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RED CROSS, TROY DIVISION-Red Cross Branches in the County Reorganized-The Miami County Chapter-The Piqua Division-The Troy Division-Work Initiated at Troy-Officers of the Troy Division -Campaign for Membership-The Admirable Enrollment-Officers Elected in 1918-General Review of Work of Troy Division-The . Junior Red Cross and Its Service-Red Cross Service During Influenza Epidemic-Service for Returned Soldiers. 542-543
Troy
Troy Selected as County Seat After Protracted Struggle-Selection of Site of the Seat of Justice-First House at Troy-First Courthouse a Log Structure-Pioneer Business Enterprises of the Town-Pioneer Physicians-A School Established in 1813-First Churches-The Miami Canal and Its Influence Upon Troy-Business Transactions Recorded in 1847-Laying of Cornerstone of Present Courthouse-Brief Description of the Courthouse . 543-545
TROY CITY GOVERNMENT-Chief Elective Officials-The City Council-Other Municipal Officers-The Board of Public Safety-The Civil Service Commission-Other Municipal Organizations-Present Population 545
CITY HALL-Building Erected in 1876-Brief Description of Building and Its Uses 546
PUBLIC LIBRARY-Troy Public Library Opened in 1896-Present Quarters-Donation of New Books and Subscrpition for Purchase of Books-The Librarians-Number of Volumes in the Library . .
.546
LODGES-Troy Masonic Building Finest in the City-The Strong Masonic Organization at Troy-Other Fraternal and Benevolent Or- ganizations
.546
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TROY INDUSTRIES-Troy Was Long a Center for the Manufactur- ing Horse-Drawn Vehicles-Decline of This Industry Induces Other Lines of Manufacturing-Troy Manufactories and Their War Produc- tion-The Troy Wagon Works-The Skinner Irrigation Company-The Troy Body Company-The Miami Specialty Works-The H. D. Cress Company-Troy Pattern Works-The Hobart Brothers Company-The Gummed Products Company-The Hobart Manufacturing Company- The Miami Trailer Company-The Mckinnon Dash Company-The Star Foundry-Ohio Specialty Manufacturing Company-The Lorimer 546-551 Manufacturing Company
THE FLOOD AT TROY-Havoc and Devastation Attend Great Flood of 1913-General Description of Advance of the Flood-Bells of the City Sound General Alarm-Rescue Work-Streets Surge with Mad Rush of Waters-A Gigantic Lake Formed-Gradual Subsidence of the Water-Herioc Rescue Work-A Night of Terror-"Troy Will Take Care of Its Own"-Relief Committee Organized-Work of the Com- mittee-Survey of Amount of Damage Done-The Known Dead on April 3, 1913-Heavy Losses Sustained-Work of Rehabilitation ..... 551-552
NEWSPAPERS-Miami Reporter Appears in 1827-The Miami Weekly Post-Troy Times Founded in 1829-Troy Sentinel First Democratic Paper in the Town-The Imperial and The Bulletin-The Troy Demo- crat-The Buckeye-The Troy Chronicle and Daily Trojan-The Troy Record-The Troy Daily Times-The Troy Daily News 552-553
THE ALTRURIAN CLUB OF TROY-Leading Woman's Organiza- tion of the City-Its Organization, Officers and Work. 533-554
THE FORTNIGHTLY CLUB OF TROY-Organization and Mem- bership-Prominent in Belgium Relief Work-Present Officers. ... . . .554
THE SOROSIS CLUB-Organization and Motto of the Club-Useful to Its Members and the Community-Present Officers 554
THE VARSITY CLUB-A Dominating Social Institution-Modern Headquarters-Officers 554
TROY ROTARY CLUB-An Organization of Great Value in the Com- munity-Weekly Luncheons and Discussions-Monthly Meetings- -Present Executive Officers-Directors-Committees. 554
THE TROY CLUB-Outgrowth of Old Troy Bicycle Club -- Con- solidates with Outing Club-Island Resort of the Outing Club-Pres- ent Fine Home of the Troy Club-Officers and Directors. 555
TROY RAILROAD SERVICE-First Railroad in 1850-Steady Advance in Transportation Facilities-Baltimore & Ohio Railroad- Dayton & Troy Traction Line-Troy & Piqua Traction Line-Freight Service of Traction Lines. 555
TROY BANKS-Miami County Bank Established in 1871-Reorganized as the Troy National Bank-Present Financial Status-Present Officers-First National Bank Organized in 1863-Succeeds Miami County Branch of Ohio State Bank-First Officers-New Building Occupied in 1908-Present Capitalization-The Savings Department- Present Officers 555-556
