPTER VI.
-
- American Occupation Indian Claims
- Early
Land Companies
- Compact of 1787
- Organization of
the Territory
- Early American Settlements in the
Ohio Valley
- First Territorial Officers
-
Organization of counties |
60 |
CHAPTER VII.
-
- Indian War of 1795
- Harmar's Campaign
- St.
Clair's Campaign
- Wayne's Campaign
- Close of the
War |
73 |
CHAPTER VIII.
-
- Jay's Treaty
- The Question of State Rights and
National Supremacy
- Extension of Ohio Settlements
-
Land Claims
- Spanish Boundary Question |
79 |
CHAPTER IX. -
- First Territorial Representatives in Congress
-
Division of the Territory
- Formation of States
-
Marietta Settlement
- Other Settlements
-
Settlements in the Western Reserve
- Settlement of
the Central Valleys
- Further Settlements in the
Reserve and Elsewhere |
85 |
CHAPTER X.
-
- Formation of the State Government
- Ohio a State
-
The State Capitals
- Legislation
- The "Sweeping"
Resolutions
- Territorial and State Governors |
121 |
CHAPTER XI.
-
- The War of 1812
- Growth of the State
- Canal,
Railroads and other Improvements
- Development of
State Resources |
127 |
CHAPTER XII.
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- Mexican War
- Continued Growth of the State
- War
of the Rebellion
- Ohio's Part in the Conflict |
132 |
CHAPTER XIII. -
OHIO IN THE CENTENNIAL
- Address of Edward D.
Mansfield, L. L. D., Philadelphia, August 9,
1876 |
138 |
CHAPTER XIV. -
EDUCATION -
- Early School Laws
- Notes
-
Institutions and Educational Journals
- School
System
- School Funds - Colleges and Universities
|
148 |
CHAPTER XV. -
AGRICULTURE -
- Area of the State
- Early
Agriculture in the West
- Markets
- Live Stock
-
Nurseries, Fruits, etc.
- Cereals, Root and
Cucurbitaceous Crops
- Agricultural Implements
-
Agricultural Societies
- Pomological and
Horticultural Societies. |
151 |
CHAPTER XVI. -
CLIMATOLOGY -
- Outline
- Variation in Ohio
-
Estimate in Degrees
- Amount of Variability |
193 |
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PART II.
HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY |
CHAPTER I.
-
- Introductory
- Physical Features
- Forests
- Story
of the Rocks
- Different Shales
- Water Supply
-
Material Resources
- The Weather and the Temperance |
165 |
CHAPTER II.
-
- Prehistoric Races
- Relics of the Mound Builders
-
The Red Men
- Their Occupation of the Country
-
Troubles with the Whites
- Incidents and Sufferings
- A Noted Character |
184 |
CHAPTER III.
-
- The Pioneers
- Organization of the County
-
Changes of Boundary
- Early Beginnings of County
Affairs
- Social and Commercial Progress
- County
Buildings
- A Frontier Philanthropist |
205 |
CHAPTER IV.
-
- The Professions
- The First Courts of the County
-
Pioneer Practitioners
- Modern Lawyers
- The First
Physicians
- Thompsonian Doctors
- The Dutch Dentist
- Present Practice. |
223 |
CHAPTER V.
-
- Religious History
- Churches Organized
- Pioneer
Ministers
- Christianity at Present
- Early Schools
- Primitive Schoolhouses
- Educational Statistics
-
The County Press
- Railroads |
251 |
CHAPTER VI.
-
- Agriculture
- Early Practices of the Farmers
-
Later Methods
- Improvements in Stock
- Wool Growing
- Early Markets and Early Roads
- The Fairs |
273 |
CHAPTER VII.
-
- War Record of the County
- The Struggle for Independence
- Indian Skirmishes and the Troubles of 1812
- Mexican War
- The War between the States
- Sketches of Regiments
- Incidents |
294 |
CHAPTER VIII.
-
- Bucyrus Township
- Description and Physical Features
- Early Pioneers
- Some of the "First Families"
- Roads and other Improvements
- Indian Incidents
- Education and Religion |
320 |
CHAPTER IX. -
CITY OF BUCYRUS -
- City of Bucyrus
- Its Birth
- Col. Kilbourne
- The name Bucyrus
- Sale of Lots
- Pioneer Song
- A mammoth Skeleton
- Manufactories, etc.
