Discover the Guernsey County Ohio of yesteryear in this NEW 8.5" x 11" booklet, an excerpt from History of Southeastern Ohio and the Muskingum Valley, a rare history originally published in 1928 by S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. of Chicago. The 65 page spiral bound booklet is printed on 60# bond paper with the front cover protected with a vinyl sheet. Some of the topics included are: Mounds; 5 Indian Towns; David Robb, Indian agent; Organization -- county, towns and townships; County Buildings; Zane's Trace and the National Road; How Cambridge secured the county seat; The Whipping Post in Cambridge; Towns, "Some of these still exist, but many have passed away"; an overview from 1839; Families from the Isle of Guernsey; Early settlers and old buildings; Natural Gas; Coal; The Eliza of Guernsey, a flat boat; The Newcomerstown Argus; Jeffersonian Newspaper; Utilities; Banks; Congressmen; Schools with names of teachers and principals; Churches; Wars -- Civil War, World War I (with names of casualties); Morgan's Raid and "A Morgan Chaser's Narrative"; The Cambridge Soldiers' Monument; Railroads; Pennyroyal reunions; and other items of interest. Illustrations include: sketches -- Corner of Wheeling Ave. and E. 8th St. in Cambridge; the Double Bridge at Dewey Ave.; the Arcade Building; photos -- Southeastern Ohio National road and the New Viaduct at Cambridge.
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