History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio, Volume I, Part 92

Author: Drury, Augustus Waldo, 1851-1935; S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, pub
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Chicago : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 966

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Before 1811, Benjamin Van Cleve had purchased all of section 27 on the Troy pike and made improvements but resided for no extended period on this land.

During the decade between 1810 and 1820, there were with other accessions to the immigrant population, Jonathan Knight, George Favorite, Elias Matthews, John Matthews, Robert Archibald, David Archibald, James Kay, Abraham Buckley, William Hoover and John Zediker.

Among the more noted of the early pioneers, was Rev. Joseph Tatman, who immigrated from Kentucky and located in the township in 1800. He was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, and, aside from his duties in man- aging his farin, was actively engaged, at least a part of the time, in ministerial work. Thomas Crook, the father of Gen. George W. Crook, settled on a half section of land opposite Johnson's station.

George W. Crook was born on this farm September 8, 1828. He entered West Point in 1848 and graduated July 1, 1852. He was appointed brevet second lieutenant and was assigned to the Fourth United States Infantry then located in California. He was engaged in many scouts and skirmishes in the Indian country. In 1861, he was made colonel of the Thirty-sixth Ohio Infantry. In the spring of 1862, he was placed in command of the Third Brigade of the Army of West Virginia. In July, he was transferred to the Army of the Potomac. He was later made brigadier-general. In January, 1863, he was transferred to the Army of the Cumberland. July 20, 1863, he was breveted major-general. Gen. Crook was in the various campaigns conducted by Gen. Sheridan in the Shenandoah valley. He participated in all movements of Sheridan's cavalry during the war, and, in the eleven days preceding Lee's surrender, his regiment lost one-third of its number in killed or wounded. When Gen. Sheridan was as- signed to a command in the southwest, Gen. Crook was placed in command of the cavalry corps. He was honorably mustered out of the volunteer service on the 15th of January, 1866. In 1888, he was appointed a major-general of the United States army.

The Brenners were large landholders in the township. A scion of one of these families, Hon. Simon Brenner, has lent credit to the township.

A log schoolhouse was erected on the premises of John Shafer, on the banks of Dry Run, in the autumn of 1809. Another schoolhouse was built the same year in the eastern part of the township. This building was destroyed by fire in 1813, and a larger and more suitable one was then erected on the farm of Henry

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Cuppy. In this house, Methodist meetings were held until Palmer's chapel was erected in the same neighborhood. Here, also, under the superintendency of Rev. Joseph Tatman, the children of the pioneers attended their first Sunday- school.

The first building erected exclusively for public worship was a rough log structure erected probably in 1816, which served as a place of worship for the Methodist Episcopal and other denominations until the schoolhouse was built on the old Troy pike in the southern part of section 30. In 1846, the Methodists built Wayne chapel on a lot adjoining that on which the schoolhouse stood. The lot was donated by James Black. In 1852, Montgomery chapel was built on land donated by Thomas Crook. The lot was deeded to the United Brethren church but all Christian denominations were expected to have the use of the building. An unfortunate controversy arose as to the use of the building which had been in use for school as well as for religious purposes. The building was torn down and the materials sold and scattered. There is a United Brethren church at Sulphur Grove of which Rev. E. J. Arthur is pastor. The congregation num- bers one hundred and twenty-four members.

The township trustees at the present time are: P. W. Artz, S. K. Smith and William L. Snell. The township board of education is composed of the following members: W. H. Darst, S. K. Smith, William Shoup, F. R. Grimes, William L. Snell. F. M. Copenhefer is the clerk of both boards.

A peculiarity of Wayne township is that it is altogether rural, having at the present time neither a postoffice nor a village. At an earlier period there were postoffices at Taylorsville, and at toll gate No. 2 on the old Troy pike in the southwestern part of the township, the name of this office being Fishburg. Later there was an office known as Sulphur Grove. The township is now served by rural routes and by postoffices outside of its own bounds. The people of the township are well supplied with schools, and are well abreast the people of other parts of the county in intelligence and uprightness. There is a very small propor- tion of foreigners in the township. The present population are in large part the descendents of the early settlers in the township.

