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Source: 
The History of Logan County and Ohio
Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, embracing
its topography, geological, physical and climatic features; its agricultural, stock-growing, rail-
road interests, etc.; a History of Logan 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.
ILLUSTRATED
Chicago:
Historial Publishers,
O. L. Basking & Co.,
166 Dearborn Street
1880

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CONTENTS:

PART I.
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OHIO
 
CHAPTER I. - INTRODUCTORY
 - Topography
 - Geology
 - Primitive Races
 - Antiquities
 - Indian Tribes		 11
CHAPTER II. - EXPLORATION IN THE WEST 19
CHAPTER III. - ENGLISH EXPLORATIONS,
 - Traders,
 - French and Indian War in the West
 - English Possession  		37
CHAPTER IV. - PONTIAC'S CONSPIRACY
 - It's Failure,
 - Bouquet's Expedition
 - Occupation by the English		 48
CHAPTER V. - AMERICAN EXPLORATION
 - Dunmore's War,
 - Campaign of George Rogers Clarke,
 - Land Troubles,
 - Spain in the Revolution,
 - Murder of the Moravian Indians		 52
CHAPTER VI. - AMERICAN OCCUPATION
 - Indian Claims
 - Early Lands 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
 - Settlements in 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		 121
CHAPTER XI. - THE WAR OF 1812,
 - Growth of the State,
 - Canal,
 - Railroads and other Improvements,
 - Development of State Resources		 127
CHAPTER XII. - 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, LL. 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 Cocurbitaceous Crops.
 - Agricultural Implements,
 - Agricultural Societies,
 - Pomological and Horticultural Societies  		151
CHAPTER XVI. - CLIMATOLOGY
 - Outline,
 - Variation in Ohio,
 - Estimate in Degrees,
 - Amount of Variability		 163


PART II.
HISTORY OF LOGAN COUNTY.
CHAPTER I. - INTRODUCTORY,
 - Topography,
 - Geological Survey,
 - Early Beginnings and Growth of the Agricultural System,
 - Physical and Material Resources of the County		 165
CHAPTER II. - PREHISTORIC RACES,
 - The Mound Builders,
 - Indian Tribes,
 - Early Wars with the Whites,
 - Lewistown Reservation,
 - Prominent Characters during the Indian Domination.		 185
CHAPTER III. - THE MIAMI AND MAD RIVER VALLEYS,
 - Incentives to Immigration,
 - The Course of Empire,
 - Settlements within the Limits of Logan County,
 - Organization of Civil Divisions,
 - Institution of Governmental Functions,
 - Public Buildings Political.		 223
CHAPTER IV. - THE MEDICAL PROFESSION,
 - the Medical profession - 		251
CHAPTER V. - RELIGIOUS HISTORY,
 - Pioneer Preachers,
 - Schools, Statistics,
 - The Newspapers their Advantages,
 - Railroads		 278
CHAPTER VI. - WAR HISTORY,
 - The Early Conflicts,
 - Mexican War,
 - The Late Rebellion,
 - Sketches of the Different Regiments		 291
CHAPTER VII. - LAKE TOWNSHIP,
 - Descriptive,
 - Its Organization,
 - Settlement,
 - Pioneer Industries,
 - Early Privations,
 - Schools, etc.		 321
CHAPTER VIII. - BELLEFONTAINE,
 - Beginnings of the Village,
 - Advance of Civilization,
 - Business Prosperity,
 - Growth of Internal Improvements,
 - Schools,
 - Benevolent Societies,
 - Churches - 		338
CHAPTER IX. - MIAMI TOWNSHIP,
 - Organization,
 - Territorial Changes,
 - Pioneer Civilization,
 - Prominent Characters of the Early Community,
 - Churches and Schools		 367
CHAPTER X. - McARTHUR TOWNSHIP,
 - Introduction,
 - Settlement,
 - Villages,
 - Churches,
 - Geneva College		 378
CHAPTER XI. - JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP,
 - Topography,
 - Organization as a Civil Division of the County,
 - Prominent Citizens,
 - Churches and Schools. - 		389
CHAPTER XII. - RICHLAND TOWNSHIP,
 - General Characteristics,
 - Settlement,
 - Villages,
 - Churches,
 - Casualties 		432
CHAPTER XIII. - RUSH CREEK TOWNSHIP,
 - Boundaries and Topography,
 - The Coming of the Whites,
 - Churches,
 - Pioneer Preachers,
 - Schools, etc.		 444
CHAPTER XIV. - PLEASANT TOWNSHIP,
 - The Early Settlement,
 - Social Life in the Backwoods,
 - Industries, 
 - Religious, etc. 		456
CHAPTER XV. - ZANE TOWNSHIP, - PARTIAL ADDED 7/12/2020
 - Early Settlement,
 - Life in the Woods,
 - Pioneer Industries,
 - Growth of Society,
 - Churches and Schools		 464
CHAPTER XVI - HARRISON TOWNSHIP,
 - Indians,
 - Settlement,
 - Pioneer Schools,
 - Churches, etc.		 485
CHAPTER XVII. - MONROE TOWNSHIP,
 - Descriptive and Topographical,
 - Pioneer History,
 - Early Industries,
 - Schools,
 - Churches,
 - Villages, etc.		 491
CHAPTER XVIII. - BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP,
 - Incidents,
 - Settlement,
 - Pioneer Hardships,
 - Churches, etc.,
 - the Lost Child. - 		501
CHAPTER XIX - BOKES CREEK TOWNSHIP,
 - Descriptive,
 - the Whites,
 - Schools and Churches,
 - Villages, etc. 		506
CHAPTER XX. - UNION TOWNSHIP,
 - Physical Features,
 - Early Settlement,
 - Incidents of Prominent pioneers,
 - Churches and Schools 		519
CHAPTER XXI. - WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP,
 - Introduction,
 - the Lewistown Reservation,
 - Settlement,
 - Schools,
 - Churches, etc. - 		527
CHAPTER XXII. - PERRY TOWNSHIP,
 - Topography and Description,
 - Settlement,
 - Early Improvements,
 - Religious,
 - Educational,
 - Towns, etc. - 		535
CHAPTER XXIII. - STOKES TOWNSHIP,
 - The Lewistown Reservoir,
 - Pioneer Settlement,
 - the Warwick Colony, etc. -		 543
CHAPTER XXIV. - LIBERTY TOWNSHIP,
 - Topography,
 - Pioneer Schools and Preachers,
 - Geological,
 - West Liberty - 		548


PART III.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 
Biographies Too Late for Alphabetical Insertion - 583
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP - 729
BOKES CREEK TOWNSHIP - 659
HARRISON TOWNSHIP - 619
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP - 789
LAKE TOWNSHIP - 587
LIBERTY TOWNSHP - 704
McARTHUR TOWNSHIP - 816
MIAMI TOWNSHIP - 773
MONROE TOWNSHIP - 666
PERRY TOWNSHIP - 656
PLEASANT TOWNSHIP - 835
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP - 797
RUSH CREEK TOWNSHIP - 682
STOKES TOWNSHIP - 627
UNION TOWNSHIP - 786
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP - 733
ZANE TOWNSHIP - 629


ILLUSTRATIONS.
PORTRAITS.
Boggs, William 441
Easton, John - 333
Easton, Charlotte - 387
Folsom, George - 225
Hoge, J. G. - 495
Inskeep, John - 279


VIEWS.
Logan County Court House - 171

 

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