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CHAPTER I. - GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY |
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- Bad Rock Geology
- The Ice Age
- Water Supply
- Soils
- Surface Features
- Timber
- Agricultural Products
- Mineral Springs |
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CHAPTER II. - INDIAN OCCUPATION |
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Prehistoric Races
- The Red Race
- The Delawares
- Relations Between the Settlers and the Indians
- War of 1812
- Anecdotes. |
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CHAPTER III. - SETTLEMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY AND
ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE OF OHIO. |
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Boundaries Defined
- Derivation of the Title and Early Explorations
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Achievement of George Rogers Clark
- State Cessions and Indian Treaties
- Settlement
- Indian Wars
- St. Clair's Defeat
- Wayne's Campaign and Battle of Fallen Timber
- Organization of the Northwest Territory
- Organization of the State of Ohio. |
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CHAPTER IV. - SETTLEMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF DELAWARE COUNTY |
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- Derivation of Title
- First Settlement
- Growth of Population
- First Events
- Pioneer Industries
- Early Roads and Taverns
- Organization of the County
- Early Political History
- County and Other Officials. |
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CHAPTER V. - DELAWARE - THE COUNTY SEAT. |
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When Laid Out and by Whom
- Its Settlement and History
- Early
Military Importance
- Stores and Early Industries
- Growth of
Population
- Incorporation
- City Government Organized
- Roster of
Officials
- Public Buildings
- Water Works
- Fire Department
- Cemeteries. |
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CHAPTER VI. - TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES |
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Early Roads and Stage Coaches
- Turnpikes
- Proposed Canal
- The
Railroad Era
- First Successful Railroad
- Other Railroad
Enterprises
- Railroad Shops Located in Delaware
- Electric Railways. |
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CHAPTER VII. - MANUFACTURES |
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- Manufacturing Possibilities of Delaware County
- Early Mills and Mill Machinery
- A Tragic Occurrence
- Chair Manufacture
- Lumber, Furniture, Etc.
- Flour Mills
- Distilleries
- Leather
- Textile Products
- Paper
- Mills
- Oil Enterprises
- Foundries, Etc.
- Artificial Ice
- Light, Heat and Power
- Brooms
- Evaporated Goods
- Clay Products
- Cigars
- Creameries
- Lime and Stone
- Gas Manufacture. |
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CHAPTER VIII. - BANKS AND BANKING |
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- A History of the Banks of Delaware County
- Past and Present |
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CHAPTER IX. - PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS |
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The Ladies' Christian Union
- Delaware County Infirmary
- Children's
Home of Delaware
- Home for the Aged
- Jane M. Case Memorial Hospital
- Girls' Industrial Home. |
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CHAPTER X. - THE PRESS |
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- Newspapers and Editors of the Past and of the Present |
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CHAPTER XI. - EDUCATION (I) |
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- Introductory
- Public Schools of the City of Delaware
- District Schools and Early Teachers
- St. Mary's Parochial School
- Statistics
- Delaware City Library
- Delaware County Historical and Archeological Society. |
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CHAPTER XII. - EDUCATION (II) |
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Ohio Wesleyan University. |
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CHAPTER XIII. - RELIGIOUS OR CHURCH HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY |
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- First Churches and Pioneer Ministers
- General History of Religious Organizations
- Churches and Clergy of Today. |
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CHAPTER XIV. - THE BENCH AND BAR |
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- Early History
- First Court and First Lawyers
- The Present Bar and Its High Standing. |
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CHAPTER XV. - THE MEDICAL PROFESSION |
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Delaware County Medical Men of the Past and of the Present.
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CHAPTER XVI. - MILITARY HISTORY OF THE COUNTY -
Finished 12-16-2024 |
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Revolutionary War - War of 1812
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Seminole War
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Mexican War
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War of
the Rebellion
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Colored Troops from Delaware County
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Spanish-American War. |
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CHAPTER XVII. - FRATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT ORGANIZATIONS |
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Masons
- Knights of Pythias
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows
- Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
- Ancient Order of Hibernians
- Improved Order of Red Men
- Other Societies. |
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CHAPTER XVIII. - TOWNSHIPS AND TOWNS -
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- Settlement and Organization of the Townships
- Settlement and Founding of the Towns
- Sketches of Ashley, Galena, Sunbury, Ostrander, Lewis Center, Powell,
Radnor, and other towns.
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Berkshire Twp. - 435 - finished
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Berlin Twp. - 438 - finished
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Brown Twp. - 442 - finished
8/15/2022
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Concord Twp. - 446 - finished
8/15/2022
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Delaware Twp. - 449 - finished
8/15/2022
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Genoa Twp. - 452 - finished
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Harlem Twp. - 455 - finished
8/16/2022
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Kingston Twp. - 459 - finished
8/15/2022
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Liberty Twp. - 462 - finished
8/16/2022
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Marlborough Twp. - 470 - finished
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Orange Twp. - 472 - finished
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Oxford Twp. - 475 - finished
8/15/2022
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Porter Twp. - 478 - finished
8/16/2022
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Radnor Twp. - 482 - finished
8/16/2022
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Scioto Twp. - 484 - finished
8/16/2022
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Trenton Twp. - 487
- finished
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Thompson Twp. - 489 - finished
8/15/2022
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Troy, Twp. - 491 - finished |
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