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CHAPTER I |
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INTRODUCTORY.........................................................................................19 |
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Geographical Location of
Shelby County - Its Origin and Area - Loramie
Trading Post and Its Founder - The French and
Indians - Naming of the County - The Pioneers and
Their Hardships - The Mound Builders - The Largest
Glacier. |
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CHAPTER II |
| DISCOVERY
OF AMERICA
........................................................................24 |
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An Account of the Early
Explorers and the First Settlements Made in America. |
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CHAPTER III |
| INDIAN
OCCUPANCY.................................................................................31 |
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Character of the
Indians, with an Account of the Principal Indian
Tribes East of the Mississippi River Subsequent to
the Discovery of America by the Whites - Their Wars
and Treaties. |
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CHAPTER IV |
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THE OLD
NORTHWEST...............................................................................52 |
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The Northwest Territory
as Defined in the Ordinance of 1787 - State of Ohio
Formed - Character of Its Citizenship - Indian
Inhabitants - Prohibition of Slavery - Provision for
Education - Settlement of Marietta - Appointment of
Governor St. Clair - Law and Order Established -
George Rogers Clark and His Work - Conflicting State
Claims - Their Settlement - Treatment of the Indians
- Story of Black Hawk - The Last of the Indians -
The Greenville Treaty. |
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CHAPTER V |
| GEOLOGY AND
TOPOGRAPHY.................................................................60 |
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Situation and Boundaries
of Shelby County - Its Elevation - Topography -
Drainage and Soil - Rainfall - The Loramie Reservoir
- The Drift - Bowlders - Remains of Human Art -
Extinct Animals - Bedded Stone - The Niagara
Formation - Physical Features |
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CHAPTER VI |
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ORGANIZATION OF SHELBY COUNTY
..................................................77 |
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Date of Organization -
Naming of the County - Selection of County Seat -
Organization of Townships - Extracts from
Commissioner's Journal - Court Minutes -
Early
Marriages - Pioneer Conditions - Land Entries -
Population - Political Parties - County Officials. |
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CHAPTER VII |
| SIDNEY, THE
COUNTY SEAT |
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Name of Sidney - Early
Settlers - Sidney Made County Seat - First Houses
and Roads - Jail and Court House - Benefit of the
Canal - Sidney's Growth - Mayors - Police and Fire
Departments - Commercial Club - Cemeteries - Wagner
Conservatories, etc. |
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CHAPTER VIII |
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MANUFACTURES AND
COMMERCE......................................................188 |
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Sketches of Principal
Manufacturing Industries of Sidney |
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CHAPTER IX |
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TRANSPORTATION....................................................................................205 |
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Construction of Roads
and Highways - Taverns - The Canal - Railroads and
Electric Lines - The Mails. |
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CHAPTER X |
| PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS.............................................................................214 |
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The Infirmary - The
Shelby County Children's Home - Sidney Public
Library. |
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CHAPTER XI |
| BANKS AND
BANKING............................................................................221 |
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Origin of Banking - Uses
of Modern Banks - Bank and Bankers of Shelby County. |
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CHAPTER XII |
| THE
PRESS...................................................................................................228 |
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The Newspapers of Shelby
County - Sketches of the Daily News, Democrat,
Journal, Republican, etc. - The Editors and the
Proprietors. |
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CHAPTER XIII |
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AGRICULTURE.............................................................................................234 |
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History of the Shelby
County Agricultural Society |
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CHAPTER XIV |
| RELIGIOUS
DEVELOPMENT......................................................................243 |
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Pioneer Preachers -
History of the Principal Religious Denominations of
Shelby County - Churches and Pastors. |
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CHAPTER XV |
| THE MEDICAL
PROFESSION.....................................................................256 |
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The Pioneer Doctor -
Prevailing Diseases in Early Days - Crude Methods of
Cure - Great Medical Discoveries - Some of the Early
and Later Physicians of Shelby County - The Shelby
County Medical Society - Present Physicians and
Surgeons. |
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CHAPTER XVI |
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EDUCATION..................................................................................................262 |
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Lack of Educational
Facilities in Early Days - The Old Log Schoolhouse -
Introduction of Graded Schools - The Schools of
Sidney and Shelby County - Superintendents and
Teachers - The New High School. |
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CHAPTER XVII |
|
MILITARY RECORD...................................................................................269 |
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Shelby County in the
Civil War - Regimental Histories - Neal Post, G. A.
R. - Company L in the Spanish-American War. |
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CHAPTER XVIII |
| THE BENCH
AND
BAR.................................................................................322 |
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Organization of the
Courts - Interesting Cases - Old Time Judges and
Lawyers - The Shelby County Bar of Today |
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CHAPTER XIX |
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THE
TOWNSHIPS (I)..................................................................................332 |
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Historical Sketches of
Clinton, Cynthian and Dinsmore Townships -
Organization - Early Settlemt - Villages - Schools -
Churches, etc. |
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CHAPTER XX |
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THE
TOWNSHIPS (II).................................................................................349 |
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Franklin, Green and
Jackson Townships. |
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CHAPTER XXI |
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THE
TOWNSHIPS (III)................................................................................361 |
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Loramie, McLean, Orange
and Perry Townships |
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CHAPTER XXII |
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THE
TOWNSHIPS (IV)................................................................................381 |
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Salem, Turtle Creek, Van
Buren and Washington Townships. |
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CHAPTER XXIII |
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MISCELLANEOUS.........................................................................................395 |
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Singing Schools - The
Old Shoemaker - Some Well Known Citizens, John
Blakeley, John E. Bush, S. I. Gamble, Morris Honnell,
Nathan Moore, Philip Smith, Dr. Hezekiah Stout Ailes,
Dr. J. A. Throckmorton, Silas D. Young. |
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