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Wigner
a25
Westminster (P. O.).
a350
Wilberforce
a25
Westminster (Station)
Wildare
a25
West Newton.
a100
Wiley
Weston
953
Wilgus
a25
Westpark
a50
Wilhelm
223
West Richfield. a900
Wilkins
a150
West Rushville
161
Willard
a200
West Salem
656
Willettville
a50
West Sonora
a200
West Toledo.
Williams Center
a100
West Union (c. h.) ..
1,033
Williamsfield
a300
West Unity
897
Williamsport (P. O.).
547
Westview
a200
Williamsport
(Sta.). .
Westville
a300
Williamstown
a50
West Wheeling. . . . .
444
Williston
a125
West Williamsfield ...
a930
Willoughby
1,753
Williamsburg
1,002
Westpoint
a25
Wilkesville
Widowville
a60
West Lancaster
a200
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POPULATION OF CITIES, VILLAGES, ETC.
Willow
Woodland (Union) ..
Willow Bank.
Woodlawn
Willowbrook
a25
Woodlyn a25
Willowdell
a100
Woods
.
Willowville
Woodsdale
. . . .
Willowwood
a30
Woodsdale Park. . ..
Wills Creek.
a100
Woodsfield (c. h.)
1,801
Willshire
560
Woodside
a25
Wilmington (c. h.) ...
3,613
Woodstock
325
Wilmot
354
Woodview
a120
Wilna
Woodville
831
Wilson
a130
Woodworth
a50
Wilson Mills
a150
Woodyards
a70
Wiltsee
Wooster (c. h.)
6,063
Winameg
a25
Worden
Winchester (Adams).
796
Worstville
a300
Winchester (Preble; see Gratis)
375
Wren
242
Windfall
Wrights Siding
Windham
Wrightsville
a25
Windsor (Ashtabula).
a300
Wyandot
a150
Windsor (Warren) ...
...
Windsor Mills.
a50
Wynant
a300
Wineland
a40
Wyoming
1,450
Winesburg a300
Winfield
a150
Wingett Run
a50
Wingston
a40
Winkle
a25
Winona
a150
Winona Furnace.
..
Yale a75
Wintergreen
a100
Winterset
a200
Wintersville
a100
Winton Place
1,219
Wise
Yarico
.. ..
Wiseman
a100
Yatesville
a25
Wisterman
a75
Withamsville
a200
Yellow Springs.
1,371
Wolf
a100
Yelrahı
a25
Wolfcale
a20
Yelverton
a185
Wolfcreek
a20
Wolfes
Yoho
a25
Wolfpen
Wood
a25
Woodford
a30
Woodgrove
a39
Woodington
a300
Yorkville
a50
Woodland (Cuya- hoga)
Yost
a25
Youba
X.
Xenia (c. h.). 8,696
Y.
Yankeeburg
Yankee Crossing.
Yankeetown
....
Yellowbud
a175
Yellow Creek
Wittens
...
Yoder
a10
Yondota a50
York
a100
Yorkshire
a200
Yorktown
. .
. .
Wylies
443
Worthington
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HISTORY OF HIO.
Young
a25
Zeigers Siding
a25
Youngstown (c. h.) ..
44,885
Youngsville
a100
Zimmer
Zimmerman a150
Z.
Zaleski
577
Zoar Station
a100
Zanesfield
278
Zone
a10
Zanesville (c. h.).
23,538
Zuber
.
Zeal
a25
Zuck
a50
NAMES OF LAKES, RIVERS, CREEKS, ETC.
