Genealogy and Local History in Logan County, Ohio
History of Logan County and Ohio (1880)
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Title Page
OF
LOGAN COUNTY
AND
OHIO.
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Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, embracing
its topography, geological, physical and climatic features; its agricultural, stock-growing, rail-
road interests, etc.; a History of Logan County, giving an account of its aborigi-
nal inhabitants, early settlement by the whites, pioneer incidents, its growth,
its improvements, organization of the county, its judicial and
political history, its business and industries, church-
es, schools, etc.; Biographical Sketches;
Portraits of some of the Early
Settlers and Prom-
inent Men,
etc.
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ILLUSTRATED.
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CHICAGO :
O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,
186 DEARBORN STREET.
1880.
Preface
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PREFACE.
THE WORK that has engaged our historians, W. H. Perrin and J. H. Battle, for the past three months, is now closed. On these pages they have traced the tedious journey of the pioneer from homes of comfort and refinement to the wilds of the West; they have noted the rising cabin, the clearing of the forests, the privations of the early settlements, the heroic fortitude with which the pioneer surmounted these obstacles, and the patient toil that has made the wilderness to blossom like the rose;" they have marked the coming of the school-master, and that greater teacher--the preacher--the rise of the schoolhouse and church, and their influence in molding society. This work we have undertaken, in the belief that there is a proper demand that the events which relate to the early times should find a permanent record, and with what fidelity to facts, and with what patience of research this has been accomplished, we shall leave to the judgment of our patrons, in whose keeping the traditions of that day remain, and for whom the work was undertaken.
Advantage has been taken of such historical works as were found; but the chief resource for information has been the traditions which have been handed down from one generation to another. These have generally been verified from other sources; but in some not essential particulars, our writers have been obliged to depend upon tradition alone, and may thus have sanctioned some errors. These, we trust, will be found of trifling importance; and we ground our hope of the favorable judgment of the public upon the essential correctness and completeness of this volume as a history of Logan County.
We desire, also, to thank the citizens everywhere in the county, who have so cordially aided our writers in gathering the materials for this volume, and to acknowledge our special indebtedness to the gentlemen who have been associated with the various parts of the work; to Hon. JAMES WALKER, of Bellefontaine; Dr. T. L. WRIGHT, of Bellefontaine; J. H. SE CHEVERELL, of Jefferson; and others whose names appear in the body of this work.
October, 1880.
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