THE



HISTORY



OF



CHAMPAIGN COUNTY,



OHIO,





CONTAINING



A History of the County; its Cities, Towns, etc.; General and Local

Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men;

History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio;

Map of Champaign County; Constitution of the

United States, Miscellaneous Matters,

etc., etc.





ILLUSTRATED







CHICAGO:

W. R. BEERS & CO.

1881.



CHAMPAIGN COUNTY COURTHOUSE, URBANA, OHIO








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CONTENTS.



HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY.

PAGE.

(FILE ONE INCLUDES PAGES) 207-324

Prefatory .................................... 207

Description ................................. 211

Early Condition and Progress ..... 212

Early Manners and Customs....... 216

Clothing.. ..................................... 218

Agriculture. ................................. 220

General Progress. ........................ 228

Aboriginal Inhabitants................ 230

Religious Organizations ............. 233

Sunday Schools .......................... 243

Schools-Private and Public......... 244

Societies: ..................................... 248

Antiquities .................................. 254

Newspapers ................................ 261

Champaign County's War Record. 263

Mexican War.............................. 265

The Civil War............................. 265

Meteorological Observations .... 271

Railroads ................................... 274

United States Express Company.. 275

Statistics .................................... 275

Population ................................. 276

Party Politics ............................. 276

Joseph Vance............................. 287

Pierre Dugan ............................ 288

Lorenzo Dow............. ............... 291

Johnny Appleseed..................... 292

James Cooley............................ 298

Israel Hamilton ....................... 300

John Hamilton ......................... 302

Dr. Adam Mosgrove................ 304

Simon Kenton.......................... 304

Gen. Simon Kenton.................. 307

John Reynolds......................... 309

Henry Weaver .......................... 309

Samuel McCord......................... 310

William McDonald.................... 310

Samuel Kenner.......................... 310

Odds and Ends ......................... 311

Urbana and Urbana Township. 324

Union Township ....................... 393

Mad River Township ............... 403

Jackson Township .................... 429

Johnson Township ................... 438

Adams Township ..................... 467

Harrison Township .................. 472

Concord Township ................... 486

Salem Township ....................... 497

Wayne Township ...................... 522

Rush Township ......................... 560

Goshen Township ..................... 585


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Urbana Township....................... 621

Mad River Township.................. 704

Jackson Township..................... 732

Johnson Township...................... 744

Adams Township.........................769

Harrison Township.................... 778

Concord Township: ................... 786

Salem Township ......................... 806

Wayne Township......................... 829

Rush Township ........................... 847

Goshen Township ....................... 876

Union Township...........................903

Business References..................... 915


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