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PREFACE |
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CHAPTER I. - RELATED STATE HISTORY |
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First White Men in Northwest Territory
- English and French Claims
- Three Successive Sovereign Flags Over Present Ohio Territory
- Passing of the Indians
- Battle of Fallen Timbers
- Northwest Territory
- Ohio, the First Northwest State
- Early Settlements
- Activities of the Traders
- French and Indian War
- Pontiac's Conspiracy
- Northwest Territory and Quebec Act.
- Revolutionary Period
- George Rogers Clark and His Campaign
- First Surveys and Early Settlers
- Ordinance of 1787
- First Stage of Government Under the Ordinance
- Second Stage of Government
- First Territorial Legislature
- Division of 1800
- Census of 1800
- Symmes Purchase and Other Early Settlements
- County Organization
- Indian Wars
- Formation of a New State
- Date of Ohio's Admission to the Union
- Capitals of Northwest Territory and of Ohio
- Constitutional History of Ohio
- Military Records
- Land Grants
- Military Lands
- Refugee Tract
- Road Lands
- Canal Grants
- Zane Sections
- Ministerial Lands
- School Sections
- Ohio Politics
- Boundary Lines |
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CHAPTER II. - TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY |
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-
Boundaries
- Subdivisions
- Area
- Streams
- Geological Survey
- Prairie Fires
- Luxurian Flora of Other Days
- Early Need of Drainage
- Limestone
- Drift and Soils
- Plastering Sands
- Agricultural Point of View.
- Blue-grass Lands
- Water Supply
- Remains of Pre-glacial Mammals |
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CHAPTER III. - COUNTY ORGANIZATION |
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- The
First Election
- First Officials
- Creation of Madison County
- Legislative Act
- Changes in County Lines
- First Township Elections
- County Lines Defined
- An Early Boundary Dispute
- First County Elections
- Early License Rates and Licenses
- Pioneer Listers
- Wolf Scalps
- Taxation and Expenditures
- The County Seat
- Court House and Jail History
- The Erection of the Present Building
- Laying of the Corner Stone
- Bond Issues
- Prison Bonds
- County Infirmary
- County Children's Home
- State Representatives
- County Commissioners
- County Auditors
- County Treasurers
- County Recorders
- County Surveyors
- Coroners
- Tax Collectors
- Liquor Officials
- Roster of Present County Officials |
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CHAPTER IV. - CANAAN TOWNSHIP
- Started 11/10/2023 |
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-
Location
- Boundaries
- Name
- The Pioneers
- Early Families
- Early Mills
- Surface, Soil and Streams
- Cemeteries |
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CHAPTER V. - DARBY TOWNSHIP
- Started 11/11/2023 |
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-
First Settlers
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Finished 11/12/2023
- Pioneer Mills
- Sickly Seasons
- Early Stock Speculators
- Erection of the Township
- Soil
- Finished
- Streams
- Other Physical Features
- Topography
- Geology |
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CHAPTER VI. - DEER CREEK TOWNSHIP |
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-
Location and Boundaries
- Changes in Area
- First Township Officers
- Pioneers
- Stock Marks
- Early Schools
- Early Roads
- Cemeteries |
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CHAPTER VII. - FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP |
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-
Boundaries
- Surface and Soil
- Conditions in Pioneer Days
- Natural Drainage
- Early Settlers |
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CHAPTER VIII. - JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP |
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-
Location and Boundaries
- Erection of the County
- Topography
- Soil
- Streams
- Settlement
- Life of the Early Settlers
- Indians
- Early Roads
- West Jefferson
- Early Stores
- Public Improvements
- Town Officials
- Business Directory |
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CHAPTER IX. - MONROE TOWNSHIP |
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-
Location and Boundaries
- Commissioner's Record Creating Township
- Streams
- Soils
- Timber
- First Settlers
- Education |
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CHAPTER X - OAK RUN TOWNSHIP |
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-
Character of Outline
- Boundaries
- Changes in Area
- The First Officers
- Surface
- Soil and Streams
- Early Settlers |
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CHAPTER XI - PAINT TOWNSHIP |
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-
Location
- Boundaries
- Commissioners' Record Creating Township
- Surface, Soil and Streams
- The Pioneer and Early Settlers
- Early Schools |
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CHAPTER XII - PIKE TOWNSHP |
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-
Erection of the Township
- Changes in Boundary Lines
- Surface, Soil, Etc.
