Delaware County, Ohio History - History and Genealogy

History of Delaware County , OH By O. L. Baskin & Co., 1880 813 pages, illustrated, searchable ************************************************************************************* Digital EBook CD Requires Adobe Reader 7 or higher to View; Autoboot Menu for Easy PC Access; Manually open files on MAC ****************************************************************************** On February 10, 1808, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Delaware County . The county was originally part of Franklin County . Residents chose to name the county after the Delaware Indian tribe. The county was the birthplace of President Rutherford B. Hayes. It also is home to Ohio Wesleyan University , a school established by Methodists in 1842. Due to the large number of deeply religious people in the county, during the 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, and 1860s, residents played an important role in the Underground Railroad. PART FIRST. HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OHIO . CHAPTER I. — Introductory, Topography, Geology, Primitive Races, Antiquities, Indian Tribes 11 CHAPTER II.— ExplorationB in the West 19 CHAPTER III.— EBeliBh Explorations, Traders, French and Indian War in the West, English Possession « 37 CHAPTER IV.— Ponliac's Conspiracy, Its Failure, Bouquet's Expedition, Occupation by the English 48 CHAPTER V. — American Exploration, Dunmore 's War, Gajn- paign of George Rogers Clarke, Land Troubles, Spain in the Revolution, Murder of the Moravian Indians 52 CHAPTER VI American Occupation, Indian Claims, Early Land Companies, Compact of 1787, Crganization of the Territory, Early American Settlements in the Ohio Valley , First Territorial Officers, Organization of Counties 60 CHAPTER VII- Indian War of 1795, Harmar's Campaign, St. Clair*s Campaign^ Wayne 's Campaign, Close of tihe War... 73 CHAPTER VIII,— Jay's Treaty, The Question of State Rights and National Supremacy, Extension of Ohio Settlements, Land Claims, Spanish Boundary Question 79 CHAPTER IX.— First Territorial Representatives in Congress, Division of the Territory, Formation of States, Marietta Settlement, Other Settlements, Settlements in the Western Reserve, Settlement of the Central Valleys , Further Set- tlements In the Reserve and elsewhere 85 CHAPTER X.— Formation of the State Government, Ohio a State, The State Capitals, Legislation, The "Sweeping" Resolntions... 121 CHAPTER XI — The War of 1812, Growth of the State, Canal, Railroads and Other Improvements, Development of of State Resources 12^" CHAPTER XII.— Mexican War, Continued Growth of the State, War of the Rebellion, Ohio 's Part in the Conflict..... 132 CHAPTER XIII.— Ohio in the Centennial, Address of Edward D. Mansfield , LL. D., Philadelphia , August 9, 1876 138 CHAPTER XIV.— Education, Early School Laws, Notes, Insti- tutions and Educational Journals, School System, School Funds, Colleges and Universities. 148 CHAPTER XV.— Agriculture, Area of the State, Early Agri- culture in the West, Markets, Live Stock, Nurseries, Fruits, Etc.; Cereals, Root and Cucurbitaceous Crops, Agricultural Implements, Agricultural Societies, Pomological and Hor-ticultural Societies 151 CHAPTER XVI.— Climatology, Outline, Variation in Ohio , Estimate in Degrees, Amount of Variability 163 PART SECOND. COUNT V HISTORY. CHAPTER I. — Introduction, Physical Geography of the County, Railroad Elevation, Soil and Timber, Cuyahoga Shale and Sandstone, The Drift, Berea Grit, Huron Shale, Calcareous Concretions, etc 165 CHAPTER II.— Eariieet History, Prehistoric Races, Their An- tiquity, Relics, Fortifications; The Delawares, Indian Treaties, Withdrawal of the Indians, Pioneer Settlements, The Carpenter, Byxbe and Pugh Colonies, Other Settle- ments 180 CHAPTER III.— Life in the Wilderness, Pioneer Incidents, Early Improvements, Modern* Innovations, Building of Towns and Villages, Old Settlers' Association 197 CHAPTER IV.— Organization of the County, The Courts, For- mation of Townships, Political Parties and Their Effect, Vote of the County from 1861 to 1879, Care of the Poor 206 CHAPTER v.— The Professions, Pioneer Lawyers and the Courts, The Bar of the Present, Medical, Some of the Early Systems, Old Practitioners, Modern Doctors, The Medical Society 219 CHAPTER VI.— Eariy Church History, Pioneer, Preachers, First Schools , Statistics, Academies and Seminaries, The University, Reform School, Watering Places, The News- papers , 239 CHAPTER VII.— Railroad History, The First Railroads in jj|g the World, Railroads in the United States , Internal Im- provements in Ohio , Her First Railroad, The Railroads of the County, Projected Railroads." 252 CHAPTER VIII.— Agriculture, Societies, Advancements in Geoponicp, Care of Animals, Tiling, Fruit and Forest Cult- ure, Meteorological 259 CHAPTER IX.— War History, The Revolution, Pioneers of, 1812, Mexican Struggle, The County's Part in the Late War, Great Men 277 CHAPTER X.— Delaware Township, Introduction, Stratford , Settlement, Founding of the City, The War Period, Growth of Business, Society, The Byxbe Family 310 CHAPTER XI— Delaware City , Extensions, Population, Fi- nance, Internal Improvements, City Organisation, Fire Department, Newspapers, Cemeteries 331 CHAPTER XII.— Delaware City , Educational, High Schools and Seminaries, The Wesleyan, Biographical, Female Col- lege, Commercial Schools 362 CHAPTER XIII.— Delaware City , The Churches, Advance of Religion, The Presbyterian, Other Churches, Freemasonry," Other Secret Societies 389 Just insert the CD into your Windows computer and use the menu to open your book(s), and to download the latest version of Adobe Reader. 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