HENRY COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET /
PRINTS
Early days in Henry County, OH, and its various communities,
including Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Centre and Holgate, are recalled through
a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 15 Page Booklet of excerpts
reproduced directly from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical
Collections of Ohio and other hard-to-find sources, such as the 1940
WPA book The Ohio Guide. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided
on 60# paper with the fine print enlarged for easier reading.
IN ADDITION TO THE BOOKLET the buyer will receive
THREE Computer-Enhanced 8 1/2 x 11 Prints of engravings from the original Howe book, suitable for
framing. These include the one below of Napoleon in 1887, one of Girty's
Island, and a drawing of a branch from the Ohio Buckeye tree.
Among the many and diverse topics covered are:
the "Black Swamp"; names of early settlers and the beginnings of Napoleon;
and extensive tales about the notorious Simon Girty and his brothers, who
were captured and raised by Indians.
GENEALOGY BUFFS will find
a list of 1888
county officers and businesses. A 1933 look at the history of newspapers
in the county, a brief 1941 article on Simon Girty, information from a 1940
WPA project, a map showing the 88 Ohio counties and a map of 1805 Ohio are
also included.
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