ROSS COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET
/ PRINTS
Early days in Ross County, OH, including
the communities of Chillicothe, Kingston, Adelphi, Bainbridge, Frankfort,
Clarksburgh and South Salem, are recalled through a mixture of colorful
tales and factual data in this NEW 49 Page
Booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of
Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Guide
(produced by writers division of the WPA in 1940), and other sources. The
spiral-bound booklet is 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 of engravings from the original book, suitable
for framing. These include the view of the County Buildings in Chillicothe,
shown below, an 1846 drawing of Chillicothe, and a sketch of the famed Chillicothe
Elm.
Among the many and diverse topics covered in
the booklet are: the Madeira Hotel, Col. William E. Gilmore, the Cattle
Business and Felix Renick, Early Experiences in the Scioto Valley, Epidemics,
Rattlesnake Bite Remedy, the Murder of Waw-Wil-a-Way, the First Territorial
Seat of Government, the War of 1812, a Prisoner Escape Plan, Execution of
Deserters, Upland Cemetery, the Old State Capital, the Ohio Eagle, the Old
Constitution Table, and Ancient Earthworks.
GENEALOGY BUFFS will
find a list of 1888 county officers and businesses, as well as biographical
information on the Rev. J.B. Finley, Edward Tiffin, first governor of Ohio;
Thomas Worthington, govenor; Col. John McDonald, pioneer and author; Nathaniel
Massie, founder of Chillicothe; Duncan McArthur, govenor; Seneca Ely, a
newspaper editor; Ephraim Squier; Dr. Edwin Davis; Judge Allen G. Thurman;
William Allen, govenor; Thomas Scott; Michael Baldwin; Richard Douglass;
Col. John Madeira; Judge Frederick Grimke; John Porter Brown; John Hancock,
educator; William Safford; and Gen. William Sooy Smith.
An extensive look at the early history of newspapers
in the county, a page on Dr. John Harris, dental education pioneer, a map
showing the 88 Ohio counties, and a 1805 Ohio map are also included.
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