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Source:
History of Delaware Co., Ohio
Containing a brief History of the State of Ohio, from its earliest
settlement to the present time,
embracing its topography, geological and climatic features; its
agricultural, stock-growing,
railroad interests, etc.; a History of Delaware County, giving an
account of its
aboriginal inhabitants, early settlement by the whites, pioneer
incidents, its growth,
its improvements, organization of the county, its judicial and political
history,
its business and industries, churches, schools, etc.;
Biographical Sketches
Portraits of some of the Early Settlers and Prominent men,
etc., etc.
Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers
186 Dearborn Street.
1880
Transcribed by Sharon Wick
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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PAGE |
| PREFACE |
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PART FIRST.
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OHIO |
| CHAPTER I. - |
11 |
| - Introductory,
Topography, Geology, Primitive Races, Antiquities,
Indian Tribes. |
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| CHAPTER II. - |
19 |
| - Explorations in the
West |
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| CHAPTER III. - |
37 |
| - English
Explorations, Traders, French and Indian War in the
West, English Possession |
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| CHAPTER IV. - |
48 |
| - Pontiac's
conspiracy, Its Failure, Bouquet's Expedition, Ocupation
by the English. |
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| CHAPTER V. - |
52 |
| - American
Exploration, Dunmore's War, Campaign of George Rogers
Clarke, Land Troubles, Spain in the Revolution, Murder
of the Moravian Indians. |
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| CHAPTER VI. - |
60 |
| - 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 |
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| CHAPTER VII. - |
73 |
| - Indian War of 1795,
Harmar's Campaign, St. Clair's Campaign, Wayne's
Campaign, Close of the War. |
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| CHAPTER VIII. - |
79 |
| - Jay's Treaty, The
Question of State Rights and National Supremacy,
Extension of Ohio Settlements, Land Claims, Spanish
Boundary Question. |
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| CHAPTER IX. - |
85 |
| - First Territorial
Representatives in Congress, Division of the Territory,
Formation of States, Marietta Settlement, Other
Settlements in the Western Reserve, Settlement of the
Central Valleys, Further Settlements in the Reserve and
elsewhere. |
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| CHAPTER X. - |
121 |
| - Formation of the
State Government, Ohio a State, The State Capitals,
Legislation, The "Sweeping" Resolutions. |
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| CHAPTER XI. - |
127 |
| - The War of 1812,
Growth of the State, Canal, Railroads and Other
Improvements, Development of State Resources. |
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| CHAPTER XII. - |
132 |
| - Mexican War,
Continued Growth of the State, War of the Rebellion,
Ohio's Part in the Conflict. |
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| CHAPTER XIII. - |
138 |
| - Ohio in the
Centennial, Address of Edward D. Mansfield, L. L. D.,
Philadelphia, August 9, 1876 |
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| CHAPTER XIV. - |
148 |
| - Education, Early School
Laws, Notes, Institutions and Educational Journal,
School System, School Funds, Colleges and Universities. |
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| CHAPTER XV. - |
151 |
| - 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 |
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| CHAPTER XVI. - |
163 |
| - Climatology,
Outline, Variation in Ohio, Estimate in Degrees, Amount
of Variability |
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PART SECOND.
COUNTY HISTORY. |
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CHAPTER I. - |
165 |
| - Introduction, Physical
Geography of the County, Railroad, Soil and Timber,
Cuyahoga Shale and Sandstone, The Drift, Berea Grit,
Huron Shale, Calcareous Concretions, etc. |
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CHAPTER II. - |
180 |
| - Earliest History,
Prehistoric Races, Their Antiquity, Relics,
Fortifications; The Delawares, Indian Treaties,
Withdrawal of the Indians, Pioneer Settlements, The
Carpenter, Byxbe and Pugh Colonies, Other Settlements |
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CHAPTER III. - |
197 |
| - Life in the Wilderness,
Pioneer Incidents, Early Improvements, Modern
Innovations, Building of Towns and Villages, Old
Settlers' Association |
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| CHAPTER IV. - |
206 |
| - Organization of the County,
The Courts, Formation of Townships, Political Parties
and Their Effect, Vote of the County from 1861 to 1879,
Care of the Poor |
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| CHAPTER V. - |
219 |
| - The Professions, Pioneer
Lawyers and the Courts, The Bar of the Present, Medical,
Some of the Early Systems, Old Practitioners, Modern
Doctors, The Medical Society. |
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| CHAPTER VI. - |
239 |
| - Early Church History,
Pioneer Preachers, First Schools, Statistics, Academies
and Seminaries, The University, Reform School, Watering
Places, The Newspapers |
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| CHAPTER VII. - |
252 |
| - Railroad History, The First
Railroads in the World, Railroads in the United States,
Internal Improvements in Ohio, Her First Railroad, The
Railroads of the County, Projected Railroads. |
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| CHAPTER VIII. - |
259 |
| - Agriculture, Societies,
Advancements in Geoponics, Care of Animals, Tiling,
Fruit and Forest Culture, Meteorological |
