The History of Wyandot County, Ohio, Volume 1: A general history of the county

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Together both volumes contain: a history of the county; its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; general and local statistics; military record; portraits of early settlers an d prominent men; history of the northwest territory; history of Ohio; miscellaneous matters; etc. Begins with the original Indian residents and their interactions with nearby tribes as well as with the French, English, and Americans (in particular Col. Crawford and Anthony Wayne), and their introduction to Christianity and, later, their forced move westward by the whites. White settlers are listed and some description of frontier life gives us a look at their hardships, work, and simple joys. County history includes government, the press, education, religion, material progress, and military history. Leggett, Conaway and Company (1884), 2008, 5.5" x 8.5", paper, index, 304 pp.ISBN: 9780788400612 101-L0061 Show more