Ashtabula River,
Auglaize River,
Bad Creek,
Banta Creek,
Eagle Creek, Four Mile Creek,
Beaver Creek,
Franklin Creek,
Beaver Creek,
Gahanna River
Beaver Creek,
Grand Reservoir,
Beaver Creek,
Grand River,
Big Creek,
Green Creek, Greenville Creek,
Big Darby Creek,
Big Walnut Creek,
Harrison Creek,
Black Fork Mohican River,
Black River,
Hoaglin Creek, Hocking River,
Blanchard River,
Honey Creek, Huron River,
Blue Creek, Blue Creek,
Indian Creek, Indian Creek, Lewiston Reservoir, Licking Creek,
Branch Creek, Bridge Creek,
Licking River, Little Miami Creek,
Brush Creek,
Little Miami River,
Little Muskingum River,
Little Scioto River,
Little Yellow Creek,
Long Creek, Loramie Reservoir,
Loramie River, Maddox Creek, Mahoning River, Massicks Creek,
Maumee Bay,
Young Hickory .. a50
Zelda
Zeno .a40
Ziontown
Zoar
290
Bear Creek,
Dog Creek, Eagle Creek, Eagle Creek,
Blues Creek,
Blush Creek, East Fork, Bokes Creek,
Brush Creek, Brush Creek,
Chagrin River, Clear Creek, Clear Fork Mohican River, Conneaut River, Crooked Creek, Cuyahoga River, Darby Creek, Deer Creek,
RAILROADS OPERATING IN THE STATE.
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Maumee River, Miami River, Great, Miami River, Little, Middle Brook, Mill Creek, Mohican River,
Mosquito River, Mud Creek, Muddy Creek,
Muddy Fork Mohican River, Muskingum River,
Nettle Lake,
Nine Mile Creek,
Ohio River, Olentangy River, Ottawa River,
Otter Creek,
Paint Creek,
Plum Creek,
Pond Run,
Portage River,
Portage River, East Branch,
Portage River, West Branch,
Prairie Creek,
Raccoon Creek,
Rock Creek,
Rocky Fork Mohican River,
Rocky Fork Paint Creek, Rocky River,
Rush Creek,
Saint Joseph River,
Saint Mary's River, Salt Creek, Sandusky Bay, Sandusky River, Scioto River, Shaw Creek, Six Mile Creek,
Six Mile Reservoir,
South Turkey Foot Creek,
Spring Fork Darby Creek,
Stillwater River,
Stonelick Creek,
Storms Creek, Storms Creek,
Sugar Creek,
Sugar Creek,
Sunfish Creek,
Swan Creek,
Symmes Creek,
Tiffin River,
Todds Fork Little Miami River,
Toussaint Creek,
Town Creek,
Turtle Creek,
Twin Creek,
Tymochtee River,
Vermilion River,
Whetstone Riiver,
White Water River.
RAILROADS OPERATING IN THE STATE OF OHIO.
Akron, Bedford & Cleveland Railroad (electric), Akron & Cuyahoga Falls Rapid Transit Company (electric), Alliance & Northern Railroad, Ann Arbor Railroad,
Ashland & Wooster Railway, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad,
Bellaire, Zanesville & Cincinnati Railway, Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railway, Cincinnati & Westwood Railway, Cincinnati, Georgetown & Portsmouth Railroad,
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway, Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern Railway,
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HISTORY OF OHIO.
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad (Queen & Crescent Route),
Cincinnati Northern Railway,
Cincinnati Northwestern Railway,
Cincinnati, Portsmouth & virginia Railroad,
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railway,
Cleveland, Berea. Elyria & Oberlin Railway (electric),
Cleveland & Marietta Railway,
Cleveland, Canton & Southern Railroad,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway,
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railway,
Cleveland, Painesville & Eastern Railroad (electric),
Cleveland, Terminal & Valley Railway,
Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Valley Railway,
Columbus, Wellston & Southern Railroad,
Dayton & Union Railroad,
Dayton, Lebanon & Cincinnati Railroad,
Detroit & Lima Northern Railway,
Eastern Ohio Railroad,
Erie Railroad,
Findlay, Fort Wayne & Western Railway,
Hillsboro Railroad,
Hocking Valley Railway,
Iron Railway,
Lake Erie & Western Railroad (now Lake Shore & Michi- gan Southern Railway),
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway,
Lakeside & Marblehead Railroad,
Lorain Street Railway (electric)
Lorain & Cleveland Railway (electric),
Marietta, Hocking & Northern Railway,
Michigan Central Railroad,
Middletown & Cincinnati Railroad,
New York, Chicago & Saint Lopis Railroad,
Norfolk & Western Railway,
Ohio River & Lake Erie Railroad,
Ohio Southern Railroad,
Pennsylvania Company, Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad
Pittsburg, Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad,
Pittsburgh & Western Railway,
Pittsburgh, Lisbon & Western Railway, Salem Railroad, Sandusky, Milan & Norwalk Electric Railway,
Toledo & Ohio Central Extension Railroad,
Toledo & Ohio Central Railway,
Toledo, Bowling Green & Fremont Railway (electric)
Toledo, Saint Louis & Kansas City Railroad, Wabash Railroad,
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad,
Zanesville & Ohio River Railway.
