WILLIAMS COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET / PRINTS
Early days in Williams County, OH, including
the communities of Bryan, West Unity, Stryker, Edgerton, Montpelier and
Edon, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data
in this NEW 16 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 Howe book, suitable
for framing. These include the public square in Bryan in 1890, shown below,
a photo of Bryan taken in 1886, and a Pioneer Railroad scene.
Among the many and diverse topics covered are:
David Williams, Revolutionary War hero; early settlers; a deer killing
contest; bear stories; the brutal murder of a six-year-old boy; lost children;
the story of the Andrew's Raid during the Civil War; the half-way farmer
and the church steeple; the lost forests; valuable stumps; medicinal value
of onions; and a trio of cat stories!
GENEALOGY BUFFS will find
a list of 1888 county officers and businesses. A 1933 look at the history
of newspapers in the county, a map showing the 88 Ohio counties and a map
of 1805 Ohio are also included.
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