KNOX COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET / PRINTS
The early history of Knox County and
its various communities
-- Mt. Vernon, Fredericktown, Gambier, Centerburg, Martinsburg and Danville
-- is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 23 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 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 1887 view of Mt. Vernon's
Public Square shown below, an 1846 drawing of Mt. Vernon, and an 1846 view
of Kenyon College.
Among the many and diverse topics covered are:
Early settlers and other "firsts"; disappearing water wells; mink tobacco
pouches, doing business with the Indians; Kenyon College and other educational
institutions; famous Kenyon alumni, including President Hayes; and student
life and discipline.
GENEALOGY BUFFS will find
a list of 1888 county officers and businesses, and biographies of Philander
Chase, Charles Pettit McIlvaine, Columbus Delano, Gen. George Washington
Morgan, Sen. William Windom and Fred Hunt Hurd.
The Howe history covers the development of
this area until about 1890, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic
glimpse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes,
especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. A 1933 look at the
history of newspapers in the county, brief articles on the Old Kenyon Fraternity
Lodge and Daniel Decatur Emmett, composer of "Dixie", some newspaper feature
stories on Gen. Curtis LeMay and other area subjects from the late 1960s,
a map showing the 88 Ohio counties and a map of 1805 Ohio are also included.
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