MONROE COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET / PRINTS
Early days in Monroe County, OH, including
the communities of Woodsfield, Clarington, Beallsville, Graysville, Calais,
Cameron and Stafford, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and
factual data in this NEW 14 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's
Historical Collections of Ohio and other 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 book, suitable
for framing. These include the one below of Woodsfield in 1886, a drawing
of Woodsfield forty years earlier, and the Pioneer Railroad.
Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet
are: early settlements, log cabin design, food of the pioneers, wolf hunting,
social activities of pioneer days, the heroic adventure of the Johnson Boys,
the founding of Woodsfield, the first German and Swiss settlements, subscription
schools, Indian tales and the story of Jamie Shaw and his dog.
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 article on Ohio's narrow guage railroad, and a map identifying
Ohio's 88 counties and a map of 1805 Ohio are also included.
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