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Welcome to
Fairfield County, Ohio
History & Genealogy

Source:
History of Fairfield and Perry Counties,
Ohio
Their Past and Present
Containing A Comprehensive History of Ohio; A Complete History of Fairfield and Perry Counties;
Their Townships, Cities, Villages, Towns, Schools, Churches, Societies, Industries, Statistics, Etc.;
A History of Their Soldiers in the Late War; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Miscellaneous Matter; Maps of the Counties;
Biographies and Histories of Pioneer Families, Etc., Etc.
Part 2
Compiled by A. A. Graham - Illustrated
Published: Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co.
1883

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OH
		PAGE
PREFACE
PART I -	HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY
	Geographical Position	19
	Early Explorations	20
	Discovery of the Ohio	32
	English Eplorations and Settlements	34
	American Settlements	59
	Division of the Northwest Territory	65
	Tecumseh and the War of 1812	69
	Black Hawk and the Black Hawk War	73

PART II -	HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OHIO
	History of Ohio	93
	French History	96
	Ordinance of 1787, No. 32	105
	The War of 1812	122
	Banking	126
	The Canal System	128
	Ohio Land Tracts	129
	Improvements	132
	State Boundaries	136
	Organization of Counties	137
	Description of Counties	137
	Early Events	137
	Governors of Ohio	160
	Ancient Works	174
	Some General Characteristics	177
	Outline Geology of Ohio	179
	Ohio's Rank During the War	182
	A Brief Mention of Prominent Ohio Generals	191
	Some Discussed Subjects	196
	Conclusion	200
	Comments upon the Ordinance of 1787 from the Statutes of Ohio, Edited by Salmon P .Chase and Published in the year 1833	204
PART III. -	HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY
CHAPTER I. -	Geology	1
CHAPTER II. -	Topography	6
CHAPTER III. -	Flora and Fauna	12
CHAPTER IV. -	Archaeology	17
CHAPTER V. -	Indian Tribes	22
CHAPTER VI. -	Surveyors - Refugee Lanes	29
CHAPTER VII. -	Pioneer History	32
CHAPTER VIII. -	General George Sanderson's Notes	40
CHAPTER IX. -	Reminiscences of Early Times	45
CHAPTER X. -	Agriculture and Horticulture	61
CHAPTER XI. -	Public Highways	68
CHAPTER XII. -	Public Buildings	77
CHAPTER XIII. -	County and Judicial Officers - Public Men	81
CHAPTER XIV. -	Bench and Bar	89
CHAPTER XV. -	The Reform School	99
CHAPTER XVI. -	The Log Cabin Campaign of 1840	104
CHAPTER XVII. -	Statistics	109
CHAPTER XVIII. -	The War of 1812 and Mexican War	112
CHAPTER XIX. -	The War of the Rebellion	115
CHAPTER XX. -	The Early History of Lancaster	133
CHAPTER XXI. -	Incorporation of Lancaster - Its Additions	141
CHAPTER XXII. -	Lancaster Schools	146
CHAPTER XXIII. -	Churches of Lancaster	156
CHAPTER XXIV. -	Lancaster Press and Authorship	168
CHAPTER XXV. -	Medical and Dental Profession of Lancaster	175
CHAPTER XXVI. -	Secr Orders of Lancaster - The Temperance Movement	178
CHAPTER XXVII. -	The City's Gas Works and Water Works - Something About Fires	184
CHAPTER XXVIII. -	A Resume of Lancaster's Business Interests	189

PART IV. -	TOWNSHIP HISTORIES OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
CHAPTER XXIX. -	Amanda Township	199
CHAPTER XXX. -	Berne Township	205
CHAPTER XXXI. -	Bloom Township	210
CHAPTER XXXII. -	Clear Creek Township	213
CHAPTER XXXIII. -	Greenfield Township	217
CHAPTER XXXIV. -	Hocking Township	221
CHAPTER XXXV. -	Liberty Township	226
CHAPTER XXXVI. -	Madison Township	232
CHAPTER XXXVII. -	Pleasant Township	236
CHAPTER XXXVIII. -	Richland Township	243
CHAPTER XXXII. - s/b XXXIX -	Rush Creek Township	249
CHAPTER XL. -	Violet Township	524 s/b 254
CHAPTER XLI. -	Walnut Township	258
	BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES	265

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