The soil of the township is noted for its fertility. Wheat, corn, oats, potatoes. hay and tobacco are the main crops. The farmers are keeping in touch with the times and learning more and more to use the methods approved in the agricul- tural experiment stations. The Agricultural Bulletin together with farm papers can le found in nearly every farmer's home.

GERMAN TOWNSHIP.

What is known of German township would make a book. Indeed, an interest- ing book has been written concerning it by J. P. Hentz -- "Twin Valley"-pub- lished in 1883. While yet in manuscript a large part of its contents was used in the preparation of the chapter on German township in the History of Montgomery County, published in 1882.

The township is the southwest township in Montgomery county. When first formed in 1803 it extended from the Miami river to the Indiana line and one or two miles north of the present northern boundary. It includes about thirty-

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six square miles. It took its present dimensions in 1831. It was the first part of the present county of Montgomery, west of the Miami river, to be entered by the surveyor, the year being 1798. The first land sold or entered in the township was in 1801, that being the year when the land office was opened in Cincinnati. The following list, taken from the United States records, copies of which are preserved in the state auditor's office at Columbus, give us much information as to the early settlers.

Entries, with names of purchasers and dates, for German township west of the section line passing through Germantown, the numbers referring to sections of township 3, range 4 east :

Section I-

W. 1/2 Aaron Richardson Nov. 27, 180I

E. 12 Wm. Pouts Dec. II, 180I

Section 2-

E. 1/2 Isaac Myers Sept. 11, 1803

W. 1/2 Andrew Sharp Dec. 2, 1803

Section 3-

E. 12 James Sulgrove Dec. 12, 1809

W. 1/2 Henry Boomershine Dec. 12, 1809

Section 4-

N. E. 14 Henry Oldfather Oct. 16, 1810

S. E. 14 Abraham Stover . St.chr.c . Jan. 3. 1812

W. 12 Michael Fouts . June 6, 1804 Section 5- Stoner

N. E. 14 Philip Stover Nov. 9, 1804

N. W. 14 Wm. Smith Aug. 9, 1804

E. 1/2 George Hetzler July 1, 1805 Section 6-

N. E. 14 Isaac Blue Apr. 29, 1811

N. W. 14 Daniel Fouts . July 4, 1805

S. E. 14 Henry Yount Dec. 11, 1804

S. W. 14 John Etter Apr. 29, 18II Section 7 --

N. E. 14 Jacob Fouts Aug. 11, 1804

N. W. 1/4 Frederick Fonts Aug. II, 1804

S. E. 14 Jacob Fouts Aug. II, 1804

S. W. 14 Isaac Blue ( ?) Oct. 5, 1808 Section 8-

N. E. 1/4 Henry Oler Nov. 19, 1805

S. E. 14 Henry Hoover . Oct. 17, 1804

W. 1/2 James Porter Aug. 15, 1804 Section 9-

N. E. 14 John Shatley . Oct. II, 1814

N. W. 14 Fred Schaffer Nov. 8, 1811

S. E. 14 Wm. Emrick Oct. 10, 1814

S. W. 14 John Andrews July 30, 1817

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Section 10-

N. E. 14 Michael Fife Nov. 13, 1809

N. W. 14 John Hartman Nov. 6, 1805

S. E. 14 Michael Emrick Dec. 6, 1813 S. W. 14 Jacob Frantz Dec. 11, 18II

Section II-

N. E. 14 Jacob Swenk Aug. 14, 1810

S. E. 14 Val. Good Nov. 12, 1804

W. 12 David Fouts Feb. 24, 1803

Section 12-

E. 1/2 Sam. Hawkins . Jan. 19, 1802

N. W. 14 Sam. Hawkins Sept. 25, 1804

S. W. 14 Abraham Hartsel Mar. 25, 1805

Section 13-

. E. 1/2 James Hatfield Aug. 28, 1801

1 W. 12 James Porter . Sept. 4, 1801

Section 14-

E. 1/2 Wm. Clark Sept. 19, 1801

N. W. 14 Pallas P. Stuart. Sept. 8, 1804

S. W. 14 Christiana Houtz Aug. 14, 1810

Section 15- School land.

