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 RACES, The Mound Builders, Indian Tribes, Early Wars with the Whites, Lewistown Reservation, 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....................................................................................................................... 223

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................................................................................ 357

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, etc. ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 543

CHAPTER XXIV.-LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Topography, Pioneer Schools and Preachers. Geological. West Liberty......................................................................................................................................................................... 548

PART III.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

PAGE.

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..................................................................................... 645

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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