... THE OHIO CANAL THE OHIO CANAL AN ACCOUNT OF ITS COMPLETION TO CHILLICOTHE BY GEORGE PERKINS About this time 1831 the news of the completion of the Ohio Canal reached our village This immense undertaking was brought about by the lack of proper means of transportation The roads throughout the state were primitive The wagons that traversed them were inadequate to transport products and needed goods and a universal sentiment was aroused for building a canal Uncle John Briggs and Samuel Probst ...
... 432 Ohio Arch 432 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications FIFTH SESSION At the Saturday afternoon session under the direction of Professor A E Morse of Marietta College the following papers were read and at the conclusion the members of the Association extended a most hearty vote of thanks to the President and officers of instruction of Marietta College where the meetings were held and to the people of the city of Marietta whose thoughtful care and attention had resulted in so successful a ...
... STORY OF THE FIRST GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STORY OF THE FIRST GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF OHIO 1835 - 18 42 BY PAUL WAKELEE STODDARD INTRODUCTORY NOTE The purpose of this paper is conceived to be the story of the First Geological Survey of Ohio not the findings of the Survey or the discoveries made It deals with the rise and fall of popular sentiment and the corresponding reaction in legislative halls Moreover this is legislative history--not social for the latter although far more valuable is subtle and ...
... The McGuffey Society at the Logan Elm 357 The McGuffey Society at the Logan Elm 357 3 Speech of Logan reading by John R Horst of the McGuffey Society from McGuffey's Fourth Reader Edition of 1853 4 Singing of Songs from the McGuffey Readers by members of the Society 5 Short talks by residents of vicinity 6 Picnic dinner followed by toasts and responses from the McGuffey readers Mr John F Carlisle the president of the McGuffey Society in an appropriate address explained the purpose of the ...
... strike the Weau Towns - wishing my consent I have returned them a favorable answer amp despatched Cadet A rmstrong with 500 lbs powder amp 1000 lb slead amp some provisions to be lodged at the mouth of the Kentucky river for the use of the militia upon the proposed expedition Tuesday Novr 30 th - Capt Ballard Smith amp Lieut Spear arrived at the garrison this evening--the former from the Rapids - the latter from Post Vincennes MAJOR FERGUSON'S ...
... strike some blow parties of militia were sent out 234 Ohio Arch 234 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications in different directions after them and families even of our nearest neighbors began to move together from their plantations to one house as was supposed for better safety Moving thus together or forting as it is called in the western countryhas the distressing effect when conducted as it was here of increasing the fears of the people ...
... 366 Ohio Arch 366 Ohio Arch and Hist Society P ublications some on board the fleet to take their second position nearer Canada They arrived a little before sunset that day at East Sister Island while General Harrison and Commodore Perry in the Ariel made a reconnoissance of the enemy's coast It was not until the morning of the 27th that they began this last journey across the lake One account says the day was fine and a propitious breeze made their passage a pleasing pastime It was a sublime ...
... Remarks of J Remarks of J V Jones 175 REMARKS OF J V JONES ESQ LADIES AND GENTLEMENIt would hardly be proper for me to say fellow-citizens for the reason of having been absent from your county for nearly fifty-eight years During that time many changes have been wrought in the city of Gallipolis and Gallia county Eighty-one years ago a young married couple might have been seen slowly wending their way on horseback down the slopes of the Blue Ridge and foot-hills of the Allegheny Mountains of ...
... INDEX TO VOLUME XXIV INDEX TO VOLUME XXIV NOTE -That portion of this volume embracing the monograph entitled A History of Banking and Currency in Ohio Before the Civil War contained in pages 235-533 is separately indexed on pages 534-539 and is therefore not included in the General Index of this volume A Articles Editorialana - Concluded First Catholic Church in Ohio 226 Adair Gen John Burr's associate 121 History of Banking and Currency Be123 fore the Civil War 235 Adams County Early ...
... Thirty-First Annual Meeting Thirty-First Annual Meeting 109 Mound These are to be sold at the park by the custodian at 25c cloth bound and 10c paper bound The revenue derived from this sale will be turned over to the Treasurer of the Society Mr Wood In October we had the steel observation tower at the mound repainted We also had the barn and the fences on the property whitewashed and in October under the direction of a landscape gardener and through his courtesy we planted seventy ornamental ...