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COUNTY SKETCHES
ADAMS COUNTY.
A DAMS county is located in the south-cen- tral portion of the state and fronts on the Ohio river. It was formed July 10th, 1797, by proclamation of Governor St. Clair and was one of the four counties into which the Northwest Territory was divided. It was named in honor of John Adams, second president of the United States. The area of Adams county is 488 square miles, nearly all of which is broken and hilly; the population in 1820 was 10,406, and in 1900 it was 26,328. It was settled by both Americans and foreigners, the former coming mainly from Virginia and Kentucky and the latter chiefly from North Ireland.
Farming is the chief occupation, and in ad- dition to the cereals, large quantities of tobacco are grown. The first settlement made in the county was Manchester in 1790. This settle- ment was planned by Colonel Nathaniel Massie in order that he could better guide and protect a party of surveyors. To each of the first 25
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HISTORY OF OHIO.
families joining the settlement was given two lots and one hundred acres of land.
The county seat is West Union which is situ- ated on a high hill about ten miles back from the Ohio river; its population in 1900 was 1,033. West Union is the only county seat in the state that is not reached by one or more railroads.
Adams county was the home of the Mound Builders, the Indians and the earliest settlers of the state, but in spite of these facts it is still far below the general average of the other coun- ties of Ohio.
ALLEN COUNTY.
Allen county is located near the western boundary of the state and a little north of the center. It was formed April 1, 1820, and was named in honor of Colonel Allen of the war of 1812.
The western part of the county is very low and flat while the eastern portion is a gently rolling plain. Allen county has an area of 447 square miles; its population in 1830 was 578, in 1900, 47,976. Its greatest wealth is in its gas and oil fields which are being fully developed. Farming is the leading industry, and while all the cereals are grown, corn is the leading farm product.
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COUNTY SKETCHES.
Lima is the county seat and is located in the central part of the county. It is a great rail- road center, and the seat of numerous thriving factories, among which are paper mills and en- gine factories. Its population in 1900 was 21,723.
ASHLAND COUNTY.
Ashland county is located a little northeast from the center of the state and was formed February 26, 1846. The southern portion of the county is hilly while the remainder is a rolling plain. The soil is very fertile except on the higher hills, where it is a sandy loam. Vast quantities of all the cereals are grown and fruit- growing is carried on successfully to a great extent.
Ashland county has an area of 437 square miles, and its population in 1850 was 22,951, and in 1900, 21,184, which shows a slight decrease in the past half century.
Ashland, the county seat, is located in the center of the county, and was laid out in 1815 and called Uniontown. The city was founded by William Montgomery, and its name was changed in honor of Henry Clay who had a country seat named Ashland, near Lexington, Kentucky.
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HISTORY OF OHIO.
The people of Ashland county, like many other people, are very patriotic, and they have the honor of giving to the Union army the state's first volunteer in the war of the rebellion. This volunteer was Lorin Andrews who was a great scholar and educator as well as a soldier. He was born in 1819, and died in 1861 of typhoid fever while with the army in West Virginia.
ASHTABULA COUNTY.
Astabula county is located in the extreme northeastern corner of the state, and has a small frontage on Lake Erie. It is among the older counties of the state, being established in 1807. The county was named from the Ashtabula river, an Indian name meaning Fish river. The sur- face is low and level along the lake, and the re- mainder is undulating.
