MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET/ PRINTS
Early days in Muskingum County, OH, including the communities
of Zanesville, New Concord, Dresden, Roseville, Taylorsville, Frazeysburg,
Uniontown, and Adamsville, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales
and factual data in this NEW 43 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 printed single-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 made from engravings in the original book, suitable for framing.
They include the wonderful picture of homeward bound troops passing through
Zanesville after the Civil War (shown below), Main St. in Zanesville in
1890, and the town of Putnam.
Among the many and diverse topics covered in the booklet are:
the Wakatomaga Indian Campaign; Ebenezer Zane; Ferries; Settlement of Zanesville;
Arrest of Two Counterfeiters; Zanesville Water Works;the unusual Y Bridge
over the Licking River; the Blue Rock Mine Disaster; a King's Visit; McIntire's
Luxury Hotel; Zanesville as State Capital; Zanesville Water Works; the Putman
Female Seminary; Making Clay Pottery; Muskingum College; and the Legend
of Duncan Falls. GENEALOGY BUFFS
will find a list of 1888 county officers and businesses, and biographies
of Vice President Thomas Andrew Hendricks, Hugh J. Jewett, Samuel Sullivan
Cox, Lewis Cass, Gen. Isaac Van Horn, Gen. Charles Backus Goddard, Ebenezer
Buckingham and the Granger family.
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, articles from a 1941 history on the
Headley Inn, the Old Toll Gate, the Narrow Guage Railroad, the Y Bridge,
the McHenry Home, Zane Grey, the first capitol, Alexander Ross, and William
Rainey Harper, a map showing the 88 Ohio counties and a map of 1805 Ohio
are also included.
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