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| CHAPTER 1 - ROSS COUNTY
ANTIQUITIES |
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- Origin of word Scioto
- The Scioto river and valley
- The Mound Builders
- Their works in Ross county
- Squire and Davis
- Conflicting theories |
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| CHAPTER 2. - INDIANS AND
INDIAN FIGHTERS |
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- Early Indian occupation
- Delawares and Shawanees
- Importance of Shawanees
- Shawanees in Scioto Valley
- Chillicothe, origin of name
- Journey of Christopher Gist
- Captivity of Mary Inglis
- Great Shawanee chiefs: Tecumseh, Cornstalk, Logan
- Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton and their raids in Ohio
- Dunmore's War
- Battles on Paint Creek
- Massie's battle
- Fate of Shawanees |
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| CHAPTER 3 - SETTLEMENT
AND ORGANIZATION |
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- First attempt at settlement of
Scioto valley
- Land treaties and public domain
- Virginia Military District
- Massie's surveys
- Settlements of 1796
- Chillicothe platted
- Erection of Ross county
- Subdivision of county
- First election
- Territorial legislature
- Capital at Chillicothe
- Struggle between Governor St. Clair and Chillicothe party
- Work of Ross county pioneer statesmen
- Opposition to slavery |
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| CHAPTER 4 - ROSS COUNTY
BEFORE 1860 |
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- First court and juries
- Courthouse and jail
- Erection of townships
- First settlers of Chillicothe
- War of 1812
- Toll bridge and canal
- Campaign of 1840
- War with Mexico
- German settlement
- Steamboat navigation
- Great fire
- Railroad epoch
- And other events in chronological order |
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| CHAPTER 5 - WAR OF THE
REBELLION |
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- First organization of troops
- Ladies' Relief society
- The Seventy-third regiment
- General Hurst and other officers
- Sixty-third regiment
- General Hurst and other officers
- Sixty-third regiment
- Twenty-second regiment
- Ross county companies in other regiments
- Notable Ross county officers
- Morgan's raid |
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| CHAPTER 6 - THE LAST
FORTY YEARS |
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- Chronological record of events,
including the Chillicothe centennial and war of 1898
- Census of 1900 |
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| CHAPTER 7 - SOME
DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS |
110 |
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- Sketche of Nathaniel Massie,
Edward Tiffin, Duncan McArthur, Thomas Worthington,
William Allen, John McDonald, and reference to Others |
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| CHAPTER 8 - OFFICIAL
HONORS |
121 |
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- Including a roster of county
officers, brought down to date. |
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| CHAPTER 9 - RESOURCES AND
INDUSTRIES |
127 |
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- Industry and agriculture
- Topography and geology of the county
- Quarries
- The drift deposit
- Agricultural products
- Live stock
- Patton and the Renicks
- Cattle shows and fairs
- Horticultural society
- Patrons of Husbandry
- Horses and noted horse breeders
- Driving park
- Primitive manufactures
- Development of manufacturing Statistics of 1900 |
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| CHAPTER 10 - EDUCATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT |
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- Early schools and schoolmasters
- Chillicothe academy
- Mary Baskerville
- Female seminary
- Salem academy
- Mount Pleasant academy
- Chillicothe schools
- Statistics for county
- Eminent educators |
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| CHAPTER 11 - THE BENCH
AND BAR |
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- The first court at Chillicothe
- Sketches of first lawyers
- Supreme court sessions in Ross county
- Sketches of Ross county supreme court judges
- Allen G. Thurman
- Early court of common pleas
- Curiosities of the old courts
- Land litigation
- Associate judges
- Sketches of Ross county common pleas judges
- The circuit court and judges
- Famous lawyers of Ross county
- Clerks of the courts
- Sheriffs |
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| CHAPTER 12 - THE MEDICAL
PROFESSION |
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- Afflictions of the pioneers
- The ravages of malarial fever
- Sketches of early doctors
- County Medical society
- Board of health |
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CHAPTER 13 - CITY OF
CHILLICOTHE - Partially done
on 12-3-2015 |
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- Early tendencies
- Industrial opportunities
- City government
