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History of Fayette County Ohio

History of Fayette County Ohio

$ 5.91

Availability: 28 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Country: Fayette
  • Format: Brand New Spiral Bound
  • Item must be returned within: 60 Days
  • State: Ohio
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Brand New

    Description

    FAYETTE COUNTY, OHIO --
    Early days in Fayette County, OH, and its various communities -- Washington Court House, Jeffersonville and Bloomingburg are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this
    NEW
    12 Page Booklet reproduced directly from portions of the 1892 edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio and other hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on quality paper with the fine print enlarged for easier reading.
    Illustrations include Stock Sales Day in Washington Courthouse, and a 1846 sketch of Washington Courthouse.
    Among the many and diverse topics
    in the booklet are:
    Early judicial methods, the Fighting Funk Family, two gastly stories of Capt. John, a Shawanee Indian chief, a vivid account of the cyclone of 1885, Lt. Robert Randolph's assault on Andrew Jackson's nose, and the remarkable tale of Col. C. Garis.
    GENEALOGY BUFFS
    will find a list of 1888 county officers
    and businesses. A 1933 look at the history of newspapers in the county, an excerpt from the 1940 WPA book "The Ohio Guide," a map showing the 88 Ohio counties and a map of 1805 Ohio are also included.
    Wouldn't this make a unique gift?