- Timber
- "Squatters"
- The Pioneers
- First Mills |
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CHAPTER XIII - PLEASANT TOWNSHIP |
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-
Location
- Boundaries
- Surface
- Soil
- Streams
- The Pioneers
- Township Organization
- Original Boundaries and Subsequent Changes in Same
- Mills
- Early Schools |
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CHAPTER XIV - RANGE TOWNSHIP |
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-
Location
- Boundaries
- Commissioners' Record Creating the Township
- First Settlers
- Surface, Soil and Streams
- Early Schools
- Mills |
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CHAPTER XV - SOMERFORD TOWNSHIP |
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-
Location
- Boundaries
- Commissioners' Record
- Surface, Soil and Timber
- Streams
- Early Settlers
- Traderville
- Summerford
- Early and Present Business Interests
- Present Township Officials |
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CHAPTER XVI -
STOKES TOWNSHIP |
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- One
of the Original Townships
- Commissioenrs' Record
- Location and Boundaries
- First Election
- Pioneers
- Later Early Settlers
- Surface
- Soil
- Streams
- Early Schools |
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CHAPTER XVII - UNION TOWNSHIP
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Finished
11/9/2023 |
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-
Situation
- Surface Characteristics
- Streams
- Timber
- Prairies
- Pioneers
- Organization of the Township
- Early Mills
- Cemeteries |
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CHAPTER XVIII - TOWNS AND VILLAGES
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Finished
11/10/2023 |
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Amity
- Plain City
- Early History - Present Industries and Advantages
- Kile (Kileville)
- Lafayette
- Lilly Chapel
- Big Plain
- Kiousville
- Gillivan
- Resaca
- Plumwood
- Chrisman
- Walnut Run
- Rosedale
- Mt. Sterling
- Sedalia (Midway)
- Danville
- Chenoweth
- South Solon
- Its Early History
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Meyers
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Rupert |
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CHAPTER XIX - TOWN OF LONDON
- Started 11/10/2023 |
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- Its
Past, Present and Future
- Oldest House
- "Uncle Sammy" Davidson
- The Coal Oil Lamp
- Old Elm Trees
- A Vision of the Future
- First County Seat of Justice
- Site Donated
- The Town of Madison
- Incorporation and Growth of London
- Action of the Town Council in Early Days
- The First Ordinances
- Present City Officers
- Public Library
- Library Association
- Carnegie Donation
- The Florence and Other Gifts
- Some Local Industries
- The Board of Trade
- State Reformatory Secured
- Present Business Interests
- Water works
- Electric-light Plant
- Sewerage System
- Postoffice History
- Other Interesting Items |
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CHAPTER XX - ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION |
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-
Public Highways
- Langham's Trace
- Early Roads
- The National Road
- An Early Description of It
- Corporation Pikes
- Railroads
- Railroad Statistics
- Telegraph and Telephone Companies
- Gas Companies |
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CHAPTER XXI - AGRICULTURE, GRANGES,
ETC. |
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-
Early Soil Conditions
- Pioneer Farm Equipment and Early Implements
- The Wheat Harvest
- Market and Labor Conditions
- Hogs
- Horses, Cattle and Sheep
- Madison County Stock Importing Company
- Some Notable Stock Sales
- Some Leading Stock Men of Madison County
- Percheron Breeders
- Resident Landowners in 1819
- Madison County Agricultural Society
- The First Fair
- London Driving Park Association
- The Mt. Sterling Fair
- The Grange
- Madison County Farmers' Club |
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CHAPTER XXII. - BANKS AND BANKING |
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Madison National Bank
- London Exchange Bank Company
- Central National Bank of London
- People's Commercial and Savings Bank of London
- Citizens Loan and Savings Company, of London
- London Home and Savings Company, Mt. Sterling
- First State Bank, Plain City
- Farmers National Bank, Plain City
- Plain City Home and Savings Company
- Security Building and Loan Company, Mt. Sterling
- Citizens National Bank, Mt. Sterling
- Farmers Bank, Lilly Chapel
- Farmers Bank, West Jefferson
- Commercial Bank, West Jefferson
- Farmers and Traders Bank, South Solon |
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CHAPTER XXIII - NEWSPAPERS OF MADISON
COUNTY |
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- An
Apostrophe to the Press
- London Newspapers
- The Times
- The Madison County Democrat
- Vigilant
- Madison County Republican
- Enterprise
- Newspapers at Plain City, West Jefferson and Mt. Sterling |