The area of Astabula county is 700 square miles, and the population in 1820 was 7,369, and in 1900, 51,448.
Jefferson, the county seat, is located in the center of the county and had a population in 1900 of 1,319.
ATHENS COUNTY.
Athens county is located in the south-eastern part of the state and has a small frontage on
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the Ohio river. It was formed March 1, 1805, from Washington county. The surface, with the exception of the river valleys, is broken and hilly, but the soil is very fertile. The county is very rich in mineral wealth having extensive deposits of both iron and coal. It ranks second to the other counties of the state in the produc- tion of coal, being surpassed only by Perry county.
The area of Athens county is 485 square miles, and the population in 1820 was 6,342, and in 1900, 38,730. .
Athens, the county seat, had a population in 1900 of 3,066. The University of Athens con- ferred its first degree in 1815. While the at- tendance at the University has always been small, it has done a vast amount of good to the state.
AUGLAIZE COUNTY.
Auglaize county is located near the western border of the state and a little north of the cen- ter. It was organized in 1848 from portions of the surrounding counties. The northwestern part of the county is low and swampy while the remainder is rolling.
The area of Auglaize county is 398 square miles and its population in 1850 was 11,341, and in 1900, 31,192.
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HISTORY OF OHIO.
Wapakoneta, the county seat, had a popu- lation in 1900 of 3,915. It is located in the oil and gas belt, and is surrounded by a wealthy agricultural district. The manufacture of wooden articles is carried on extensively at Wapakoneta, and among other articles, vast numbers of churns are made.
BELMONT COUNTY.
Belmont county is located in the eastern part of the state and fronts on the Ohio river. It was established by proclamation of Governor St. Clair, September 7, 1801, and was the ninth county formed in the Northwest Territory.
The name Belmont is of French origin and signifies fine mountain. The surface is rugged and broken yet very productive. The area is 520 square miles and the population in 1820 was 20,329, and in 1900, 60,875.
St. Clairsville, the county seat, had a popu- lation in 1900 of 1,210. Its chief attraction is a magnificent court house erected at a cost of $200,000.00.
BROWN COUNTY.
Brown county is located in the southwestern part of the state and fronts on the Ohio river.
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COUNTY SKETCHES.
It was formed in 1817 and was named in honor of General Jacob Brown of the war of 1812. The surface of Brown county is mainly level, with the exception of the Ohio hills along the river. Stock raising in the northern part, and farming in the southern part are carried on extensively.
The area of Brown county is 460 square miles, and the population in 1820 was 13,367, and in 1900, 28,237.
Georgetown, the county seat, had a popula- tion in 1900 of 1,529. It will always be remem- bered as the boyhood home of U. S. Grant.
BUTLER COUNTY.
Butler county is located in the southwestern part of the state and was formed from Hamil- ton county in 1803, and named in honor of Gen- eral Butler of Revolutionary fame.
The area of Butler county is 475 square miles and the population in 1820 was 21,755, and in 1900, 56,870.
Hamilton, the county seat, had a popula- tion in 1900 of 23,914, and is a great manufac- turing city. Butler county is one of the richest counties of the state, and has often been called "the garden spot of the state."
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HISTORY OF OHIO.
CARROLL COUNTY.
Carroll county lies near the eastern boundary of the state and a little north of the center. It was organized in 1832-33 from the surrounding counties. The inhabitants of Carroll county are mainly descendants from emigrants from Penn- sylvania, Virginia and Maryland. The popula- tion in 1840 was 18,108, and in 1900, 16,811. The area of Carroll county is 401 square miles of which the surface is broken and hilly. The county was named in honor of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Indiana, the last survivor of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Carrollton, the county seat, is a thriving little city located near the center of the county ; in 1900 it had a population of 1,271.
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY.
Champaign county is located in the west- central portion of the state, and was formed March 1, 1805. The county has a varied sur- face consisting of plains, prairies, broken re- gions and hills.
