Some of the topics included are: Geologists and the Muskingum River; Indians; Prehistoric Sites; Big Bottom Massacre stories -- William Stacey, Mrs. Isaac Meeks, Isaac Choate; Obadiah Brokaw and the Massacre Monument; County organization; How McConnelsville won and maintained the prize -- the county seat; Swapping Townships; Settlers; Physical hardships; County buildings; Township records; Importance of the Muskingum; Stories by Capt. Erven Travis, a pilot on the Muskingum; the flatboat industry; Morgan County's part in the country's wars -- Mexican, Civil War, World War I (casualties listed), and others; Underground Railroad; Banks; Oil and Gas; Schools and Churches; and other items of interest.