... EARLY HISTORY OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY EARLY HISTORY OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN OHIO ON July 13th 1 854 the anniversary of the Ordinance of 1787 there assembled at Neil's New Hall Columbus Ohio a large delegate convention representing every town in the State having for its purpose to fuse into one practical organization all political elements which opposed the repeal of the Missouri ...
... The Ohio-Columbus Centennial The Ohio-Columbus Centennial 447 to their homes without a serious accident There was abundant entertainment for all and there was no extortion anywhere Every feature of the celebration over which the commission had control was absolutely free yet when the books were closed every expense had been provided for The great Sunday afternoon meeting at the park seemed ...
... AUTO TRIP OVER THE OLD NATIONAL ROAD AUTO TRIP OVER THE OLD NATIONAL ROAD ALBERT DOUGLAS Member Congress Trustee Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society When the extra session of the 61st Congress adjourned on the 5th of August we had bought our railroad tickets reserved berths in the sleeping car and expected to proceed home to Chillicothe by the conventional railroad train but when I suggested to my wife that instead of shipping ...
... SUBJECT AND TITLE INDEX TO VOL SUBJECT AND TITLE INDEX TO VOL XLV For Index of Authors see Contents ABOLITIONISTS Price Robert Further Notes on Granville's Anti-abolition Disturbances of 1836 365-368 Price Robert The Ohio Anti-slavery Convention of 1836 173-188 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY see PHOTOGRAPHY AERIAL Annual Report of the Secretary of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society ...
... settlement of Marietta in 1797 almost as soon as General Anthony Wayne's victory released the pioneers from danger of Indian attacks There is however no such connection by de59 60 OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY 60 OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY scent lineal or lateral The late Professor Arthur G Beach author of ...
... settlement of this portion of Ohio in the year 1798 the soil was very wet over many extensive tracts which it was feared would never be fit for cultivation but as the forests are opened and the rays of the sun and the winds admitted the soil becomes sufficiently dry for all the purposes of agriculture and the roads which were once all mire are now firm and hard They talked of the fruit trees ...
... Brief Biography of William Henry Holmes 517 Brief Biography of William Henry Holmes 517 of powwow as we could traded some matches for some arrows and gave them bread to eat It appears that they were really trying to find their lariats and possibly to claim them We watched them so closely that they failed to steal anything and we saw them depart at last with feelings of relief These fellows came more nearly up to my notion of what bad Indians were than any mortals I had heretofore seen We ...
... northwest in the interest of increased production and conservation of food and incidentally on his return favored this Club with an account of his experiences He was sent as chairman of a commission to England and France on a similar mission After the war President Wilson appointed Dr Thompson a member of the Industrial Commission on the relations of labor and capital and later as chairman of the commission to mediate between the anthracite ...
... Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting 533 Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting 533 with the history of Fort Laurens Therefore a brief synopsis along historical lines may be of interest to many citizens The fort was erected by command of General Washington and is located in Tuscarawas county Ohio about one mile below the village of Bolivar on the west bank of the Tuscarawas river and was erected in November and December 1778 General McIntosh superintended the ...
... A VISIT TO FORT ANCIENT A VISIT TO FORT ANCIENT FELIX J KOCH CINCINNATI For some two weeks in the Summer of 1910 a portion of the Ohio National Guard encamped at Fort Ancient and during their evolutions enacted a sham siege of the Fort This interesting incident led to many comments in the newspapers concerning the modern military movements in the fortress that doubtless witnessed scenes of barbarian warfare centuries ago In an article brought ...
... Comments Notes and Reviews Comments Notes and Reviews 139 heartedness Many incidents occurred during his stay to evidence the gentleness of his nature and the breadth of his sympathy with the unfortunate and the oppressed THE BOERS IN OHIO On Monday evening June 12 but a few days after the departure of Admiral Dewey the city for a few hours was the host as Mr Dooley would say inofficially of two other distinguished guests namely Messrs ...
... settlements On that intriguing settlements the first to become a state and in closest proximity to the East And many picturesque figures and episodes occurred within its boundary Hence we find considerable 212 OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY 212 OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ...
... THE McNEELY NORMAL SCHOOL AND THE McNEELY NORMAL SCHOOL AND HOPEDALE NORMAL COLLEGE R H ECKELBERRY Ohio State University Among the many educational institutions which have existed in Ohio and have now been discontinued few are more interesting than the McNeely Normal School which later became the Hopedale Normal College It was in operation for about forty-five years of which forty-three were ...
... settlement probably Alum Creek9 Many times it seemed that the clutches of the law were closing in on Mr Hyde's activities Once a negro came hurriedly to Mr Hyde's home and asked for shelter for the slave-catchers were hot on his trail To the ordinary individual this situation would have been too dangerous a one on which to intrude but the experienced Udney Hyde at once took charge of the fugitive Hurriedly hitching his team to his wagon with a ...
... settlement of Grave Creek Flats was made by Joseph Tomlinson 1770 who discovered the great mound and system of earthworks then in good preservation He refused to have the large mound disturbed but early in the last century an excavation was made near the summit and 60 copper beads found Dr Doddridge of Wellsburg procured ten of these and sent them to a museum in Philadelphia which fact is stated in a communication published in Vol I ...
... RECOLLECTIONS OF NEWARK RECOLLECTIONS OF NEWARK ISAAC SMUCKER Mr Isaac Smucker was born in the Shenandoah Valley Virginia in 1807 and became a citizen of Newark Ohio in 1825 as he relates in the article herewith published He early became an influential and distinguished personage in his community In 1837-8 he was a member of the Ohio Legislature and might have held other offices of greater ...
... CASUALTIES OF BATTLE OF FALLEN CASUALTIES OF BATTLE OF FALLEN TIMBERS In order to determine as far as possible the casualties at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in January 1931 Mr W B Davis of Washington D C was employed to consult the records of the War Department This he did In his letter of transmittal he says among other things I find a great many records covering the period of August 20 1794 are missing When the British burned the White House many of the records were stored there and were ...
... SUMMARY OF THE MANUSCRIPT RECOLLECTIONS SUMMARY OF THE MANUSCRIPT RECOLLECTIONS OF MILO G WILLIAMS 1804-1880 By FLORENCE MURDOCH Interesting glimpses of early Cincinnati are to be found in the manuscript recollections by Milo G Williams written in 1877-79 They show not only some historical background to his activities in educational scientific and religious circles of the city of more than a century ago but also note the changes which occurred during his lifetime and are illuminated by his ...