| CHAPTER I. - Before the Organization of the County - 9 |
| CHAPTER II. -
First Organization of the County - 23 |
| CHAPTER III. - Independent Organization of the County -
27 |
| CHAPTER IV. - General Description of the County.
Its Soil and Products - 33 |
| CHAPTER V. - Relating to a Few First Things in the
County - 38 |
| CHAPTER VI. - Early Appraisement and Assessment of
Property - 45 |
| CHAPTER V. -
Relating to a Few First Things in the
County - 38 |
| CHAPTER VI. - Early Appraisement and Assessment of
Property - 45 |
| CHAPTER VII. - First Jail and First Court House - 52 |
| CHAPTER VIII. - Early Courts. First Judges. First Juries
- 58 |
| CHAPTER IX. - The Country Shoemaker. The
Schoolmaster. Log Rolling - 69 |
| CHAPTER X. - First Roads and Bridges - 73 |
| CHAPTER XI. - County Records. First Census. General
Election 1828 - 80 |
| CHAPTER XII. - An Incident. General Muster - 85 |
| CHAPTER XIII - Railroads - 90 |
| CHAPTER XIV. - Common Schools - 97 |
| CHAPTER XV. - Some Other Things of Interest |
| CHAPTER XVI. - Our Associates in the General Assembly of
Ohio, in Senatorial and Representative Districts - 106 |
| CHAPTER XVII. - Matters of Interest in Brief Paragraphs
- 114 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. - Murders and Murder Trials - 120 |
| CHAPTER XIX. - The Deer Lick. Plum Orchard. Johnny
Appleseeds - 131 |
| CHAPTER XX - Present Court House. New Jail.
Infirmary - 136 |
| CHAPTER XXI. - Early Sports. Corn Huskings.
House Raisings - Grain Threshing and Cleaning - 143 |
| CHAPTER XXII. - Our Judicial Associate Counties and
Judges - 146 |
| CHAPTER XXIII. -
Hancock County
in the War - 151 |
| CHAPTER XXIV. - Hancock County Agricultural Society -
164 |
| CHAPTER XXV. - County Officers - 167 |
Statistical Tables - 169
Table of Distances - 173
Land Surveys - 175
Allen Township - 180
Van Buren - 192
Amanda Township - 194
Capernaum - 200
Vanlue - 200
Blanchard Township - 205
Benton - 214
Louisville - 215
Big Lick Township - 217
Freedom - 225
West Independence - 225
Cass Township - 228
Franford - 230
Delaware Township - 236
Mt. Blanchard - 242
Eagle Township - 246
Martinstown - 250
Findley Township - 254
Findley - 269
East Findley - 274
North Findley - 276
Industries of Findley - 316
Churches - 331
Schools - 341
Benevolent Societies - 345
Newspapers - 350
Hotels - 362
Banks - 365
Fire Department - 367
Maple Grove Cemetery - 369
Jackson Township - 372
North Liberty - 379
Liberty Township - 382
Madison Township - 395
Williamstown - 402
Arlington - 402
Marion Township - 404
Orange Township - 412
Pleasant Townshisp 421
Olney - 426
McComb - 427
Portage Township - 430
Lafayette - 439
Union Township - 441
Rawson - 448
Cannonsburg - 450
Cory - 450
Van Buren Township - 453
Washington Township - 457
Risdon - 466
Arcadia - 466
Social Statistics - 470
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