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CHAPTER XXIV - EDUCATION |
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Zeal of the Pioneers in Educational Matters
- School Lands
- The Sale of Such Lands
- Legislative Enactments
- Pioneer Schools
- A Primitive Curriculum
- Growth of Education
- First General School Law
- The Color Line
- State Superintendent of Schools
- Schools for Colored Youth
- Later Government of Schools
- District School Directors
- Schools Under the New Laws
- Qualifications of the County Superintendent
- Centralization of Rural Schools
- The Rural High School
- Changes in the School System
- Decrease in Rural Population
- New School Districts
- London High School |
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CHAPTER XXV - CHURCHES OF MADISON
COUNTY |
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-
Religion a Potent Factor in the Life of a Community
- Characteristics of Pioneer Congregations
- Primitive Houses of Worship
- Methodist Episcopal Churches
- African Methodist Episcopal Churches
- Methodist Protestant Churches
- Presbyterian Churches
- Baptist Churches
- Universalist Churches
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Christian Churches
- Dunkard Church
- United Brethren Church
- Episcopal Churches
- Antioch Mission Union Church
- Other Union Churches
- Catholic Churches |
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CHAPTER XXVI - SECRET SOCIETIES |
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Free and Accepted Masons
- Royal Arch Masons
- Royal and Select Masters
- Order of the Eastern Star
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows
- Daughters of Rebekah
- Knights of Pythias
- Fraternal Order of Eagles
- Catholic Order of Foresters
- Knights of Columbus
- Colored Masons
- Woman's Relief Corps. |
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CHAPTER XXVII - CLUBS AND
FRATERNITIES |
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London Federation of Women's Clubs
- The London Club
- East High Street Club
- The Woman's Club
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Woman's Elective Franchise Association
- Twentieth Century Club
- Madison County Health and Welfare League
- Married Ladies Thimble Club |
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CHAPTER XXVIII - THE MEDICAL
PROFESSION |
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-
Many Systems of Practice
- Rational Systems Now Prevailing
- London Physicians
- During the Civil-war Period
- Plain City
- Physicians at West Jefferson, Mt. Sterling, Amity, Midway, Lafayette,
Summerford, Liverpool, South Solon, California,
Tradersville, Newport, Danville, Lilly Chapel
- The Sickly Seasons of 1822-3
- A Distressing Incident
- Epidemic at Amity
- Madison County Medical Association
- Madison County Medical Society
- Present Physicians of Madison County. |
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CHAPTER XXIX - BENCH AND BAR OF
MADISON COUNTY |
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-
Establishment of Courts in the Northwest Territory
- State Judiciary Prior to 1851
- Court of Common Please
- Justices of the Peace
- Judicial Circuits
- Judiciary Since 1851
- Supreme Court
- Court of Common Pleas
- Associate Judges
- District Courts
- Justices of the Peace
- Pioneer Courts of Madison County
- Personnel of the Courts
- Present Judges
- Judges Since 1851
- Probate Court
- The Judiciary
- The Early Bar
- Visiting Lawyers
- Former Resident Attorneys
- Madisonians by Birth, But Practiced Elsewhere
- Living Resident Attorneys
- Probate Judge
- Prosecuting Attorneys
- Clerks
- Sheriffs
- Official Stenographers
- Notes |
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CHAPTER XXX - MILITARY HISTORY OF
MADISON COUNTY |
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-
Seven Revolutionary Heroes Buried in Madison County
- Frontier Wars
- The War of 1812
- Treaty of Peace
- The "General Muster"
- The Mexican War
- The Civil War
- The "Eagle Guards"
- Military Committee
- Company Rosters
- Commands in Which Madison County Soldiers Served
- Morgan's Raid
- The Return to Peace
- Spanish-America War
- Grand Army of the Republic |
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CHAPTER XXXI - TEMPERANCE MOVEMENTS |
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Temperance Movement by the Women in 1874
- London Temperance Association
- Woman's Temperance Alliance
- Madison County Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- London Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- Unions Elsewhere in the County
- Trials of the "Crusaders." |
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CHAPTER XXXII - SIDELIGHTS ON MADISON
COUNTY HISTORY |
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-
Madison County Belgium Relief Fund
- Wild Animals and Reptiles
- Pioneers' Dreaded Enemies
- The Useful Deer
- Passing of the Snake
- The Blalock Tragedy
- Mound Builders
- London Penitentiary Farm
- Early Burials
- Ohio State Fish Hatchery |
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX |
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