NOBLE COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET / PRINTS
Early days in Noble County, OH, including
the communities of Caldwell, Batesville, Summerfield, Sarahsville and Dexter
City, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data
in this NEW 15 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 a photo depicting the town of Caldwell in 1886,
a picture of an early Ohio oil field, and a delightful sketch of a pioneer
railroad.
Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet
are: a Monster Tree, Huge Skeletons in a Mound, Unwanted Oil Wells, John
Gray, the last surviving Revolutionary War Soldier, Speculation in Oil, Private
James Dalzell, General William H. Enochs, Freeman C. Thompson, Medal of
Honor recipient, General James Madison Tuttle, Civil War Hero, a Soldiers'
Reunion and the Ugliest Man Competition.
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, a map identifying
Ohio's 88 counties and a map of 1805 Ohio are also included.
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