UNION COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET / PRINTS
Early days in Union County, OH, including
the communities of Marysville, Magnetic Springs, Richwood, Milford Centre,
Broadway and Unionville, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales
and factual data in this NEW 18 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 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 an 1846 sketch of central Marysville,
an 1890 photograph of Marysville, and the Union County Courthouse.
Among the many and diverse topics covered in the
booklet are:
Col. James Curry's Experiences; the James Ewing farm on the site of old
Mingo Town; the Magnetic Springs; the Log Cabin Campaign of Harrison; the
"Buckeye" nickname; Political Songs like "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too"; a Night
of Suffering for Returning Soldiers; How Capt. Horatio Hamilton Helped a Slave
to Freedom; Early Settlers, the Farnhamites, Religious Eccentrics; and the
Development of Anti-Slavery Sentiment.
GENEALOGY BUFFS will find
a list of 1888 county officers and businesses, and biographical material
on Otway Curry, a poet, William Henry Smith, manager of the Associated Press,
and John H. Shearer, newspaper editor.
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 Union County and maps showing the 88 Ohio counties
and 1805 Ohio are also included.
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