Section 17-

E. 1/2 Amos Higgins Dec. 8, 1803

W. 12 John Foutz . Jan. 17, 1804

Section 18-

E. 12 James Porter . Ang. 8, 1804

N. W. 14 John Keller . Jan. 20, 1813

S. W. 1/4 Richard Brown Jan. 7, 1805

Section 19-

E. 1/2 Jonas Hatfield Aug. 8, 1804

N. W. 14 Richard Brown . June 7, 1805

S. W. 14 Jeremiah Phelan Oct. 23, 1812 Section 20-

E. 12 Peter Parham Aug. 8, 1804

W. 1/2 Jonas Hatfield Aug. 8. 1804

Section 21-

N. E. 14 John Good Sept. 19, 1816

N. W. 14 Geo. Hetzler . June 18, 1814

S. E. 14 Henry Lee Sept. 19, 1816

S. W. 14 Philip Landis Sept. 19, 1816

Section 22-

N. E. 14 Philip Gunkel Sept. 22, 1814

N. W. 14 Morris Harris Aug. 15, 1815

S. E. 14 Thomas Winters Dec. 9, 1813

S. W. 14 Geo. Hetzler

June 18, 1814

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Section 23-

Wm. Bruce

Aug. 27, 1804

Section 24-

E. 1/2 Christopher Emrick July 31, 1804

W. 12 Wm. Emrick Aug. 10, 1804 Section 25-

N. E. 14 Geo. Kearn Feb. 25. 1805

S. E. 14 Wm. C. Schenk. Oct. 15, 1804 W. 1/2 Chas. and Peter Cartrow Nov. 28, 1803 Section 26-

N. E. 14 Brook Burton . Jan. 2, 1810

N. W. 14 Richard Brown Dec. 12, 1809

Section 27-

N. E. 14 John Rim . Feb. 4, 1805

N. W. 14 John Kempt . June 17, 1805

Section 28-

N. E. 14 Philip Long Aug. 18, 1810

N. W. 14 Amos Davis Aug. 14, 1815

Section 20-

N. 1/2 Peter Parham

Nov. 6, 1804

Section 30-

N. E. 14 Geo. Hetzler Aug. 13, 1814

N. W. 14 Peter Dill . Jan. 2, 1807

Corresponding list for the purchasers of lands in German township east of the section line passing through Germantown, the same being in township 2, range 5 east :

Section 5 John Emrick, Aug. 15, 1804.

Section 6 James J. Nesbit, Jan. 1, 1802.

Section 7 Philip Gunckel, July 31, 1804.

Section 8 Daniel Bumtrager, Jan. 26, 1803.

Section 17 Joseph Chamberlain, July 8, 1803.

Section 18 Philip Naggley, Nov. 9, 1801.

Section 19 George Gillespie, Oct. 1, 1802.

Section 20 Matthias Swartsel, Nov. 17, 1802.

Section 29 Staring Marsh, Oct. 27, 1801.

Section 30 William Schenck, Aug. 28, 1801.

Before the opening of the land to regular entry there were from about 1798 squatters scattered here and there. The names of some of these people were: John Pauly, Benjamin Smith, James Griffith, William Cutler, James Hatfield, Rob- ert Hardin, Lickum Hardin, James Porter, Abraham Hartzel and Samuel Haw- kins, who had been a colonel in the Revolutionary army and was a man of su- perior intelligence. Some of the squatters were of the transient class and others were simply waiting for the sale of lands to open. As late as 1804, there remained a village of the Shawnee Indians on Shawnee creek.

The immigration that stamped the character of German township dates from 1804. The year before, the pioneers in this immigration, Philip Gunckel, Chris- topher Emerick and John George Kern, all natives of Berks county, Pennsylvania,

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came to Ohio on a prospecting tour, but failed to secure the locations on which they had decided. However, in 1804, Mr. Philip Gunckel headed a colony of twenty-four families, coming first to Cincinnati and then to Hole's Station, from which point the land was explored for miles around. Mr. Gunckel, who was a miller and was in search for a mill site, at length fixed on a location where the Little Twin enters the Big Twin, about six miles from the mouth of this stream, now within the corporate limits of Germantown. The most of the members of the colony accompanied him to this location.