The area of Champaign county is 447 square miles; its population in 1820 was 8,479, and in 1900, 26,642,
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COUNTY SKETCHES.
Urbana, the county seat, is a thriving little city with a population in 1900 of 6,808. While it has some distinction in manufacturing it is more noted as a commercial center being located in a wealthy region.
Champaign county has taken an active part in the political world for a number of years. So early as 1840 Urbana was the scene of a great convention. The convention was held Sep- tember 15 in the interest of General Harrison, and from one of the banners carried in the parade bearing the motto, "The People is Oll Korrect," was taken the abbreviation O. K. which is used so much at present.
CLARK COUNTY.
Clark county is also located in the west- central portion of the state and was named in honor of General George Rogers Clark so fam- ous in pioneer times. It was organized March 1, 1817, from the surrounding counties. The first settlement made within the present county was on Mad river at Chribb's Station in the spring of 1796.
Clark county is one of the most fertile of the state and farming is carried on in an extensive manner. Its area is 393 square miles and its
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population in 1820 was 9,553, and in 1900 it was 58,939.
Piqua, an old Indian village, was situated on Mad river about five miles west of Springfield. It was the birthplace of the famous chief Tecum- seh, who aided the English in the War of 1812. After the battle of Lake Erie, when General Proctor was preparing to leave the lake region, Tecumseh made his last appeal to the English, and the eloquence of his address makes it worthy of reproduction in this county sketch.
Tecumseh's Speech.
"Father, listen to your children! You have them now all before you.
"The war before this our British father gave the hatchet to his red children, when our old chiefs were alive. They are now dead. In that war our father was thrown upon his back by the Americans and our father took them by the hand without our knowledge, and we are afraid that our father will do so again at this time.
"Summer before last, when I came forward with my red brethren and was ready to take up the hatchet in favor of our British father, we were told not to be in a hurry, that he had not yet determined to fight the Americans.
"Listen! when war was declared our father stood up and gave us the tomahawk and told
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us that he was then ready to strike the Amer- icans; that he wanted our assistance, and that we would certainly get our lands back which the Americans had taken from us.
"Listen! you told us at that time to bring forward our families to this place, and we did so; and you promised to take care of them, and they should want for nothing, while the men would go and fight the enemy; that we need not trouble ourselves about the enemy's garrisons; that we knew nothing about them, and that our father would attend to that part of the busi- ness. You also told your red children that you would take good care of your garrison here, which made our hearts glad.
"Listen! when we were last in the Rapids it is true we gave you little assistance. It is hard to fight people who live like ground-hogs.
"Father, listen! our fleet has gone out; we know they have fought; we have heard the great guns; but we know nothing of what has hap- pened to our father with one arm. Our ships have gone one way, and we are much astonished to see our father tying up everything and pre- paring to run away the other without letting his red children know what his intentions are. You always told us to remain here and take care of our lands; it made our hearts glad to hear that was your wish. Our great father, the king, is
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the head, and you represent him. You always told us you would never draw your foot off British ground; but now, father, we see that you are drawing back, and we are sorry to see our father doing so without seeing the enemy. We must compare our father's conduct to a fat dog, that carries his tail on its back and, when affrighted, drops it between its legs and runs off.
"Father, listen! the Americans have not yet defeated us by land; neither are we sure that they have done so by water; we therefore wish to remain here and fight our enemy, should they make their appearance. If they defeat us, we will then retreat with our father.
"At the battle of the Rapids, last war, the Americans certainly defeated us, and when we returned to our father's fort at that place the gates were shut against us. We were afraid that it would now be the case; but instead of that we now see our British father preparing to march out of his garrison.
"Father, you have got the arms and ammuni- tion which our great father sent for his red children. If you have an idea of going away, give them to us, and you may go and welcome, for us. Our lives are in the hands of the Great Spirit. We are determined to defend our lands, and if it be his will we wish to leave our bones upon them."
