Description: CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO Early days in Champaign County and its various communities - Urbana, Mechanicsburg, St. Paris and North Lewisburg - are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 22 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio and other hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on quality paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading. Illustrations include the public square in Urbana in 1886 and Urbana in 1846. Among the many and diverse topics covered in the booklet are: Anecdotes of the famous Indian Tecumseh, early political conventions in Urbana, the escapades of Simon Kenton, a description of Gov. Joseph Vance, John Q.A. Ward called America's first sculptor, Mechanicsburg and the Ad White Slave Rescue Case, etc. 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 piece on Urbana Junior College, maps showing the 88 Ohio counties and 1805 Ohio, and excerpts from the 1940 WPA project The Ohio Guide. are also included. Wouldn't this make a unique gift?
Price: 10.38 USD
Location: Tucson, Arizona
End Time: 2024-01-01T21:38:41.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Format: Spiral / Comb Binding
Country: Champaign
Language: English
Book Title: Champaign County Ohio
Author: Henry Howe and others
State: Ohio
