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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
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Source:
A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio
prepared under the Editorial Supervision of Hon. Charles A. Bowersox.
Volume II - Illustrated
Publ. by The Lewis Publishing Company - Chicago and New York
1920

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. - Under the French and British Rule 1
CHAPTER II. - The Conspiracy of Pontiac 12
CHAPTER III. - The Revolutionary Period 27
CHAPTER IV. - Simon Girty and His Brothers 39
CHAPTER V. - The Harmar and St. Clair Campaigns 50
CHAPTER VI. - The Campaign of "Mad Anthony" Wayne 65
CHAPTER VII. - Fallen Timbers and the Greenville Treaty 80
CHAPTER VIII - Ohio Becomes a State. 96
CHAPTER IX. - Year of Disasters. 107
CHAPTER X. - A Year of Victories 121
CHAPTER XI. - Ohio-Michigan Boundary Dispute 139
CHAPTER XII. - The Passing of the Red Man 155
CHAPTER XIII. - The Prehistoric Age 184
CHAPTER XIV. - In the Lap of a Century 190
CHAPTER XV. - From Savagery to Civilization 198
CHAPTER XVI. - The Temple of Justice in Williams County. 205
CHAPTER XVII. - Official Roster of Williams County 215
CHAPTER XVIII. - The Bench and the Bar in Williams County 221
CHAPTER XIX. - Agriculture, Williams County's Oldest Occupation 227
CHAPTER XX. - Dairy Farming and Agriculture 237
CHAPTER XXI. - Williams County Agricultural Associations 242
CHAPTER XXII. - Supplemental Williams County Farm Organizations 246
CHAPTER XXIII. - Co-operative Live Stock Shipping Survey 253
CHAPTER XXIV. - The House of the Lord in Williams County 256
CHAPTER XXV - The Sunday School in Williams County 266
CHAPTER XXVI. - Educational Opportunities in Williams County 268
CHAPTER XXVII. - The Newspapers in Williams County. 280
CHAPTER XXVIII. - Transportation, Commerce and Manufacturing in Williams County 291
CHAPTER XXIX. - The Evolution of the Highway in Williams County. 301
CHAPTER XXX. - Finance - Wealth of Williams County Today. 306
CHAPTER XXXI. - The Evolution of the Postal System in Williams County 309
CHAPTER XXXII. - Temperance Movements That have Touched -  Williams County 313
CHAPTER XXXIII - The Williams County Home 329
CHAPTER XXXIV - The Medicine Man" in Williams County. 322
CHAPTER XXXV -Williams County Fire Fighters 327
CHAPTER XXXVI - Secret Orders in Williams County 330
CHAPTER XXXVII. - Public Utilities in Williams County 333
CHAPTER XXXVIII. - The Musical Life of Williams County 336
CHAPTER XXXIX - Williams County in the Wars 341
CHAPTER XL. - The Intellectual Life of Williams County 353
CHAPTER XLI. - Left Over Stories - The Omnibus Chapter 362
CHAPTER XLII. - Northwest Township and Columbia 379
CHAPTER XLIII. - Bridgewater Township and Bridgewater Center 383
CHAPTER XLIV. - Madison Township, Pioneer and Kunkle 386
CHAPTER XLV. - Millcreek Township, Alvordton and Hamer 389
CHAPTER XLVI - Florence Township and Edon 391
CHAPTER XLVII. - Superior Township and Montpelier 394
CHAPTER XLVIII. - Jefferson Township and West Jefferson 399
CHAPTER XLIX - Brady Township and West Unity 401
CHAPTER L. - St. Joseph Township and Edgerton 404
CHAPTER LI. - Center Township and Williams Center 407
CHAPTER LII. - Pulaski Township, Pulaski and Bryan 410
CHAPTER LIII - Springfield Township and Stryker 414
CHAPTER LIV. - Yesterday and Today in Williams County 417
CHAPTER LV. - God's Acre - Williams County Cemeteries 429
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