PAULDING COUNTY
, OHIO
Booklet / Prints
The early history of Paulding County, OH, including the communities
of Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, Latty, Cecil, Dague and Oakwood, are recalled
through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this this NEW 13 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 photos or sketches of a hoop-pole shanty, the
Paulding Furnace near Cecil, and a delightful pioneer railroad train.
Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet
are: Ditching the Black Swamp Tract; John Paulding, his Capture of Major
Andre, and execution of the spy; the making of hoops and staves; beehive
charcoal furnaces; a chat with an old settler; destruction of the old reservoirs
by vandals; the timber business; and the thoughts on the approach of a new
century (1900, that is).
GENEALOGY BUFFS will find
a list of 1888 county officers
and businesses. A 1933 look at the history of newspapers in the county,
an brief article on the Ohio Indian tribes, a map showing the 88 Ohio counties
and a map of 1805 Ohio are also included.
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