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CONTENTS.

BOOK I.

HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.

HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OHIO

(ABOVE TOPICS NOT INCLUDED)

BOOK II.

PART FIRST.

HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

CHAPTER I.--The Mound Builders--Earthworks, and Evidences of Antiquity -Location of Mounds in Montgomery County--Title to Lands in the Northwest--Indian Title to Ohio Valley and Lower Lake Region--The French Title--The English Title -French-English War for Possession--English Acquire Possession--Expeditions into the Indian Country--Northwest Territory in Control of the British in 1775--But Indiana had not Ceded any their Rights--George Rogers Clark's Expedition to Illinois--Fort McIntosh and Laurens--Great Britain's Quitclaim to Lands Northwest of the Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 215-223

CHAPTER II.--The Miami Valley--Military Events that Influenced its Settlement- The Common Hunting Grounds for the Tribes--Description of Streams, Hills and Bottoms -Colonists Pushing Through to the West--Capt. Bullit --Indian Alarm and Hostilities -Col. Bowman's Expedition to Old Chillicothe--Speedy Retaliation--Hard Winter of 1780--Location of the Ohio Tribes--Their Strength--Noted Chieftains -Indian Village Life--Manners, Customs and Conditions--Hunting, Trapping, Fishing--War Parties--Cruelties . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224-241

CHAPTER III.--Kentucky Pioneers--Col. Byrd's , Expedition Against Them--Clark Destroys Indian Villages on Little Miami and Mad River--Col. Broadhead'a Expedition -Col. Lochry Ambushed--Williamson--Crawford's Defeat and Death--Battle of Blue Licks -Skirmish at the Mouth of Mad River--Indian Towns, Crops and Supplies Destroyed at Piqua and Loramie -Mouth of Mad River Selected in 1782 for Settlement -Fort Harmar and Fort Finney Built--Clark and the Shawnees at Fort Finney--Logan Destroys Mackacheek Towns--Virginia Cedes Northwest Territory to United States -Indian Treaties--United States Title Perfected--Location of Loramie's Store and Fort Loramie--Standing Stone Forks of Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242-253

CHAPTER IV.--Northwest Territory July 4, 1786--Territorial Officers in 1787--Gov. St. Clair at Fort Harmar--Washington County--Pioneer Thanksgiving--The Symmes Purchase- Columbia - The Cincinnati Settlement--North Bend--The Mad River Country -Details of Progress- Fort Washington--Hamilton County--Indian Troubles -Harmar's Expedition--Indians at Dunlap's Station--St. Clair's Defeat -Wilkinson's Expedition --Gen. Anthony Wayne--His Advance in 1793--Victory at Fallen Timbers, 1794--Winter Quarters; Winter of 1794-95 . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254-267.

CHAPTER V. --Wayne's Treaty -Squatters - Purchase of Lands at Mouth of Mad River-Surveying Parties- Dayton Platted-Drawing Lots-Formation of Colony-First Settlers-Their Journey Through the Woods -Arrival by River-Biographical Sketches-Topographical-Dayton Township-Tax Assessment, 1796-Township Affairs to 1803-Ohio Becomes a State-The Name State Boundaries-Montgomery County-Gen. Richard Montgomery-The Original Townships -Enumeration . . . . . . . . . . 268-287

CHAPTER VI.-First Settlements-Emigrant Settlers-In the Clearings-Cabins and Cabin Life -The Squatter Settlements-Tomahawk Rights -Discouraged Squatters-Order of Township Settlements-Farming-Food-Cabin Affairs Stock-Sugar Camps - Mills Log Rollings, Weddings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286-300

CHAPTER VII -The County Seat-County Court-The Log Jail-Elections of 1803-First Commissioners-Tax Duplicate, 1804--1804 and 1805 -Randolph Township--Jefferson Township-The Brick Court House-Schools-Division of Montgomery County- Roads-Fruits-Whisky-Indian Summer-Hunting and Trapping- 1808 --Madison Township-Militia-First County Convention-Wayne Township-1810-11- First Stone Jail--Earthquakes-Influential Men of the County-War Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301-318

CHAPTER VIII -War of 1812. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319-340

CHAPTER IX -Germantown-Jackson Township-Farmersville- Alexandersville--Whisky Tax-Improved Stock-Liberty-Union-Little York County Building--Market Rates- Butler Township -Chambersburg--Vandalia- Miamisburg-Perry Township-New Lebanon-Johnsville-Notes-Sunbury--Clay Township -Phillipsburg- Arlington--West Baltimore-Brookville -County Infirmary-Miami Township- Carrollton-Miami Canal-Events of 1833 to 1841 Division of Dayton Township-Harrison Township-Mad River Township-Van Buren Township-Beavertown Turnpikes . . . . . . . . . . . . 341-350

CHAPTER X.-Log Cabin Settlers-D. C. Cooper - Robert Edgar-Maj. George Adams-Dr. John Hole-Zachariah Hole--Aaron Nutt--Daniel Hoover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351-368

CHAPTER XI-New Comers--Judge Joseph H. Crane-Col. Robert Patterson.. . 369-378

CHAPTER XII.-Philip Gunkel-Henry Brown-Jonathan Harshman-H. G. Phillips.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379-351

CHAPTER XIII -The Mexican War-1847 to 1861 -The War of the Rebellion-Events in Military Circles since 1865 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394-434

CHAPTER XIV.-The Soldier- Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435-447

CHAPTER XV.-Geology of Montgomery County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448-461

CHAPTER XVI - County Buildings- Railroads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462-469

CHAPTER XVII.-Bosch and Bar of Montgomery County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470-491

CHAPTER XVIII -Medical Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492-497

CHAPTER XIX.-Montgomery County Bible Society-Sabbath School Union . . . 498-511

CHAPTER XX.--Agriculture-Horticulture--Pioneer Association-Farmers' Club 502-510

CHAPTER XXI.---Insane Asylum--Infirmary-- Children's Home- Women's Christian Association-German Baptists-Gypsies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511-534

CHAPTER XXII-County Officers-Statistics.... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535-542

PAST SECOND.