Some of the prominent families coming in 1804 were represented by Philip Gunckel, Christopher Emerick, George Moyer, George Kiester. Jacob Bauer, Peter Caterow and Henry Crist.

Martin Shuey. Mathias Swartzel, Leonard Slump, George Boyer, Andrew Zeller came in 1805. John Casper Stoever and Jonathan Lindemuth came in 1806.

The children of Peter and Catharine Schaeffer, eight in number, came at different times from 1804 to about 1814. The mother of this family had a re- markable history, having been captured by the Indians when about seven years old and held a captive for seven years. Her descendants at Germantown and elsewhere are said to number at least one thousand.

The later settlers of German township as well as the early settlers were mostly Pennsylvania Germans. No better citizens are found than the descendants of this sturdy stock.

The township includes some of the richest land in Montgomery county, about one-third of the area of the township consisting of bottom land. Springs abound. Some of the streams having their course in the township are the two Twins, Shawnee creek, Dry Run and Mud Lick. While all of the usual crops are grown, the tobacco crop is the source of the largest profit. One of the state experiment stations is located at Germantown. The agricultural interests of the county are greatly benefired thereby.

The first schoolhouse in German township stood on the south side of Stump's hill. It was a log structure and had originally been erected by William Eastwood, a squatter from Kentucky who had occupied it as a dwelling. The first teacher who taught in it and who was probably the pioneer teacher of the township was Rev. A. S. Mau. The second schoolhouse stood on the Franklin road a short distance below the present site of Sunsbury. It was built of logs and received its light through greased paper windows. The first teacher was John McNamar, who, in 1813, became a United Brethren preacher. He was succeeded by Jacob Lesley, a Kentuckian.

There are in German township, a number of cemeteries-one at Schaeffer's church, one on the farm of Jacob Judy, one at the head of Brown's Run, one on Sunsbury hill, besides those in Germantown. The one on Sunsbury hill is the oldest and was donated for the purpose by Christopher Emerick.

The township trustees elected in 1909 are: Adam Gilbert, Charles Rettich and Frank Hole. Ora D. Mayne is the clerk, and Ralph O. Eyler the treasurer.

The outgoing board of education for the township is Joseph Siegel, William H. Lindemuth, Louis Flinspach, Samuel Kern and Silas Borger. Clarence Schaeffer has been clerk of the board since 1900. There are eight regular and three special school districts in the township.

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GERMANTOWN.

Germantown, situated west of Little Twin creek and north of Big Twin creek, was platted by Philip Gunckel, October 4, 1814. The original plat was in the northeast quarter of section 13. township 3, range 4. This was a part of the land entered by James Hatfield August 28, 1801, and purchased along with other land by Philip Gunckel at ten dollars per acre in 1804. Other original purchasers of land within the corporate limits of Germantown were James Porter, Samuel Hawkins, Robert Harding, James Sharp, Jacob Swinehert, Edward Harding, Abraham Hartzell and Henry Snider. Germantown received its name because such a large proportion of the original settlers were Germans. The valley in which the town is situated is surrounded in almost every direction by hills. The original plat was so drawn as to leave in the rear of lots an open court for horses and wagons, with alleys approaching the same from different directions. Later additions do not include this feature. In 1818 a postoffice was established at Germantown, Peter Schaeffer being the first postmaster.

Germantown was incorporated March 16, 1833. The articles of incorpora- tion were amended February 20, 1834. The territory included within the cor- porate limits was two miles from east to west, extending to section lines on both sides, and a mile and a quarter in extreme width from north to south, beginning on Big Twin creek and extending to the half section line on the north. The first mayor was George Rowe, elected in 1833. At the same time J. W. Stamm was elected recorder. The succeeding mayors have been: J. Eminger, 1837; George Rowe, 1839; Jacob Koehne, 1842 ; M. B. Walker, 1845; William Gunckel, 1847; John Beaver, 1850; William Gunckel, 1853; P. Gebhart, 1855; William Gunckel, 1856; George T. Walker, 1857; William Gunckel, 1860; Adam Frank, 1865; Adam Frank, 1887; L. S. Crickmore, 1889; Adam Frank, 1891 ; L. S. Crickmore, 1894; Adam Frank, 1896; L. S. Crickmore, 1898; Lorin Wilkie, 1900; Adam Frank, 1902; L. S. Crickmore, 1903 (resigned August, 1905; S. A. Bausman, president of council filled out term) ; Harry M. Wolf, 1906; L. S. Crickmore, 1908. The list between 1865 and 1887 is missing and some other years are not strictly accounted for.