- Societies |
344 |
CHAPTER X. - CITY OF
BUCYRUS -
- Christianity
- Its Progress in the Settlement
- Organization of Societies
- Young Men's Christian Association
- Early Schools
- Academics
- School Boards, etc. |
379 |
CHAPTER XI. - POLK
TOWNSHIP -
- Its Original Boundaries
- Description
- Early Settlement
- First
Township Officers
- Pioneer Improvements
- Indian
Incidents
- Murders
- Religion
- Schools |
417 |
CHAPTER XII. - CITY
OF GALION -
- First Plat and Additions
- Some of its Business
Men
- Growth and Business
- Hotels, Banks, Mills,
etc.
- Incorporation
- Fire Department
- Cemeteries
|
444 |
CHAPTER XIII. - CITY
OF GALION -
- Religions
- Early Ministers
- Different Church
Societies
- Charitable Institutions
- Different
Church Societies
- Charitable Institutions
- Masonry
- Educational
- Pioneer Teachers
- Schoolhouses |
465 |
CHAPTER XIV. -
JACKSON TOWNSHIP -
- Descriptive and Physical Features
- The Township
as it Was
- Early Settlement
- Coming of the
Railroads
- Laying-out of Crestline, etc. |
487 |
CHAPTER XV. - CITY
OF CRESTLINE - Finished
12/19/2017
- Growth of the Town
- Educational
- Railroad Shops
- Religious History
- Secret Societies
- General
Improvements
- The Press |
499 |
CHAPTER XVI. -
AUBURN TOWNSHIP -
- Description
- Settlement by the Whites
-
Topographical
- Early Privations
- Pioneer
Industries
- Towns Laid Out
- Schools
- Churches,
etc. |
508 |
CHAPTER XVII -
SANDUSKY TOWNSHIP -
- Description and Topography
- Township Organized
- The Whites
- The Red Men
- Pioneer Improvements
- Religious and Educational |
526 |
CHAPTER XVIII -
WHETSTONE TOWNSHIP -
- Topographical
- Settlement by White People
- Pioneer Notes
- Early Industries
- Villages
- Christianity and Early Preachers
- Educational |
540 |
CHAPTER XIX -
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP -
- Its Physical Features
- The Pioneers
- Frontier Life
- Improvements
- Educational
- Early Teachers
- Churches
- Sulphur Springs |
556 |
CHAPTER XX -
HOLMES TOWNSHIP -
- Topographical and Descriptive
- The Burnt Swamps
- The Whites
- Pioneer Improvements
- Nasby's Cross-Roads
- Religious and School History |
579 |
CHAPTER XXI -
VERNON TOWNSHIP -
- Descriptive
- Topography
- Pioneer Occupation
- Early Improvements
- Villages
- Their Growth
- Christianity
- Educational, etc. |
595 |
CHAPTER XXII -
TODD TOWNSHIP -
- General Features
- Configuration
- Township Officers
- The Whites
- Indian Incidents
- The Village
- Religious and Educational |
607 |
CHAPTER XXIII -
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP -
- Introduction and Topography
- Coming of the Whites
- Notice of Indians
- Cranberry Picking
- Hunting
- The Village
- NEW WASHINGTON
- Educational |
623 |
CHAPTER XXIV -
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP -
- Its Physical Features
- The Pioneers
- Incidents of Frontier Life
- Industries
- Villages
- The "Windfall"
- Educational and Religious |
636 |
CHAPTER XXV. - CHATFIELD TOWNSHIP -
- Description
- Topographical
- The Pioneers
- Indian History
- Pioneer Improvements
- Trapping and Hunting
- Villages
- Educational |
649 |
CHAPTER XXVI -
TEXAS TOWNSHIP -
- Introductory
- Topographical
- Occupation by the Whites
- Pioneer Progress
- Villages
- BENTON
- Religion and Early Preachers
- Educational |
665 |
CHAPTER XXVII -
DALLAS TOWNSHIP -
- Its Description and Physical Features
- Organization
