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CHAPTER I - |
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- The Destruction of Hannahstown
- Where the Pioneers Emigrated From
- Peter Patrick's Adventure, and the First
Settlement in the State
- 'Something of the Magnitude of the Enterprise and
Dangers Incurred by the Emigrants whom Came by the
Ohio
- Graphic Description of His Labors Told by Colonel
William Keys. |
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CHAPTER II - |
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- The French Dominion, with a
Short Account of the Subsequent Contests and
Cessions which Finally Brought the Territory of
the Northwest Under the Control of the United
States
- Simon Kenton's Capture and Escape
- The Story of Joshua Fleethart
- First Permanent Settlement in the State at
Marietta |
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CHAPTER III - |
9 |
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- The Heroic Age of the West
- Captain James Trimble
- The Battle at the Point
- Daniel Greathouse and the Massacre at Baker's
Block House
- St. Clair's Expedition. |
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CHAPTER IV
- FINISHED
7/1/2020 |
12 |
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- Some of the Adventures of Duncan
McArthur and Samuel Davis
- The Capture and Escape of Israel Donaldson
- Unsuccessful Attempts of Thomas Beals to Reach
this County Form North Carolina
- The Burning of James Horton and John Branson
- Simon Kenton Pursues a Part of Shawnees Through
Highland County |
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CHAPTER V - |
15-19 |
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- The Battle of the East Fork. |
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CHAPTER VI - |
20-25 |
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- Battle of Belfast
- Beals and Pope Make an Expedition Into the County
- Something about Land Warrants and how They were
Located
- An Adventure of Massie when Surveying in the
Virginia Military District |
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CHAPTER VII - |
25-30 |
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- Hardships and Privations Suffered
by the Surveyors
- Simon Kenton Makes the First Location in Highland
- Early Adventures About Manchester
- The Capture of Andrew Ellison
- Exciting Race of John Edgington
- Wayne's Victory, and the Peace Following
- The Last Indian Battle on the Scioto
- William Rogers and Rev. Robert Finley. |
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CHAPTER VIII - |
30-33 |
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- Habits and Customs of the
Pioneers, and the Hardships and Privations They
Endured
- The Settlement at Chillicothe, and the Means
Employed to Stimulate Its Rapid Growth as a Town
- The Treaty of Greenville, by which Permanent
Peace was Secured to the Northwest Territory |
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CHAPTER IX - |
34-40 |
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- Organization of Adams and Ross
Counties
- First Settlement Within the Limits of Highland at
Sinking Springs
- John Wilcoxon, the Pioneer Householder
- Early Liquor Legislation in the Territory
- Appointment of Justices of the Peace, and Their
Peculiar Ideas of the Administration of Justice.
- Causes which Retarded the Growth of the
Chillicothe Community, and Led to the Settlement of
Highland County |
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CHAPTER X - |
40-44 |
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- The Town of New Market Laid Off
and Platted, and the First Houses Built
- The First White Woman in what is Now Highland
County. |
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CHAPTER XI
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FINISHED -
7/4/2020 |
45-47 |
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- Jacob and Enoch Smith Settle at
the Falls of Paint
- General McArthur Selects a Site and Lays Off the
Town of Greenfield. |
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CHAPTER XII
- PARTIAL
- 7/2/2020 |
47-52 |
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- Wishart's Tavern, and the First
Postmaster at New Market
- The Village of New Amsterdam
- Job Wright Makes the First Settlement at
Greenfield
- The Halcyon Days - Permanent Settlers of New
Market in 1800
- A Tea Party
- The Seat of Government Removed to Chillicothe |
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CHAPTER XIII - |
52-56 |
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- First Settlers at Greenfield
- The Poet Curry
- Major Anthony Franklin Settles in the County
- Nathaniel Pope and Family Start from Virginia for
the Northwest Territory |
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CHAPTER XIV
- PARTIAL
7/5/2020 |
57-61 |
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- Hugh Evans Settles on Clear Creek
- Plants the First Corn, Builds a "Sweat Mill," and
Prospers, while Nathaniel Pope is Sowing the First
Wheat, and William Pope, John Walters and Others are
Hunting Bear, on Lees Creek and Rattlesnake with the
Indians
- The Finleys and Davidson Find Similar Excitement
and Trials on Whiteoak. |
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CHAPTER XV - |
62-65 |
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- A Settlement is made on Rocky
Fork, and "Smoky Row: Is Laid Out
- John Porter's Grist Mill
- Pope Cuts His Wheat
- Death of Thomas Beals
- Elijah Kirkpatrick, Lewis Summers, George
Row, Joseph Meyers, Isaac Laman and George Caley
Come to New Market
- Adam Lance, George Fender and Isaiah Roberts
Join the Finleys on Whiteoak
- The Van Meters Settle on the East Fork
- Robert and Tary Templin Settle on Little
Rocky Fork, and Simon Shoemaker, Frederick
Brocher and Timothy Branson are Buried at New
Market
- Benjamin Carr, Samuel Butler, Evan Evans,
Edward Wright and William Lupton Settle about
Leesburg
- Lupton Builds the First Saw Mill and James
Howard the First Corn Mill in that Neighborhood
- The Friends Erect a Meeting House, While Mrs.