The present council consists of the following members: Georg Coleman, Perry Swartzel, Tony Throner, George E. Clark, Henry Crauder and Henry Gable.

There is in Germantown what is called a town hall, erected in 1873, owned by the town and German township. The township officers have their offices in this building. The first story of the building is owned by David Rohrer. The town officers occupy rented offices.

The town has a park, consisting of five acres, laid out about 1880.

The first burying ground in Germantown consisted of one acre of land pur- chased from Philip Gunckel in 1809. July 1, 1849, a cemetery association was formed and a regular constitution adopted. The officers chosen were: John F. Kern, William McKeon, John Stump, Samuel Rohrer, Jacob Eminger, Jacob Koehne, Frederick Kimmerling, John D. Gunckel, and Henry S. Gunckel as di- rectors. At a meeting held July 3, 1849, a committee was appointed to select suitable grounds and at a subsequent meeting the purchase of a ten-acre tract,

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located one-half mile west of the town, was recommended by the committee. At a meeting held August 1, 1849, the directors agreed to purchase said tract at one hundred dollars per acre. In 1861 a dwelling house for the sexton was erected on the ground and in 1878 an addition of over eight acres was purchased on the north side. Germantown cemetery is well laid out and nicely planted with trees and adorned with beautiful monuments.

The population of Germantown is placed at two thousand. The present post- master is Harry M. Wolf. Earlier postmasters were: Joseph Catro, C. Boehme and R. S. Fulton.

Germantown has been fortunate in the strength and reliability of its banks. The First National bank was organized on July 18, 1863, by Christian Rohrer, William Gunckel, John F. Kern and others, under the name of the Exchange bank. John F. Kern was elected president and John Stump, cashier, the former serving as president of the bank until January 10, 1882, when he resigned and was succeded by Joseph W. Shank. The present officers of this bank are: Presi- dent, John F. Shank; Vice-President, Charles F. Huber ; Cashier, E. C. Oblinger. The report of October 16, 1909, shows capital stock fifty thousand dollars ; sur- plus, fifty thousand dollars ; undistributed profits, twenty-one thousand, nine hun- dred dollars ; deposits, one hundred and ninety-four thousand dollars; dividends unpaid, seventy-six dollars; circulation, twelve thousand, five hundred dollars ; total, three hundred and twenty-eight thousand, four hundred and seventy-six dollars.

The Farmers and Citizens Savings bank was incorporated June 6, 1904. The officers are: President, Adam Gilbert : Vice-President, J. A. Brown ; Cashier, B. M. West. The statement of March 10, 1909, shows resources as follows : Loans, ninety-nine thousand, seven hundred and thirty-one dollars and forty cents ; real estate, furniture and fixtures, five thousand dollars ; current expenses, seven hundred and sixty-four dollars and sixteen cents; cash on hand and in banks, sixty-five thousand, five hundred and sixty-eight dollars and seventy-four cents ; total, one hundred and seventy-one thousand and sixty-four dollars and thirty cents.

About the year 1855 there was a private banking institution under the control of William and George Gunckel. This institution in 1859 passed under the con- trol of Col. John Stump, who continued it until the year 1863.

Germantown is well served by a local building association.

The people of Germantown and vicinity are well served by reliable stores in all the leading lines-dry goods, hardware, drug stores, furniture and under- taking establishments, groceries, etc.

Germantown is not provided with many manufactories. The distillery of D. Rohrer & Co., located one mile southwest of Germantown, was established in 1864, though it was the outgrowth of the distillery built by Christian Rohrer about 1847. After a long history, in which time it was claimed that more whiskey was manufactured by this distillery than by any other that had been operated in Montgomery county, it went into the hands of a receiver in 1909. It had not been in operation for two years. At the present time there are no distilleries in operation in Montgomery county, where formerly so many existed.

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At present there are ten or twelve tobacco warehouses in Germantown where many persons are employed in rehandling tobacco. Five cigar factories are in operation.