CITY OF DAYTON.

CHAPTER I. -Selecting the Site-Purchase of 1789 The Proprietors in 1795-The Plat-Arrival of First Settlers-Dayton Pioneers-Three First Cabins-Topographical Discouragements-Improvements-The Hamlet-Block House and School - First Dayton Baby -- Cabin Meeting House and Burying Ground-Flat Boating Trade Skin Currency-Indian Trading-Titles and Change of Plat-The Old Tavern-Population Reduced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547-558

CHAPTER II. - The Village-Incorporated-Changes-Flood of 1805-Indian Graves-First Newspaper-The Academy-First Brick Residence-Business in 1808-The Doctors-Public Vendne-Mail Routes-Divorce-Town Election -Manufactures-Ferries-The Town Plats-United States Patents to Cooper-Fourth of July, 1809-St. John's Lodge-Boating up the Miami-A Trip East-Teaming-The Town in 1810-1811 -Mob-Celebrations-War of 1812-Mechanical Society-Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559-569

CHAPTER III -The Bank-Shows, 1815-Female Bible Society-Cabintown -Rattlesnake--Commons -Bucklot-Market House-Wagon Rates -Rival Societies - Mad River Bridge-Bridge Street Bridge-Breweries-Town Election, 1816 Freighting up the River-Medical Society-Sunday Schools-Camp Meeting-Stage Lines-Boating South-New Year's Ball-Scarcity of Money-Compton's Tavern-Sickly Season-Hanging of McAfee- Mails-1825 to 1829-Dayton and the Canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570-581

CHAPTER IV.- Charter Amended-Licenses-Town Boundaries 1829-The Five. Wards-Elections 1820 to 1841 inclusive-Canal and Other Statistics-Cholera-Seedy's Basin-Poasley's Garden Now Bridges-Cooper Hydraulic-Change of Mad River-Canal Extension-Dayton Hydraulic Company-Harrison Convention-Clay Convention-City Charter-Markets-Scraps of History-Elections 1841 to 1853, inclusive-Statistics 582-594

CHAPTER V.-Village Plats and other Localities-Mexican War-Flood of 1847-The City in 1850 -Minor Events-Census-Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595-603

CHAPTER VI.-Dayton Industrial Interests - Introduction- Car Works -Wood Working Establishment Agricultural Works-Carriages -Machine Shops. etc.-Mills-Brewers-Marble and Stone-Tobacco-Cracker Manufactories-Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . 604-637

CHAPTER VII-Churches.-Presbyterian-Methodist-Baptist-Lutheran-United Brethren-Reformed-Christian-Dunhard-Hebrew-Methodist Protestant- Catholic-Y. M. C. A. . . 638-682

CHAPTER VIII -Educational-- Introduction -Public Schools-German Schools-Night Schools-Colored Schools -Instruction in Music-High Schools-School Law- Superintendent of Instruction- Intermediate School-Normal School -Board of Examiners-Public Library-Free Night Industrial Schools-Statement of Superintendent of Penmanship - Cooper Academy-Catholic Schools-(Saint Emanuel's Saint Joseph's-Saint Mary's-Holy Trinity-Sisters of Notre Dame-Saint Mary's Institute) -Commercial College. . . . . . 683-703

CHAPTER IX-The Dayton Press -Pioneer Newspapers-The Dayton Journal -The Dayton Republican-The Dayton Democrat-The Dayton Whig and Miami Democrat-The Dayton Transcript -The Daily Daytonian-The Dayton Tri-Weekly Bulletin- The Dayton Gazette-The Dayton Daily and Weekly Volkszeitung-The Saturday People-The Daily and Weekly Herald-The Miami Valley Courier-The Vindicator-Christ Church Register-The Reformed Publishing House -The Religious Telescope-The United Brethren Publishing House-Christian Publishing Home-Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706-724

CHAPTER X.- Secret Societies.-Masonic-Odd Fellows-Knights of Pythias-Ancient Order United Workmen-Order United American Mechanics -Other Orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 725-735

CHAPTER XI- Fire Protection - Water-Works-Board of Health - Police-Work-House-City Prison-Insurance-Street Railways-Dayton Gas, Light and Coke Company-Telegraphs. . . . . . . . 736-751

CHAPTER XII -St. Elizabeth Hospital-Woodland Cemetery-Calvary Cemetery-Descriptive Review of the City of Dayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752-760

BOOK III.

PART FIRST.

TOWNSHIP HISTORIES.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

GERMAN TOWNSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

MADISON TOWNSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

WAYNE TOWNSHIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

JACKSON TOWNSHIP.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 93

BUTLER TOWNSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

PERRY TOWNSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

CLAY TOWNSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

MIAMI TOWNSHIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

HARRISON TOWNSHIP . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 156

MAD RIVER TOWNSHIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

PART SECOND.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

Dayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Washington Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

German Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Randolph Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Jefferson Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Madison Township. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Wayne Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Jackson Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Butler Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Perry Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Clay Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Miami Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

Harrison Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 426

Mad River Township . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438

Van Buren Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445

Business Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456