- Early Settlement
- Pioneer Hardships
- Incidents
- Churches and Early Preachers
- Schools, etc. |
674 |
CHAPTER XXVIII -
LYKENS TOWNSHIP -
- Topographical Features
- First Elections
- Pioneer Occupation
- Incidents
- Progress and Development
- Towns
- VILLAGE OF LYKENS
- Schools and Churches |
696 |
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PART III.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
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| AUBURN TOWNSHIP |
861 |
| BUCYRUS TOWNSHIP |
709 |
| CHATFIELD TOWNSHIP |
1008 |
| CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP |
984 |
| DALLAS TOWNSHIP |
1024 |
| HOLMES TOWNSHIP |
955 |
| JACKSON TOWNSHIP |
852 |
| JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP |
1001 |
| LIBERTY TOWNSHIP |
906 |
| LYKENS TOWNSHIP |
1032 |
| POLK TOWNSHIP |
836 |
| SANDUSKY TOWNSHIP |
877 |
| TODD TOWNSHIP |
798 |
| TEXAS TOWNSHIP |
1014 |
| VERNON TOWNSHIP |
974 |
| WHETSTONE TOWNSHIP |
883 |
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ILLUSTRATIONS
PORTRAITS
|
| Adams, Franklin
(Biography on page 232) |
225 |
|
Brause, Rudolph
(Biography on page 1032 |
697 |
| Campbell, John |
549 |
| Cahill, R. W.
(Biography on page 974) |
603 |
|
Deardorff, Emanuel
(Biography on page 725 |
747 |
| Deardorff,
Elizabeth (Biography on page 725 |
765 |
| Gormley, J. A.
(Biography on page 742 |
189 |
| Hopley, John
(Biography on page 743 |
261 |
| Hetich, Charles
(Biography on page 746 |
279 |
| Hosford, Asa
(Biography on page 843 |
423 |
| Holmes, J. W.
(Biography on page 843) |
441 |
| Jones, A. M.
(Biography on page 754) |
351 |
| Jones, Elizabeth
(Biography on page 755 |
369 |
| Johnson, T. F.
(Biography on page 1026) |
675 |
|
Johnson, Martha L.
(Biography on page 1026) |
685 |
| Kerr, James
(Biography on page 896) |
477 |
| Kerr, Nancy
(Biography on page 896) |
495 |
| Klink, J. A.
(Biography on page 926) |
567 |
| Keplinger, Charles
(Biography on page 929) |
577 |
| Ludwig, Samuel
(Biography on page 768) |
171 |
| Lemert, Lewis
(Biography on page 1019) |
621 |
| Monnett, A.
(Biography on page 772 |
207 |
| Monnett, T. J.
(Biography on page 774 |
405 |
|
Monnett, William
(Biography on page 772) |
711 |
|
Monnett, Elizabeth
(Biography on page 772) |
729 |
| Musgrave, R. W.
(Biography on page 934) |
561 |
|
Miller, W. W.
(Biography on
page 777) |
783 |
| Miller, Catharine
(Biography on page 777) |
801 |
| Norton, Samuel
(Biography on page 321) |
333 |
| Norton, Mary
(Biography on page 321) |
339 |
| Plants, Josiah
(Biography on page 794) |
153 |
| Rowse, Zalmon
(Biography on page 796) |
297 |
| Robinson, James
(Biography on page 1005) |
639 |
| Scott, Josiah
(Biography on pae 808) |
135 |
| Swingly, F.
(Biography on page 808) |
243 |
| Shaw, J. A.
(Biography on page 812) |
315 |
| Shunk, Adam
(Biography on page 813) |
375 |
| Sweney, George
(Biography on page 822) |
387 |
| Stewart, Joseph
(Biography on page 814) |
513 |
| Stewart, Jane
(Biography on page 814) |
531 |
| Shull, John
(Biography on page 809) |
657 |
| Trimble, John
(Biography on page 904) |
459 |
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VIEWS.
|
| Bucyrus Schoolhouse |
416 |
| Crawford County
Court House |
165 |
| Galion Schoolhouse |
416 |
| Marle Works of W. H.
Houpt |
819 |
| Mastodon |
367 |
|
ERATTA.
|
| Biography of Thomas
P. Hopley |
1047 |
| Biography of W. H.
Houpt |
1047 |
