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CHAPTER I. - GEOLOGY - NOT
STARTED |
21 |
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- Geological Structure of the
State
- The Geological Foundations of Ohio of Marine
Origin Prehistoric Conditions
- First Land
Plants: Origin of Coal Fields
- First Permanent Dry
Land
- Age of Reptiles: First Mammals
- The Glacial
Period
- Effect of Glacial Action on the Landscape
-
Surface Features of Mahoning County
- Geological
Structure of Mahoning County Conglomerate
-
Fossil Nuts and Fruits of the Carboniferous Age
Found in Mahoning County. |
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CHAPTER II. - PREHISTORIC RACES -
NOT STARTED |
31 |
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- Speculation on the Origin of
the American Race
- Antiquity of Man in America
-
Probable European Origin of the American Races
- The
Mound Builders. |
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CHAPTER III. - FRENCH DISCOVERIES AND EXPLORATIONS -
NOT STARTED |
34 |
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- Early French Explorers
- Verrazano, Cartier and Roberval
- Expedition of
DeMonts
- Champlain explores Acadia
- Establishment
of Missions
- First English Opposition
- Attacks by
the Indians
- Exploration of the Great Lakes and the
Mississippi. |
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CHAPTER IV. - INDIAN OCCUPANCY -
NOT STARTED |
39 |
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- The Iroquois
- Their Famous
League, Habits and Costume
- The Algonquins, Their
Commerce, Picture-Writing and Religion
- Indian
Warfare
- Iroquois Conquests
- Extermination of the Eries
- The Chahta-Muskoki Stock. |
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CHAPTER V. - COLONIAL CHARTERS AND LAND TITLES -
NOT STARTED |
44 |
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- Erroneous Ideas of Early
Navigators and Geographers
- Attempts to Reach the
South sea Overland
- Virginia's Charters
-
Massachusetts' Charters
- The Grant to Penn
-
Overlapping Boundaries
- Dispute with Virginia
-
Connecticut's Claims
- Conflict with Pennsylvania
-
Council of Trenton
- Western Reserve. |
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CHAPTER VI. - THE NORTHWEST WRESTED FROM FRANCE -
NOT STARTED |
50 |
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- American History Influenced
by the Iroquois
- Indian Cessions
- English Settlers
Cross the Mountains
- The French Precipitate the War
- Pontiac's Conspiracy
- Boquet's Expedition. |
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CHAPTER VII. - THE TRANSITION PERIOD - FROM WAR TO
WAR - NOT STARTED |
57 |
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- English Jealousy of the
Colonies
- Lord Dunmore's War - Frontier Characters
- First White Man's House in Ohio
- Military
Expeditions to the West
- Martial Law
- George III.
Forbids Western Settlement. |
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CHAPTER VIII. - EXPEDITION OF GEORGE ROGERS CLARK -
NOT STARTED |
62 |
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- Clark's Project
- Capture of Forts Kaskaskia, Cahokia and Vincennes
- The British Try to Recover the Forts
- Project
Against Detroit Abandoned
- Disappearance of the
French Population
- The British Retain the
Northwestern Forts after the Treaty of Paris. |
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CHAPTER IX. - STATE CESSIONS. -
NOT STARTED |
65 |
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- A New Phase of
the Land Question
- Maryland's Proposal
- National
Ownership Proposed by Rhode Island
- Delay in
Ratifying the Articles
- Claims of the Indiana and
Other Companies
- New York Makes the First Cession
-
Conditional Cessions
- Unconditional Cessions Urged
by Congress
- Triumph of the National Idea. |
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CHAPTER X. - SALE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE -
FINISHED 10/1/2018 |
71 |
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- Division into
Townships
- The Parsons Purchase
- The Fire Lands
-
The Act of 1795
- Sales to the Connecticut Land
Company. |
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CHAPTER XI. - THE CONNECTICUT LAND COMPANY -
NOT STARTED |
75 |
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- Articles of
Association
- The Excess Company
- The Company's
Title Perfected
- Ordinance of 1787
- Extinction of
the Indian Title
- Survey of the Reserve
- Quantity
of Land in the Reserve
- The Equalizing Committee
-
Mode of Partition
- The Drafts. |
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CHAPTER XII. - THE SETTLEMENT OF OHIO -
NOT STARTED |
87 |
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- Land Bounties
-
The Ohio Company
- Founding of Marietta
- Abundance
of Game
- The Moravian Settlements
- Founding of
Columbia, Cincinnati and North Bend
- Floods Damage
of Settlements
- The Scioto Land Swindle
- The
Virginia Military District. |
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CHAPTER XIII. - SETTLEMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF
MAHONING COUNTY - NOT STARTED |
97 |
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- Lines of
Development
- Date of the First Settlement on the
Reserve
- First Wheat Cut on the Reserve
- First
Postal Service
- Early Conditions of Life
- A
Primitive Mill
- Old Time Threshing
- Bounty on Wolf
Scalps
- Olden School Days
- Early Youngstown
Citizens
- Draft of 1812
- Homemade Soap
- The Old
Ash Hopper
- Soap Spookery
- The Old Ashery
- The
Stage Driver
- Matches Unknown
- If Fires All Went
Out
- Wild Pigeons; Where are They?