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Tecumseh entered the battle of the Thames with a strong conviction that he should not sur- vive it. Further flight he deemed disgraceful, while the hope of victory in the impending action was feeble and distant. He, however, heroically resolved to achieve the latter or die in the at- tempt. With this determination he took his stand among his followers, raised the war-cry and boldly met the enemy. From the commence- ment of the attack on the Indian line his voice was distinctly heard by his followers, animat- ing to deeds worthy of the race to which they belonged. When that well-known voice was heard no longer above the din of arms, the battle ceased. The British troops having already sur- rendered, and the gallant leader of the Indians having fallen, they gave up the contest and fled. A short distance from where Tecumseh fell the body of his friend and brother-in-law, Wasego- boah, was found. They had often fought side by side, and now, in front of their men, bravely battling the enemy, they side by side closed their mortal career.
Springfield, the county seat, is 43 miles west of Columbus on the old National Pike, It was laid out in 1803 by James Demint, and the site chosen was a beautiful and fertile country. Its population in 1900 was 38,253, and her fame exceeds that of other cities many times her size.
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HISTORY OF OHIO.
Not only in the United States are the products of her factories known and used, but in Eng- land, Germany, France, Russia and other for- eign countries where grass and grain grow, and where the refining and wholesome influence of civilization call upon the genius of the inventor and the skill of the artisan to lighten and en- liven toil, may be found the finished products of Springfield workshops, from ideas conceived by the minds of Springfield's inventors. In all the great grain and grass growing regions of the world may be seen the Springfield reapers and mowers gathering in the world's harvest, and in every civilized land may be found one or many of the products of her factories which are ever increasing in both number and size.
CLERMONT COUNTY.
Clermont county is located in the southwest- ern part of the state and it fronts on the Ohio river. It was established December 9, 1800, by proclamation of Governor St. Clair, and was named in honor of Clermont, France. The sur- face is generally broken, and decidedly hilly in the southern part.
The area of Clermont county is 496 square miles and its population in 1820 was 15,820, and in 1900, 31,610.
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COUNTY SKETCHES.
Batavia is the county seat and its population in 1900 was 1,020.
Point Pleasant, a little village on the Ohio river about 25 miles above Cincinnati, will al- ways be noted as the birthplace of General U. S. Grant, who was born April 27, 1822, at that place.
CLINTON COUNTY.
Clinton county was formed in 1810, and was named in honor of George Clinton who was vice president of the United States, and the origin- ator of the canal systems of New York and Ohio.
Clinton county is located in the southwestern part of the state, and has an area of 384 square miles. The surface is mainly level and includes some prairie land. The soil is very productive, and is well adapted to corn and grass.
The population of Clinton county in 1820 was 8,085, and in 1900 it was 24,202. The county seat is Wilmington with a population in 1900 of 3,613.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY.
Columbiana county was formed March 25th, 1803. The name is a compound one formed from Columbus and Ana. The southern part of 18
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the county is broken and hilly while the north- ern portion is more level. This county is located on the eastern border of the state somewhat north of the center. It is in the best agricul- tural region of the state and is also rich in min- erals. Coal, iron ore, lime and building stones are found in vast quantities.
Farming, stock raising and mining are the leading occupations.
The area of Columbiana county is 538 square miles, and the population in 1820 was 22,033, and in 1900, 68,590. Lisbon is the county seat, and had a population in 1900 of 3,330. East Liverpool on the Ohio river is the largest city in the county, and the seat of extensive factories. Wellsville is also an important city, and is lo- cated on the Ohio river at the mouth of Yellow creek.
COSHOCTON COUNTY.
Coshocton county is located in the east-cen- tral portion of the state, and was formed April 1, 1811. The county was formerly inhabited by numerous tribes of the Delaware Indians who had a village where the city of Coshocton now stands, called Goschachgunk, from which name Coshocton was derived. The Indian village con-
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sisted of two rows of huts with a street between them. The village possessed a large council house in which were discussed, by the ablest In- dian chiefs, momentous questions affecting the very lives of all people living in that por- tion of the state. On one occasion as many as 700 warriors met around the council fires at Cochocton.
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