- History of Public library
- Newspapers
- Churches
- Cemeteries
- Business interests
- Social organizations |
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CHAPTER 14 - GREEN
TOWNSHIP |
227 |
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- Organization
- Natural features
- Sketch of settlements and settlers
- Kingston
- Mount Pleasant church
- Other churches and social organizations |
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CHAPTER 15 - COLERAIN
TOWNSHIP - NOT STARTED |
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- Natural features
- Sketches of pioneers
- Their homes and schools
- Adelphi
- Mills and stills
- Churches
- Hallsville |
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| CHAPTER 16 - CONCORD
TOWNSHIP |
251 |
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- Organization
- Old Chillicothe
- Captain Herrod and Wawwillaway
- Natural features
- Early settlers
- Frankfort
- Churches and social organizations |
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| CHAPTER 17 - PAXTON
TOWNSHIP |
262 |
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- The home of Massie
- Other early settlers
- Benner and his mills
- First election
- Town of Bainbridge
- Churches and social organization
- Prehistoric works. |
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| CHAPTER 18 - DEERFIELD
TOWNSHIP |
271 |
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- Organization
- White Brown and other pioneers
- Village of Clarksburg
- Church notes |
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CHAPTER 19 - UNION
TOWNSHIP - NOT STARTED |
277 |
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- Natural advantages
- The McCoys, Rodgers, General Manary, and other pioneers
- Religious history
- Early industries
- Villages |
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| CHAPTER 20 - JEFFERSON
TOWNSHIP |
291 |
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- Character of land
- Richmond Dale
- Ancient remains
- Sketches of the pioneers |
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CHAPTER 21 - TWIN
TOWNSHIP - Partially done on
12-04-2015 |
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- Natural features
- The pioneers and their work
- Soldiers of 1812
- First births and marriages
- Church sketches
- Mills
- The Edwards murder
- Captain Molly
- Village of Bourneville |
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| CHAPTER 22 - FRANKLIN
TOWNSHIP |
307 |
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- Organization and boundaries
- The early settlers and their records
- The Hermit of the Scioto |
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| CHAPTER 23 - BUCKSKIN
TOWNSHIP |
312 |
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- Origin of name
- Character of country
- Pioneer sketches
- Soldiers of 1812
- Early schools
- Industries
- South Salem and Lyndon
- Salem church and others. |
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| CHAPTER 24 - PAINT
TOWNSHIP |
322 |
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- Description of the
country
- Murder of Mary Lowell
- The pioneer settlers
- New Amsterdam
- Massie and Benner
- Rapids Forge
- Religious history |
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| CHAPTER 25 - SPRINGFIELD
TOWNSHIP |
329 |
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- Organization
- Attractive scenery
- The pioneers and their families
- Schools, churches and mills
- Hopetown |
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| CHAPTER 26 - HUNTINGTON
TOWNSHIP |
337 |
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- Organization
- Glacial action
- Mounds
- The first settlers
- The BlackHawks and Weehawkins
- the churches |
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| CHAPTER 27 - HARRISON
TOWNSHIP |
346 |
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- Erection of township
- Creeks and hills
- The Hillicans
- Notable pioneers
- Mills
- Church animals |
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| CHAPTER 28 - LIBERTY
TOWNSHIP |
354 |
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- Antiquities and natural features
- Schooleys and Londonderry
- Highbank settlers
- Sketches of pioneers
- Mills, schools and characters |
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| CHAPTER 29 - SCIOTO
TOWNSHIP |
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- Probably the oldest township
- Boundaries
- Famous scenery
- First surveys and settlement
- Progress of the township |
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES,
arranged in Alphabetical Order, beginning |
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| PORTRAITS: |
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Gen. John C. Entrekin ..... opposite
page 459 |
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Dr. J. W. Lash................. 559 |
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William A. Wallace.......... 719 |
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