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CHAPTER I. - PREHISTORIC TIMES AND PEOPLES |
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CHAPTER II. - INDIAN TRIBES AND TIMES |
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CHAPTER III. - LATIN OR ANGLO-SAXTON |
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CHAPTER IV. - EARLY LAND GRANTS AND THE CONNECTICUT
WESTERN RESERVE |
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CHAPTER V. - THE CONNECTICUT WESTERN RESERVE - SALE,
SURVEY AND SETTLEMENT OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO |
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CHAPTER VI. - THE PIONEER AND THEIR SUCCESSORS |
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- The
People of the Mahoning Valley
- Their Origin, National Characteristics, Religious affiliations and
Motives in Coming Here |
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CHAPTER VII. - THE FOUNDING OF YOUNGSTOWN IN 1797 |
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- Its
First Settlers and Its Early Growth
- The McMahon-Captain George Tragedy
- Youngstown to 1802 |
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CHAPTER VIII. - PIONEER DAYS OF THE WESTERN RESERVE |
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- Who the
Pioneers Were and What they Did
- Their Joys and Sorrows in Transforming a Wilderness |
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CHAPTER IX. - THE WOMEN PIONEERS |
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- Heroic
Wives and Mothers to Whom Present Civilization Owes
a Great Debt
- Something About their Trials and Achievements |
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CHAPTER X. - YOUNGSTOWN FROM 1802 TO 1840 |
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- The
County Seat War of 1800 to 1810
- Youngstown and Trumbull County in the War of 1812
- Beginning of the Iron Industry in the Mahoning Valley
- Inception and Construction of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canals |
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CHAPTER XI. - YOUNGSTOWN FROM 1840 TO 1865 |
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- The
Growth and Decline of the Pennsylvania & Ohio Canal
- The Third County Seat War and the Creation of Mahoning County
- The Beginning of Youngstown as a Manufacturing Center
- The First Railroad
- Youngstown in Civil War Days |
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CHAPTER XII. - YOUNGSTOWN FROM 1865 TO 1890 |
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- Business
Activity After the Civil War
- The Abandonment of the Village Form of Government and the Incorporation
of the City
- The Successful Fight for the County Seat
- City Extension and Improvements. |
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CHAPTER XIII. - YOUNGSTOWN FROM 1890 TO 1910 |
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- Change
in the Form of City Government
- Beginning of the Steel Industry and the Panic of 1893
- Mill Creek Park Founding
- Presidential Campaign of 1896 and Ending of the Panic
- Spanish-American War Days
- Depression of 1907
- Close of First Decade of Century |
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CHAPTER XIV. - YOUNGSTOWN FROM 1910 TO 1920 |
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- The
Business Depression of 1913-15
- The Record-Breaking Flood of 1913
- Revival of Business Following the Outbreak of the World War
- Grade Crossings Elimination Progress
- Youngstown of Today |
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CHAPTER XV. - CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN YOUNGSTOWN |
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- Days of
the "Town" Meeting
- Incorporation of the Village and First Village Election
- Youngstown as a City
- History of the Police and Fire Departments |
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CHAPTER XVI. - YOUNGSTOWN'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM |
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- Founding
of First School in the Village and Township and
Growth of School System.