A tile factory is carried on by Henry Crauder ; also cement blocks and bricks are manufactured. A steam flour mill is in operation. There is also a good automobile repair shop. The state experiment station has charge of two farms within the corporate limits. Experiments are made with reference to corn, wheat, tobacco, grass, fertilizers and methods of culture. Henry Wachter, the superin- tendent, is sought as a speaker at farmer's institutes for the advice and informa- tion that he is able to give. Germantown has an independent telephone plant owned and controlled by local capitalists.

SCHOOLS. Soon after Germantown was laid out, schoolhouses were erected within its limits. An account written in 1883 of the first two schoolhouses says : "The first of these stood on the lot next to the Reformed church on the East side. Another, which was erected somewhat later, stood on Mulberry street on the lot on which at present stands the house of Mr. Henry Bear." These two buildings served until 1847. At that time a "union school building," consisting of several rooms was erected. The following persons served as principals of this school : Rev. J. Pentzer, 1852-53; F. C. Cuppy, 1853-54 ; J. W. Legg, 1854-55 ; A. Beal, 1855-56; Collins Ford, 1856-60. In 1860 the public schools were reorganized and placed under the management of six directors, and the same year the site of the present school building was chosen by vote of the people and the following year the structure was erected. It was a building of three stories, with four rooms on each floor. It cost seventeen thousand dollars. Those who have since 1860 served as principal or superintendent have been: Hampton Bennet, 1860-64 (he enlist- ing in the army, P. S. Turner filled out the unexpired term) ; J. M. Clemens, 1864-65; H. Bennet, 1865-66; Ambrose Temple, 1866-70; W. H. Scudder, 1870- 72; A. J. Surface, 1872-74; E. C. Harvey, 1874-76; C. L. Hitchcock, 1876-78; G. C. Dasher, 1878-80; B. B. Harlan, 1880-82.

The members of the present board of education are the following: President, J. L. Swain ; Clerk, A. F. Siebert ; E. C. Oblinger, J. M. Lawder, A. R. Ross. J. L. Swain has been continuously president of the board since 1901 and A. F. Sie- bert, clerk since 1903. Both had served earlier terms in the same capacities.

At present there are employed eight teachers in the grades and five in the high schools, including the teacher of music. C. W. McClure has been super- intendent of the schools the past nine years. S. M. Heitz has been principal of the high school eleven years.

MIAMI MILITARY INSTITUTE. In February, 1874, a citizens' committee was formed in response to representations made by the Rev. Dr. J. P. Hentz, then pastor of the local Lutheran church, to the effect that the district synod of Ohio, Evangelican Lutheran church, would locate their contemplated synodical school in Germantown on condition that suitable grounds and a building were provided. This committee raised by subscription the necessary funds, and the corner-stone for the proposed structure was laid on April 5, 1876. A board of trustees was elected at this time, and it was decided that the school should be chartered as the Germantown Institute. A faculty was organized, and beginning in September,

MIAMI MILITARY INSTITUTE, GERMANTOWN

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1875, sessions were held in the Firemen's Hall until the new building was so far completed as to permit of its occupancy, in the winter of 1876.

Early in the spring of 1877 the synod, "to the utter amazement of the Ger- mantown people and to their painful disappointment, dismissed its professor and abandoned the school." Following this action the building was sold to satisfy a mechanic's lien, and was bought by the village of Germantown for armory pur- poses. It served thus for the following eight years.

The last day of October, 1885, Orvon Graff Brown, then professor of science in the Cincinnati Wesleyan college, came to Germantown to visit his friend, Rev. C. W. Barnes, at the time pastor of the local M. E. church. In the early evening after his arrival, Prof. Brown was shown the building of what has always been known in Germantown as "The College." Its beautiful situation on the hill, in a splendid setting of foliage, and shimmering in the brightness of the autumn full moon, infatuated the young man with the place.

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History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio, Volume I, Part 92

Author: Drury, Augustus Waldo, 1851-1935; S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, pub Publication date: 1909 Publisher: Chicago : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 966

Author: Drury, Augustus Waldo, 1851-1935; S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, pub
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Chicago : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 966