HISTORY.



OF



LOGAN COUNTY



AND



OHIO.



Containing n History of the State of Ohio. from its earliest settlement to the present tithe, embracing

its topogaphy, geological, physical and climatic features; its agricultural, stock-growing, rail

road interests. etc. ; a History of Logan County, giving an account of its abori-

ginal inhabitants, early settlement by flee whites, pioneer incidents, its growth,

its improvements, organization of the count, its judicial and

political history, its business and industries, church-

es, schools, etc. ; Biographical Sketches;

Portraits of .route of the Early

Settlers aced Prom-

inent, Men,

etc.





ILLUSTRATED. _.



CHICAGO:

O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,

186 DEARBORN STREET.

1880.


LOGAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE, BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO

 LOGAN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM, BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO

 




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CONTENTS.

PART II.

HISTORY. OF LOGAN COUNTY.

CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTORY, Topography, Geological Survey, Early Beginnings and Growth of the Agricultural System, Physical and Material Resources of the County

165

CHAPTER II.

PREHISTORIC PLACES, The Mound Builders, Indian Tribes, Early Wars with the Whites, Lewistown Teservation, Prominent Characters during the Indian Domination

185

CHAPTER III.

The MIAMI AND MAD RIVER VALLEYS, Incentives to Immigration, The Course of Empire, Settlements within the Limits of Logan County, Organization of Civil Divisions, Institution of Governmental Functions, Public Buildings, Political

251

CHAPTER IV.

THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, the Legal Profession

251

CHAPTER V.

RELIGIOUS HISTORY, Pioneer Preachers. Schools, Statistics, The Newspapers, their Advantages, Railroads

273

CHAPTER VI.

WAR HISTORY, The Early Conflicts, Mexican War, The Late Rebellion, Sketches of the Different Regiments

291

CHAPTER VII.

LAKE TOWNSHIP, Descriptive, Its Organization, Settlement, Pioneer Industries, Early Privations, Schools, etc

321

CHAPTER VIII.

BELLEFONTAINE, Beginnings of the Village, Advance of Civllization, Business Prosperity, Growth of Internal Improvements, Schools, Benevolent Societies. Churches

338

CHAPTER IX.

MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Organization, Territorial Changes, Pioneer Civilization, Prominent Characters of the Early Community, Churches and Schools

478

CHAPTER X.

MCARTHUR TOWNSHIP, Introduction, Settlement, Villages, Churches, Geneva College

378

CHAPTER XI.

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Topography, Organization as a Civil Division of the County, Prominent Citizens, Churches end Schools

389

CHAPTER XII.

RICHLAND Township, General Characteristics, Settlement, Villages, Churches, Casualties

432

CHAPTER XIII.

RUSH CREEK TOWNSHIP, Boundaries and Topography, The Coming of the whites, Churches, Pioneer Preachers, Schools, etc

444

CHAPTER XIV.

PLEASANT TOWNSHIP, The Early Settlement, Social Life in the Backwoods, Industries, Religious, etc

456

CHAPTER XV.

ZANE TOWNSHIP, Early Settlement, Life in the woods, Pioneer Industries, Growth of Society, Churches and Schools

464

CHAPTER XVI.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Indians, Settlement, Pioneer Schools. Churches, etc

485

CHAPTER XVII.

MONROE TOWNSHIP, Descriptive and Topographical, Pioneer History, Early Industries, Schools, Churches, Villages, etc

441

CHAPTER XVIII.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Incidents, Settlement, Pioneer Hardships, Churches, etc.. the Lost Child

501

CHAPTER XIX.

BOKES' CREEK TOWNSHIP, Descriptive, the Whites, Schools and Churches, Villages

506

CHAPTER XX.

UNION TOWNSHIP, Physical Features, Early Settlement, Incidents of Prominent Pioneers, Churches and Schools

519

CHAPTER XXI.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Introduction, the Lewistown Reservation, Settlement, Schools, Churches, etc

527

CHAPTER XXII.

PERRY TOWNSHIP, Topography and Description, Settlement, Early Improvements, Religions, Educational, Towns, etc.

535

CHAPTER XXIII.

STOKES TOWNSHIP, The Lewistown Reservoir, Pioneer Settlement, the Warwick Colony

543

CHAPTER XXIV.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Topography, Pioneer Schools and Preachers. Geological. West Liberty

549

PART III.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

Biographies Too Late for Alphabetical Insertion

583

Bloomfield Township

729

Bokes Creek Township

659

Harrison Township

619

Jefferson Township

739

Lake Township

587

Liberty Township

704

McArthur Township

816

Miami Township

773

Monroe Township

666

Perry Township

648

Pleasant Township

835

Richland Township

797

Rush Creek Township

682

Stokes Township

627

Union Township

786

Washington Township

733

Zane Township

629


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