- Institution or Public, or Union, Schools in 1851
- Origin and Growth of Parochial Schools
- Private School System and Business Colleges |
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CHAPTER XVII. - YOUNGSTOWN IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD |
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- Story of
the Early and the Later-Day Activities of the
Various Denominations
- History of the Founding of Individual Churches |
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CHAPTER XVIII. - YOUNGSTOWN IN THE PROFESSIONS |
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- One
Hundred and Twenty Years of Medicine and Surgery
- The Legal Profession in Early Days and Since the Organization of
Mahoning County
- Newspapers Past and Present
- The Newer Professions |
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CHAPTER XIX. - BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN YOUNGSTOWN |
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-
Wholesale and Retail Houses
- The Automobile Business
- Youngstown Banks
- Building and Loan Companies
- Public Utilities, Private and Municipal |
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CHAPTER XX. - PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF YOUNGSTOWN |
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-
Organizations that Exercise a Profound Influence for
Higher Community Life
- Fraternal and Beneficial Organizations
- Historical and Old Fair Societies
- Public Parks and Playgrounds |
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CHAPTER XXII. - WARREN |
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- Founding
of this Historic Western Reserve Settlement in the
Closing Years of teh Eighteenth Century
- Winning of the County Seat and Battle and Fight to Retain It
- Warren in Civil War Days
- Warren in Modern Times |
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CHAPTER XXII. - |
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- Warren
in the Twentieth Century
- A Story of Marvelous Industrial Development Wrought by Progressive
Residents
- Warren's Business, Educational, Religious and Political Life
- History of Warren Township Outside City. |
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CHAPTERS XIII. - NILES |
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- Early
History of the Metropolis of Weathersfield Township
- Heaton's Industries that Marked the Beginning of the City
- Middle Day Industrial Activity
- The Financial Crash of 1874
- Modern Niles, a Growing and Busy Industrial City |
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CHAPTER XXIV - STRUTHERS |
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- Founding
and Settlement That Has Developed Into an
Enterprising City
- Early Days and Gradual Growth to Village and Twentieth Century
Industrial Center
- Struthers in a Business, Educational and Religious way |
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CHAPTER XXV. - GIRARD |
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- Story of
the Liberty Township Metropolis and Connecting Link
Between Youngstown and Upper Mahoning Valley
Municipalities
- Early Day Hamlet that Has Seen Growth of the Canal, Railroads and
Industrial Works
- Religious and Educational History
- Girard Today, in a Business Way and Otherwise |
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CHAPTER XXVI. - LOWELLVILLE |
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- Lower
Mahoning Valley Village One of the Older
Municipalities of Mahoning County
- Rise to Prominence Comes with the Development of Iron and Coal
Industries and Building of Canal
- Church, School, Business and Civil History |
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CHAPTER XXVII. - HUBBARD |
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- Story of
the Settlement of the Township and Its Early Days
- First Events
- Rise of the Coal Industry, Founding of Hubbard Village and Story of Its
Activities
- Church, School and Industrial History
- Coalburg and Other Parts of Township |
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CHAPTER XXVIII. - EAST YOUNGSTOWN |
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- Story of the
Development of the Infant Municipality of Mahoning
County
- Remarkable Industrial Growth in Twenty Years
- Early Days in East Youngstown
- Municipality in 1920 |
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CHAPTER XXIX. - SEBRING |
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- One of the
Younger Municipalities of Mahoning County and One of
the Most Prosperous
- The Pottery Center of the Mahoning Valley
- Church, School and Political History of the Town |
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CHAPTER XXX. - TOWNSHIPS OF MAHONING COUNTY |
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- Historical
Sketches of the Fourteen Political Subdivisions of
the County
- Settlement and Pioneer Activities
- Educational and Religious Activities
- Interesting Personalities
- Villages of County |
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CHAPTER XXXI. - TOWNSHIPS OF TRUMBULL COUNTY |
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- Story of the
Settlement and Early Activities in the Pioneer
County of Northeastern Ohio
- Growth of the County During the Nineteenth Century
- Agricultural, Religious and Educational Historical
- Village of the County |
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CHAPTER XXXII. - INDUSTRY IN THE MAHONING VALLEY |
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- Its Humble
Beginnings, Early Vicissitudes and Gradual
Development Along Various Lines |
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CHAPTER XXXIII. - RECENT INDUSTRIAL |
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- Conditions
and Incidents Connected with the Tremendous
Development of the Iron and Steel Industries in the
Mahoning Valley During the Last Twenty Years
- Brief Sketches of the More Important Establishments of Today |
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CHAPTER XXXIV. - TRANSPORTATION IN THE MAHONING
VALLEY |
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- Indian Paths
- Route Taken by First Settlers
- The Mahoning as a Waterway
- Development of Roads
- The Ohio & Pennsylvania Canal
- Construction of Railroads
- Trolley Lines |
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CHAPTER XXXV - ORE AND COAL MINING |
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- Mineral
Deposits of the Mahoning Valley
- Ore and Coal
- Source of Native Ores and Distribution of Coal Seams
- Their Discovery, Exploitation and Final Exhaustion |
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CHAPTER XXXVI. - OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION |
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- Oil at First
Made from Coal
- Later Found in Several Parts of the Mahoning Valley
- Gas Production |
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CHAPTER XXXVII. - THE MAHONING VALLEY IN THE WORLD
WAR. |
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- Contributions
of its People and its Industries to the Momentous
Conflict of 1914-18 |
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CHAPTER XXXVIII. - |
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- PERSONAL REMINISCENCES |
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- INDEX |
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