- Pioneer
Milling Enterprises
- Slavery
- County Seat Located
- Early Elections
- First County Seat Issue
-
Useless Legislation
- Renewal of the Strife
- Some
Interesting Old Letters
- County Seat Changed. |
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CHAPTER XIV. - COUNTY OFFICIALS SINCE THE
ORGANIZATION OF MAHONING COUNTY -
NOT STARTED |
118 |
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- Auditors
-
Sheriffs
- County Commissioners
- Treasurers
-
Recorders
- Prosecuting Attorneys
- Probate Judges
-
State Representatives
- State Senators
- Vote for
Governor. |
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CHAPTER XV. - YOUNGSTOWN - THE COUNTY SEAT
- PARTIALLY DONE |
122 |
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- Laid Out by John
Young
- First Events
- Discovery of Coal
- Judge
Kirtland's Reminiscences
- Celebrating the Fourth
-
First Murder Trial
- Pioneer Schools
- Feminine
Costumes
- Wet Seasons of 1810-1812
- Early
Amusements
- Pioneer Houses
- Elections
-
Incorporation
- City of the Second Class
-
Extensions of Limits
- Mayors of Youngstown
- Other
Officials
- Youngstown Citizens in 1841
- Cemeteries
- Parks
- Water Works and Filter Plant
- Fire
Department
- Police Department
- Mahoning & Shenango
Railway & Light Company
- Board of Trade and Chamber
of Commerce
- Mahoning Gas Fuel Co.
- Telephone
Companies
- Humane Society
- Opera House
- Park
Theatre
- A few Statistics
-
Notable Personages. |
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CHAPTER XVI. - TOWNSHIPS AND TOWNS -
PARTIALLY DONE 4/27/2016 |
169 |
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Settlement and
Organization of the Townships - Settlement and
Foundingof the Towns -
Sketches of:
Austintown Township -
169 -
finished 9/24/2018
- Early Settlements
- Schools
- West Austintown
Beaver Township -
172 -
finished 9/30/2018
- Pioneers
- Organization
- Mining and Manufacturing
- North Lima
- East Lewistown
- Schools
- Morgantown Gang
Berlin Township - 176 -
finished 9/30/2018
- Settlement
- Early Industries
- Post Office
- Schools
- Churches
- Societies
- Miscellaneous
Boardman Township - 178 - Not finished
- Settlement
- First Election
- The War of 1812
- Churches
- Schools
- Industries
- Mills
- Some First Events
Canfield Township - 181 - Not finished
- Some First Events
- Early Merchants
- Canfield, The County Seat
- Canville Village
- Northeastern Ohio Normal College
- Churches
- Methodist Episcopal
- Christian
- Reformed
- Schools
- The Press
- Canfield's Industries
Coitsville Township - 196 -
updated 4/27/2016
- Character of the Settlers
- Highways
- Mills
- Schools
- Churches
- Presbyterian
- A Residence Suburb
Ellsworth Township - 199 - Not finished
- First Events
- Some Historical Facts.
- 1804 - 1854 Ellsworth's Semi-Centennial Celebration
- Part of the Earliest History of Ellsworth Township, Trumbull, (Now
Mahoning) County, Ohio
- Schools
- Churches
Goshen Township - 203 - Not finished
- Settlement
- Organization
- Villages
- Industries
- Schools
- Damascus Academy
- Township Schools
- Churches
Green Township -
208 -
finished 9/24/2018
- Organization
- Villages
- Schools and Churches
Jackson Township - 209 - Not finished
- Schools
- Churches
- Industrial Enterprises
Lowellville Township - 220 - Not finished
Milton Township -
211 -
finished 9/24/2018
- Industries
- Organization
- Schools
- Churches
- Cemeteries
Poland Township - 212 -
Updated 9/30/2018
- Early Tax Rate
- Militia
- Poland Village
- Poland Union Seminary
- Poland Township Schools
- Lowellville
- Schools
- Churches
- Struthers
- Manufactures
- Schools
Petersburg Township - Not finished
Sebring Township - Not finished
Smith Township - 225 -
finished
- Organization
- North Benton
- Westville
- Beloit
- Sebring
- Township Schools
- Miscellaneous
- Churches
Springfield Township -
229 -
finished
- Settlement
- Villages
- New Springfield
- New Middleton
- Township schools |
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CHAPTER XVII. - TRANSPORTATION -
NOT STARTED |
231 |
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- Introductory
-
Railroad Era - Erie Railroad
- Pennsylvania Lines
-
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
- Pittsburg &
Lake Erie Railroad
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
-
Youngstown & Southern Railway. |
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CHAPTER XVIII. - THE COAL AND IRON INDUSTRIES -
NOT STARTED |
246 |
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- The County
Formerly an Important Coal Mining Center
- Extensive
Operations
- The Manufacture of Iron an Old
Established and Leading Industry of the Mahoning
Valley
- A Large Amount of Capital Invested in These
Two Industries of Mahoning County. |
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CHAPTER XIX. - MANUFACTURES -
NOT STARTED |
251 |
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The County's
Chief Manufacturing Establishments. |
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CHAPTER XX. - BANKS AND BANKING -
NOT STARTED |
271 |
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- Youngstown Banks
- First National - Mahoning National
- Commercial
National
- Dollar Savings and Trust Co.