Ballard is the First to be Buried in the
Graveyard. |
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CHAPTER XVI - |
66-69 |
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- Michael Stroup Surprises the
People of New Market, and with William Finley and
Robert Boyce Cuts a Wagon Road to Mad River
- After Suffering Many Privations, Stroup Enters
Into Partnership with George Parkinson and They Make
Wool Hats at $18 per Dozen
- Arthur St. Clair, the Territorial Governor, Being
Relieved by the Admission of Ohio into the Union,
Returns to Pennsylvania, where he Dies in Poverty. |
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CHAPTER XVII
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PARTIAL 7/4/2020 |
69 |
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- John Gossett Erects a Grist Mill -
Something About Lewis Gibler
- Brushcreek Currency
- The First Settler in Union Township
- Thomas Dick Settles in Marshall, Establishes a
School, and Founds the Presbyterian Church of That
Neighborhood
- Sinking Springs and Vicinity Receives Additional
Inhabitants in the Persons of Simon Schoemaker, Jr.,
and his Brothers, Peter and Martin, John Hatter,
John Fulk, George Suiter, James Williams, Jacob
Roads, David Evans, Jacob Fisher, Abraham Boyd,
Peter Stultz, Dr. John Caplinger, Capt. Wilson,
Henry Countryman and Rev. Benj. Van Pelt. |
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CHAPTER XVIII - |
76-83 |
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- William and Bigger Head and
Joseph, John and Benjamin West Settle in the
Neighborhood of Sinking Springs and Marshall
- Rumors of Indian Hostilities at Chillicothe
Create Great Fear and Excitement in the New
Settlements
- Graphic Account of the Killing of the Shawnee
Chief, Waw-Wil-a-Way |
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CHAPTER XIX -
FINISHED - 7/5/2020 |
80-83 |
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- Morgan VanMeter Locates on the
East Fork, Opens a Hotel, and Lays Out a Town
- Jonathan Berryman Appointed Postmaster at New
Market
- Aaron Watson Starts a Hotel, and John and William
Campton Establish a Tannery in the Same Place
- How the Materials for the Manufacture of Leather
were Procured
- Marriage of Michael Stroup and Polly Walker, with
a Description of the Wedding Ceremony - David Ross
Settles in Union Township
- David Reece, A Carpenter, is Cordially Welcomed,
and Contributes Greatly to the Conveniences of the
Early Settlers
- Joseph Eakins Locates near New Market |
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CHAPTER XX -
FINISHED - 7/1/2020 |
84-89 |
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- Edward Tiffin, the First Governor
of Ohio, Enters Upon His Duties, and the First
General Assembly Meets at Chillicothe
- Ezekiel Kelly Settles on Rocky Fork and Assists
in the Erection of the First House in Hillsboro -
Samuel Gibson and His Remarkable Mill
- Judge Mooney, the Pioneer School-Master
- The Growth of Greenfield, with a Description of
Some of Its Early Taverns and Other Business
Enterprises
- Edom Ratcliff, Job Haigh, George Gall and Others
Locate in Different Parts of the County. |
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CHAPTER XXI -
FINISHED - 7/4/2020 |
89-93 |
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- Captain James Trimble's Second
Visit to Highland
- Rev. Edward Chaney and His Missionary Work Among
the Indians
- "Splitting Rails" on the Present Site of
Hillsboro
- Struggles and Privations of the Evans and Hill
Families to Effect a Permanent Settlement on Clear
Creek
- Cyrus Blount, Geo. Nichols, Joseph Knox, George
Hobson, Matthew Kilgore, William Killbourn, Samuel
Littler and Joseph W. Spargur Move Into the County |
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CHAPTER XXII - |
94-102 |
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- The Legislature Creates the County
of Highland and Establishes Its Boundaries
- First Session of the Common Pleas Court, with
Names of Judges and Jurymen
- Extracts from the Records
- The First Church in Brushcreek Township
- James Carlisle and His Celebrated Tobacco
- Proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners,
and Result of the Election in 1805
- An Anecdote of John Gossett, Highland's First
Representative in the Legislature
- Surveying and Establishing Wagon Roads Through
the County
- The First School in Union Township. |
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CHAPTER XXIII - |
103-107 |
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- Detailing the Massacre of the
Jolly Family, the Capture of
William
Jolly, and His Thrilling Adventures Among the
Indians, with the Efforts of His Relatives to Rescue
Him. |
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CHAPTER XXIV - |
108-111 |
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- Proceedings of the County
