HURON COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET / PRINTS
Early days in Huron County and its various
communities, including Norwalk, Bellevue, Greenwich, Monroeville, New London,
Chicago and Wakeman, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and
factual data in this NEW 20 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. The spiral bound booklet is printed single-sided on 60# paper,
with the print enlarged for easier reading.
IN ADDITION TO the booklet, the buyer will receive THREE Computer-Enhanced 8 1/2 x 11 Prints made from engravings in the original book, suitable for framing.
They include the one below of Norwalk in 1846, a tree-lined street in Norwalk
in 1886, and a delightful photo of two friends - a dog and a horse.
Among the many and diverse topics covered:
Early settlers, the murder trial and execution of two Indians; Senaca John,
and other Iroquois and Senecas; the Norwalk Academy attended by President
Hayes and other notables, the Norwalk horn-blower; the Norwalk maples; and
the unusual friendship of a dog and a horse.
GENEALOGY BUFFS will find
a list of 1888 county officers and businesses, including biographical information
on several prominent citizens, including Platt Benedict, George Kennan,
John Gardiner and Gideon T. Stewart. A 1933 look at the history of newspapers
in the county, brief articles on the Firelands Historical Society and Lyme
Church from a 1941 history, news articles from the 1960s, a map showing the
88 Ohio counties and a map of 1805 Ohio are also included.
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