- Home
Savings and Loan Co.
- Equity Savings and Loan Co.
-
Youngstown Savings and Banking Co.
- International
Bank. |
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CHAPTER XXI. - THE BENCH AND BAR. -
PARTIALY DONE 9/26/2018 |
279 |
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- Its Early
History
- First Court and First Lawyers
- Great
Lawyers of Former Years
- The Present Bar and Its
High Standing. |
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CHAPTER XXII. - THE MEDICAL PROFESSION -
PARTIALY DONE 9/26/2018 |
319 |
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Eminent
Physicians of the Past and of the Present. |
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CHAPTER XXIII. - RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT -
NOT STARTED |
341 |
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- First Churches
and Pioneer Ministers
- General History of Religious
Organizations
- Churches and Clergy of Today. |
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CHAPTER XXIV. - EDUCATION. -
NOT STARTED |
374 |
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- The Public and
Parochial Schools of the County
- Their Growth and
Present and Present Efficiency
- Some of the Early
Educators
- The Growth and Progress of the Public
Schools of Youngstown and Their Present Encouraging
Conditions. |
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CHAPTER XXV. - FRATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT
ORGANIZATIONS. - NOT STARTED |
386 |
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- Free Masons
-
Odd Fellows
- Elks
- Knights of Pythias
- Knights of
the Golden Eagle
- National Protective Legion
-
Other Societies. |
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CHAPTER XXVI. - PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. -
PARTIALLY DONE |
399 |
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- County Infirmary
- Youngstown Free Public Library
- Youngstown City
Hospital
- Mahoning Valley Hospital
- Glenwood
Children's Home
- Florence Crittenden Home. |
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CHAPTER XXVII. - MILITARY HISTORY OF THE COUNTY. -
PARTIALLY DONE |
411 |
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- War of 1812
-
Mexican War
- War of the Rebellion
- Spanish America
War. |
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CHAPTER XXVIII. - THE PRESS -
PARTIALLY DONE |
427 |
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Newspapers and
Editors of the Past and Present |
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BIOGRAPHICAL |
435 |
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ILLUSTRATIONS: |
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| B. & O. Railroad
Station, Youngstown |
396 |
| CHURCHES: |
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| - First
Baptist Church, Youngstown |
358 |
| - First
Presbyterian Church, Youngstown |
358 |
| - Central
Christian Church - Youngstown |
138 |
| - Helen
Chapel, Youngstown |
358 |
| - Old M.
E. Church, Poland |
188 |
| -
Presbyterian Church, Canfield |
206 |
| - Richard
Brown Memorial Chapel,
Youngstown |
62 |
| - St.
Columba's Church and Parsonage,
Youngstown |
328 |
| - St.
John's Episcopal Church,
Youngstown |
62 |
| - St.
Joseph's Church, Youngstown |
328 |
| - St.
John's Episcopal Church,
Youngstown |
62 |
| - St.
Joseph's Church, Youngstown |
328 |
| - Trinity
M. E. Church, Youngstown |
328 |
| - United
Presbyterian Church |
328 |
| -
Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Youngstown |
358 |
| Cemetery,
Calvary, Entrance to |
102 |
| Cemetery, Oak
Hill, Entrance to |
102 |
| Children's Home,
Youngstown |
404 |
| Cunningham
Furniture & Undertaking Co.,
Store of Lowellville |
786 |
| Dollar Savings &
Trust Co., The. Youngstown |
276 |
| Elks Club,
Youngstown |
786 |
| Dollar Savings &
Trust C9. The
Youngstown |
276 |
| Elk's Club,
Youngstown |
396 |
| Federal
Building. Youngstown |
396 |
| International
Bank, Youngstown |
276 |
| I. O. O. F.
