MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET / PRINTS
Early days in Montgomery County, OH, including the communities
of Dayton, Miamisburg, Germantown, Chambersburg, Vandalia, Brookville, New
Lebonon, Centerville and Farmersville are recalled through a mixture of colorful
tales and factual data in this NEW 54 page booklet, reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's
Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Guide (a WPA
Writers Project), and other hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet
is 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 1846 sketch of Dayton shown below,
another 1846 sketch of Dayton, and an early view of Germantown.
Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet
are: Col. Robert Patterson's Journey up the Ohio Rivers; Building Stone and
Gravel; Turnpikes; Journey by Land to Dayton; Voyage up the Miami to Dayton;
Dayton Block House; Early Postal Facilities; a Pioneer Library; Naviagation
of the Miami; Fish Baskets; Earthquakes; the First Canal Boats; a Miniature
Railroad; the Capture and Suicide of a Fugitive Slave; the "Morus Multicaulis"
Mania; early Dayton; the Soldiers Home; the Great Harrison Convention in
1840, & Remains of an Ancient Work.
GENEALOGY BUFFS will find
a list of 1888 county officers and businesses, and biographies of Daniel
C. Cooper, Benjamin Van Cleve, John W. Van Cleve, Francis Glass, Gen. George
Crook, Gen. Robert Schenck, James Findlay Schenck, Gov. Charles Anderson,
Gen. Thomas John Wood and Clement L. Vallandigham.
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 Montgomery County, brief sketches on Black poet
Paul Lawrence Dunbar, pioneer nurseryman George Heikes, the Wright Brothers
and William Dean Howells, and maps showing the 88 Ohio counties and 1805 Ohio
are also included.
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