History of Knox County, Ohio
From 1779 to 1862 Inclusive:
comprising
Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and Incidents of Men Connected
with the County from its First Settlement:
together with
Complete Lists of the Senators, Representatives, Sheriffs, Auditors,
Commissioners, Treasurers, Judges, Justices of the Peace, and other
Officers of the
County, also Those Who Have Served in a Military Capacity From Its
First Organization to the Present Time.
and also A Sketch of Kenyon College, and Other Institutions of
Learning and Religion
By A. Banning Norton
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Columbus:
Richard Nevins, Printer.
1862
CHAPTER IV.
pg. 50
The Country as Seen in 1801.
- A Tragedy in Owl Creek in 1800, and the Place of
Its Occurrence
- Reminiscences of Early Settlers and Their Families
- The First Terrible Store Visits Mount Vernon
- The First Doctor and His Reception.
- The Butlers, The Walkers
- Gilman Bryant, Jim Craig and Their Exploits
- Who Gave the Name to Mount Vernon.
- Who Built the First Cabin?
- Early Preaching
- Fighting and Other Incidents of the Frontier, and
Amusing Events of the Ancient Times. |
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