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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the page where this word is found. It will take you through all of the places that this word is found on this page 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 CONTENTS. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 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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