... 582 Ohio 582 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications little and after a careful search they found some blood stains and with a mighty war whoop dashed on his pursuit once more By this time Captain Brady's strength was nearly spent and he ran with difficulty but self preservation was strong and he still pressed on through the tangled forest hoping to reach a place of safety About three or four miles from Kent he hid himself beneath a great chestnut log in the quiet waters of this pretty lake ...
... 10 Ohio Arch 10 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications paternalistic policy by the national government These potent matters extending to the very foundation of our national fabric are closely connected with the history of the navigation of the Ohio River and are to form topics for discussion during these sessions One hundred years have brought vast changes to this City It is doubtful to-day whether French workmen would have to be imported for shipyard laborers in this vicinity or whether it ...
... EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE OHIO EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY June 5 1903 The eighteenth annual meeting of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society was held in the rooms of the Society Page Hall Ohio State University Columbus Ohio at 230 p m June 5 1903 The following members were present Judge J H Anderson Columbus Mr G F Bareis Canal Winchester Gen R Brinkerhoff Mansfield Mr A B Coover Roxabell Col J W Harper Cincinnati Mr ...
... WAYNE'S STRATEGIC ADVANCE FROM FORT WAYNE'S STRATEGIC ADVANCE FROM FORT GREENVILLE TO GRAND GLAIZE BY O W PRIDDY The government of the United States went into effect in 1789 and General George Washington was its first president While the new republic was busily engaged in adjusting its domestic affairs an Indian confederation was formed in the region of the Miami of the lakes Maumee River that seriously challenged the sovereign power of the national government in the Northwest Territory In a ...
... BRIAN HARTE BRIAN HARTE Land in the Old Northwest A Study of Speculation Sales and Settlement on the Connecticut Western Reserve Settlers who came to the American West from the Northeast carried with them a vision of what their new lives would involve The act of moving to the West required a leap of faith a presumption that they could convert their vision into reality Despite their uncertainties these pioneers were aware of and depended on certain existing parameters that would stabilize their ...
... THE OHIO CANALS PUBLIC ENTERPRISE THE OHIO CANALS PUBLIC ENTERPRISE ON THE FRONTIER By CHESTER E FINN On July 4 1825 the little town of Newark Ohio celebrated the grandest and most glorious fourth of its history The notables of the State and of other States were congregated there and a momentous event in the history of Ohio was about to take place After suitable celebrations in the town the group adjourned to Licking Summit escorted by brilliantly uniformed troops of militia and followed by ...
... THE INDIAN THOROUGHFARES OF OHIO THE INDIAN THOROUGHFARES OF OHIO BY ARCHER BUTLER HULBERT History tells of two Ohios151the old and the new The old Ohio was that portion of the American Hinterland drained by the Ohio and Allegheny rivers which together formed la Belle Riviere of New France It included the territory between the Alleghenies the Mississippi and the great lakes save as we except the country of Illinois which early in history became a territory distinct by itself as the meadow ...
... 164 Ohio Arch 164 Ohio Arch and His Society Publications VOL 3 RIO GRANDE COLLEGE-REV J M DAVIS PRESIDENT When asked but a few hours ago to take part in the exercises of this forenoon I gladly consented for in my opinion no interest that has been developed in Gallia county in the first century of its settlement is more worthy of being brought to remembrance and notice than its educational interests and my connection for a number of years with Rio Grande college enables me to set forth briefly ...
... THE TAYLOR-LIVINGSTON CENTENARY IN FRANKTHE TAYLOR-LIVINGSTON CENTENARY IN FRANKLIN COUNTY On the 9th day of June 1904 a reception was given by Mr and Mrs Henry C Taylor at their country place Westcrest situated on the National Road west bank of Big Walnut creek in Truro township to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the family history in Franklin County The invitation issued to the guests on this occasion was in the following form 1804 TAYLOR-LIVINGSTON 1904 MR AND MRS HENRY C ...
... JOEL WRIGHT CITY PLANNER JOEL WRIGHT CITY PLANNER by ALFRED J WRIGHT Associate Professor of Geography Ohio State University The original plan for Columbus laid off by order of the General Assembly for the seat of Government for the State of Ohio was prepared by Joel Wright of Warren County This was in 1812 fifteen years after the founding of Franklinton whose sesquicentennial Columbus is celebrating in 1947 Events of this year cause us to turn attention to this Warren County citizen who was ...