Building, Youngstown |
396 |
| IRON AND STELL
PLANTS - |
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| - Bessemer
Plant, Republic Iron & Steel
Co., Youngstown |
260 |
| - Furnaces
of the Struthers Furnace Co.,
Struthers |
260 |
| - Haselton
Furnaces of the Republic Iron &
Steel Co., Youngstown |
260 |
| - Ohio
Furnaces, Carnegie Steel Co.,
Youngstown |
260 |
| - Ohio
Works, Carnegie Steel Co.,
Youngstown |
276 |
| John Frech
Building, Lowellville |
238 |
| Kurz Block,
Youngstown |
952 |
| Lanterman's Mill
and Falls |
92 |
| Library, Reuben
McMillen Free Public, Youngstown |
80 |
| Log House, Thorn
Hill, Coitsville Township |
206 |
| Lomax, William
L., Store of, Lowellville |
990 |
| Mahoning County
Court House, Youngstown |
114 |
| Mahoning County
Infirmary, Canfield |
188 |
| Mahoning Valley
Hospital, Youngstown |
114 |
| New Mahoning
County Court House |
114 |
| Old Mahoning
Court House, Canfield |
114 |
| Original Poland
Union Seminary |
188 |
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS - |
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| -
Immaculate Conception School,
Youngstown |
380 |
| - St.
Columba's School and Ursaline
Convent, Youngstown |
380 |
| - St.
Joseph's School, Youngstown |
396 |
| Pioneer Pavilion |
92 |
PORTRAITS - |
|
| - Andrews,
Chauncey H. |
440 |
| - Arrel,
James T. |
1012 |
| - Baldwin,
Hon. Frank L. |
560 |
| - Booth,
Lloyd |
578 |
| - Brown,
Joseph H. |
606 |
| - Brown,
Richard |
584 |
| - Clark,
Gen. George Rogers |
54 |
| - Clark,
Mrs. Hettie J. |
916 |
| - Clark,
Myron S., M. D. |
916 |
| - Creed,
Mrs. Ella P. |
858 |
| - Creed,
Thomas A. |
858 |
| -
Cunningham, Jesse |
787 |
| - DeCamp,
Mrs. Sallly Ann |
934 |
| - DeCamp,
Thomas P. |
934 |
| - Frech,
John |
798 |
| - Gibson,
Samuel |
460 |
| - Gibson,
William T. |
546 |
| - Gluck,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis |
906 |
| - Hamery,
Gustav V. |
808 |
| - Harding,
George W. |
738 |
| - Harding,
Mrs. Lucretia M. |
738 |
| - Harmer,
Gen. Josiah |
54 |
| -
Harrison, Gen. William H. |
54 |
| - Heller,
Adolph |
838 |
| - Heller,
Louis |
896 |
| - Hughes,
Wallace K., M. D. |
694 |
| -
Ilgenfritz, John |
1004 |
| -
Ilgenfritz, Mrs. Mary M. |
1004 |
| - Jackson,
Sidney DeL. |
484 |
| -
Johnston, Hon. Joseph R. |
446 |
| - Jones,
Prior T. |
998 |
| - Jones,
THomas B. |
636 |
| - Kennedy,
Hon. James |
532 |
| - Kennedy,
Patrick M. |
752 |
| - Kirk,
John C. |
776 |
| -
Kirtland, Charles N. |
554 |
| -
Kirtland, Cook F. |
454 |
| - Klute,
Rev. John |
662 |
| - Knauf,
Thomas L. |
708 |
| - Kurz,
Rudolph |
954 |
| -
Lanterman, German |
953 |
| -
Lanterman, Mrs. Sally Ann |
972 |
| - Liddle,
Mark H. |
730 |
| - Lomax,
William J. |
992 |
| - McCurdy,
Robert |
434 |
| -
McGinnis, Mrs. Mary M. |
477 |
| -
McGinnis, William H. |
476 |
| -
McCartney, Joseph G. |
622 |
| - McClure,
George M. |
628 |
| - McKelvey,
George M. |
614 |
| - McVey,
John E. |
568 |
| - Mackey,
David |
722 |
|
| - Mackey,
James |
510 |
| - Mackey,
Robert |
550 |
| -
Manchester, Hon. Hugh A. |
592 |
| -
Mansfield, Hon. Ira F. |
876 |
| -
Millikin, George W. |
828 |
| -
Millikin, Mrs. Mary C. |
828 |
| - Morse,
Henry K. |
538 |
| - Neilson,
James |
670 |
| - Osborne,
Calvin |
700 |
| - Price,
James S. |
770 |
| - Riblet,
William W. |
716 |
| -
Richards, Samuel A. |
886 |
| -
Robinson, Elmer C. |
848 |
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