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| CHAPTER IX. - |
277 |
| - War History, The Revolution,
Pioneers of 1812, Mexican Struggle, The County's Part in
the Late War, Great Men |
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| CHAPTER X. - |
310 |
| - Delaware Township,
Introduction, Stratford, Settlement, Founding of the
City, The War Period, Growth of Business, Society, The
Byxbe Family. |
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| CHAPTER XI. - |
331 |
| - Delaware City, Extensions,
Population, Finance, Internal Improvements, City
Organization, Fire Department, Newspapers,
Cemeteries |
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PART SECOND - continued - |
| CHAPTER XII. - |
362 |
| - Delaware City, Educational,
High Schools and Seminaries, The Wesleyan,
Biographical, Female College, Commercial Schools |
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| CHAPTER XIII. - |
389 |
| - Delaware City, The Churches,
Advance of Religion, The Presbyterian, Other Churches,
Freemasonry, Other Secret Societies. |
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CHAPTER XIV. - LIBERTY TOWNSHIP |
412 |
| - Prehistoric Races,
Their Relics; Early Settlement, Indians, Pioneer
Improvements, Mills, Bridges, etc.; Civilization,
Villages |
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CHAPTER XV. - BERKSHIRE TOWNSHIP |
428 |
| - Its physical
Features, Settlement of the Whites, pioneer Industries,
Progress of Civilization, Educational, The Villages. |
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CHAPTER XVI. - BERLIN TOWNSHIP |
428 |
| - Descriptive, Early
Settlement, The Indians, Pioneer Journeys, Incidents of
Drake's Defeat, Life in the Woods, Churches, etc. |
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| CHAPTER XVII. -
ORANGE TOWNSHIP |
468 |
| - Orange Township, The
Morton Colony, Other Settlements, Early Militia, The War
of 1812, Frontier Privations, Roads, Educational and
Religous. |
|
| CHAPTER XVIII. - SCIOTO
TOWNSHIP |
482 |
| - Descriptive, The
Pioneers, Early Christianity, Modern Religion, Schools,
War record, The Villages. |
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| CHAPTER XIX. - CONCORD
TOWNSHIP |
491 |
| - Physical Features,
Settlement, Early Industries, Religion and Education,
Sulphur Springs, The Haunted House, Villages. |
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| CHAPTER XX. - RADNOR
TOWNSHIP |
502 |
| - The Welsh Pioneers,
Their Language, Indians, Educational, "The Seven
Churches" of Radnor, Sunday-School History, Delhi and
Other Towns. |
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| CHAPTER XXI. -
MARLBOROUGH TOWNSHIP |
512 |
| - Its Early
Settlement, Pioneer Days, Facts and Incidents, Progress
of Civilization, Educational, Christianity, Old Forts,
The Towns |
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| CHAPTER XXII. - TROY
TOWNSHIP |
523 |
| - Description and
Topography, Early Times, The First Settlers, The Mains,
Early Industries, Churches, etc.; Political |
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| CHAPTER XXIII. - OXFORD
TOWNSHIP |
537 |
| - Topographical and
Descriptive, Early Settlements, Frontier Privations,
Education and Religion, Villages |
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| CHAPTER XXIV. - THOMPSON
TOWNSHIP |
543 |
| - Description, The
Pioneers, Their Settlement, Improvements, Christianity
adn Education, Political, Hamlets, Etc. |
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| CHAPTER XXV. -
BROWN TOWNSHIP |
551 |
| - Introduction, The
Salt Reservation, Indians, Coming of the Palefaces,
Privations, Marriages, Deaths, etc.; County
Charities, Towns. |
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| CHAPTER XXVI. - KINGSTON
TOWNSHIP |
560 |
| - Description,
Settlement, Virginia School District, Religious and
Sunday-school History, Education, Politics. |
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| CHAPTER XXVII. - PORTER
TOWNSHIP |
575 |
| - Introductory,
Pioneer Settlements, Frontier Sufferings, Industries,
Schools, Churches, etc. |
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| CHAPTER XVIII. - TRENTON
TOWNSHIP |
587 |
| - Trenton Township, A Change
of Name, Description, Early Settlement, Improvements,
Progress of Civilization, The Railroad. |
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| CHAPTER XXIX. -
HARLEM TOWNSHIP |
593 |
| - Topography, Military
Lanes, Colonization, Jonathan Thompson, An Incident,
Mills, Roads, etc.; Towns |
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| CHAPTER XXX. -
GENOA TOWNSHIP |
601 |
| - Genoa Township, Physical
Features, Incidents, Settlement, Pioneer Industries,
Church Annals, Schools, Maxwell Corners |
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| PART THIRD.
BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES |
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| - Berkshire Township |
678 |
| - Berlin Township |
697 |
| - Brown Township |
808 |
| - Concord Township |
741 |
| - Delaware Township |
613 |
| - Genoa Township |
847 |
| - Harlem Township |
837 |
| - Kingston Township |
817 |
| - Liberty Township |
653 |
| - Marlborough Township |
786 |
| - Orange Township |
706 |
| - Oxford Township |
785 |
| - Porter Township |
819 |
| - Radnor Township |
750 |
| - Scioto Township |
720 |
| - Trenton Township |
827 |
| - Thompson Township |
800 |
| - Troy Township |
770 |
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ILLUSTRATIONS
PORTRAITS
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| Bartholomew, Major |
423 |
| Carpenter, James |
171 |
| Hayes, R. B., President |
135 |
| Hills, R. |
225 |
| Leonard, George |
369 |
| Money, Nicholas |
477 |
| Money, James W. |
513 |
| Potter, Israel |
549 |
| Powell, T. W. |
315 |
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VIEWS.
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| Delaware County Court House |
207 |
| Delaware County Jail |
243 |
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