Commissioners, and Extracts from Court Records
- Origin of the Names of Water-Courses in the
County
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Additional Settlements in the Neighborhood of
Greenfield
- Moses Patterson Erects a Mill Near Hillsboro
- Roush, Arnett and Wilkin Move Into the County. |
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CHAPTER XXV
- PARTIAL
7/4/2020 |
112-118 |
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- Incidents and Anecdotes of the
Early New Market Settlement
- Col. William Keys and the Hardships which He and
His Family Endured in Their Journey to Highland
- The Stafford, Caley and Creek Families Move In
and Settle in Different Localities
- Court Records, Closing Up the Year 1806 |
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CHAPTER XXVI
- PARTIAL
7/5/2020 |
119-128 |
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- The Subject of the Removal of the
County Seat is Agitated, and the Citizens of New
Market Make a Desperate Effort to Retain in Their
Village the Seat of Justice
- John Carlisle's Mercantile Venture on Clear Creek
- Laying Out and Establishing New Roads
- Rewards Offered for Wolf and Panther Scalps
- John Smith Starts a Store in New Market, and
Afterwards Removes to Hillsboro
- James Fitzpatrick Settles Near Hillsboro
- Peter Cartwright and James Quinn, Early Methodist
Ministers, and Their Labors
- Matthew Creed and His Milling Enterprise - A
Turkey Run. |
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CHAPTER XXVII - |
128-136 |
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- Frederick Fawley, Jeremiah Smith,
Matthew Creed, Jo. Hart, Mark Easter, Abraham
Clevenger and Jesse and William Lucas Move Into the
County
- A Queer Marriage Fee
- Accessions to the Settlements Near Leesburg and
Fall Creek, Composed of the Wrights, Morrows and
Pattons
- Court Records and Election Results
- Early Township Officers
- Jacob Hiestand
- Jacob Hiestand Locates Near Sinking Springs
- The Rogers Settlement Near Greenfield
- Early Presbyterian History |
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CHAPTER XXVIII -
PARTIALLY FINISHED 4/8/2026 |
136-146 |
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- Common Pleas Court Records
- Establishment of a Permanent Seat of Justice for
Highland County
- Names of Male Inhabitants Over Twenty-One Years
of Age. |
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CHAPTER, XXIX - |
147-154 |
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- Last Sessions of the Courts at New
Market
- A Description of the Manner in which Houses and
Barns were Built
- Meager Church and School Privileges
- The Ravages of Squirrels, Wolves, Foxes, &c.
- Further Court Records, and Proceedings of the
County Commissioners
- Opening of New Roads
- William C. Scott's Miraculous Escape from Indians |
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CHAPTER XXX - |
155-160 |
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- Description of an Early School
House
- A Famous Deer Lick
- Rev. James Quinn, an Itinerant Minister
- The Commissioners Meet at the New County Seat
- How Jo. Hart Bribed a Jury with Roast Venison |
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CHAPTER XXXI - |
161-170 |
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- The VanMeter Family -
Incidents Connected with the Settlement of Dodson
Township - The First Distillery in the County
- A Bushel of Corn for a Gallon of Whisky
- The Growth of Hillsboro
- The Boundaries of Paint Township
- First Marriage in Hillsboro
- Horrible Death of Andrew Edgar from the Bite of a
Rattlesnake. |
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CHAPTER XXXII - |
170-177 |
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- The Township of Richland
- Description of a General Master
- Election Returns for the Year 1808
- The Whipping Post, and the Part it Took in the
Administration of Justice in Highland County |
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CHAPTER XXXIII
- FINISHED
7/1/2020 |
177-184 |
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- Erection of the Court House
- Commissioners' Proceedings
- Patterson's Mill
- A Horse-thief and His Punishment
- The College Township Road
- Organization of Union Township
- Election Returns for 1809 |
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CHAPTER XXXIV
- PARTIAL
7/4/2020 |
184-192 |
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- The Whisky Road, and a Description
of the Manner in Which It was Made
- New Settlers About Sugartree Ridge
- Contracts Given for the Erection of a Jail
- A Good Bear Story
- The First Case of Imprisonment for Debt in
Highland County
- Concord Township Laid Off and Named |
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INDEX |
- Name and Subject index. -
Not necessarily just biographies. |
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