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History of Darke County Ohio

History of Darke County Ohio

$ 6.28

Availability: 89 in stock
  • State: Ohio
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: Brand New
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Format: Brand New Spiral Bound
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Item must be returned within: 60 Days
  • Country: Darke

    Description

    DARKE COUNTY
    ,
    OHIO
    Early days in Darke County, OH, and its various communities -- Greenville, Gettysburg, Arcanum, Versailles, Ansonia -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this
    NEW
    19 Page Booklet
    reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's
    Historical Collections of Ohio
    ,
    The Ohio Guide
    and other sources. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on quality paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading.
    Illustrations
    include the 1846 sketch of the public square in Greenville, and an 1886 view on Broadway in Greenville.
    Among the many and diverse topics
    covered in the booklet are: Fort Greenville, Gen. William Darke, defeat of St. Clair, exploits of Mad Anthony Wayne, Indian peace treaties, Enoch Seitz a math wiz, the demand for marriageable girls, a wedding at the point of a "dog," the 40th Ohio Infantry and medicine in pioneer days.
    GENEALOGY BUFFS
    will find a list of 1888 county officers and businesses. A 1933 look at the history of newspapers in the county, excerpts from a WPA writer's project that studied the state's points of interest in 1940, brief pieces on the Ft. Jefferson monument, Arthur St. Clair and Lowell Thomas, and maps showing the 88 Ohio counties and 1805 Ohio are also included.
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