THE PEOPLE'S BUILDING & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION- Organized in 1890 -- Original Officers-Changes in Executive Corps- Present Officers-Present Directors-Resources and Assets. .556
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TROY CHURCHES-Transition from the Log Cabin to the Present Day Splendid Places of Worship-First Church Erected by the Methodists-Present Edifice Dedicated in 1901-St. Patrick's Catholic Church-The First Presbyterian Church-The First Baptist Church- The First Christian Church. 556-558
TROY SCHOOLS-First School Established in 1813-The Academy -Present Superintendent-St. Patrick's Parochial School. 558-559
Piqua
Origin of the Name-Job Gard the First White Settler-Gard Builds Cabin at Upper Piqua in 1806-Erects a Cabin on Site of Present City of Piqua-First Hamlet of Piqua Consisted of Seven Log Cabins- Occupants of These Cabins-Birth of First White Child-First Survey Made-Patent Deed Granted to John Manning-Matthew Caldwell Secures Land-First Wedding-Settlement First Named Washington- Present Name Adopted in 1816-General Harrison's Quarters at Upper Piqua in War of 1812-Early Stockade Houses-Colonel John Johnston Indian Agent Here-Activities of Pioneers After Close of the War- Townships Organized in 1814-Piqua Located in Washington Town- ship-Huntersville Becomes Part of Piqua in 1892-First Mayor of of Piqua-Area of the City-Boundaries-Village of Rossville- Colony of Slaves Freed by John Randolph, of Virginia, Settle in Rossville- Piqua Most Important City in Miami County-An Attractive and Modern City-Old Homesteads That Are Landmarks-Retail Business District Branching Out-Surrounded by Fertile Farm Lands. .559-561
FOUNTAIN PARK AND THE CHAUTAUQUA-Beautiful Park Made Possible by the Women's Clubs-Genesis of the Movement That Resulted in Purchase of the Park by the City-Women's Clubs Raise Funds to Improve the Park-Attractions and Privileges of the Park- Meeting Place of the Piqua Community Chautauqua .. 561-562
FEDERAL BUILDING-A Modern Structure of Fine Architectural Design-Building Completed in 1915-Present Postmaster-First Post- office Established in 1811-Name of Village Originally Piquatown ...... 562
THE PIQUA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-Organized in 1916- James L. Black the First President-The Building Occupied by the Organization-Various Departments and Officials-Admirable Work of the Institution-Center of War Work Activities-The Piqua Fuel- Administration .562-564
PUBLIC UTILITIES-Pioneer Transportation Facilities-The Chi- cago, Piqua & Indiana Railroad-Now a Part of the Pennsylvania Sys- tem-Extensive Improvements Completed in 1914-Handsome New Station-The Dayton & Michigan Railroad-Now a Part of the Bal- timore & Ohio System-Traction Lines of Piqua 564
WATER SUPPLY-Piqua Hydraulic Company Organized in 1866- Officers and Directors at Time of Incorporation-Hydraulic Canal Completed in 1870-Present System Completed in 1876-Brief Descrip- tion of Service. 564-565
CENTRAL UNION TELEPHONE COMPANY-Fine New Buildings . of the Company-Service of the System-The Piqua Home Telephone Company Consolidated with the Central Union Telephone Company in 1917 .565
ARTIFICIAL GAS-First Gas Company Organized in 1854-Company Supplies Street Lighting Until 1889. .. .565
NATURAL GAS-Mercer Gas & Fuel Company Secures Franchise at Piqua in 1887-Pipe Line Constructed-The Dayton Natural Gas Com- pany-Miami Valley Gas & Fuel Company-The Ohio Fuel Supply Company .
565
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THE DAYTON POWER & LIGHT COMPANY-Piqua Office and Plant of This Company-System of City Heating Installed-Ohio Electric Light Association Organized at Piqua-The Piqua Edison Illuminating Company-Succeeded by the Piqua Electric Light Com- pany-The Miami Light, Heat & Power Company-The Dayton Power & Light Company 565-566
THE PIQUA NATIONAL BANK-Genesis and Rise of the Institution -Potent Influence of Joseph G. Young-Brief Review of History of the Institution 566-567
CITIZENS' NATIONAL BANK-Resumé of the Inception and Up- building of This Representative Bank. 567
THE PIQUA SAVINGS BANK COMPANY-Record of Organization and Development of the Institution. 567
THE THIRD BUILDING & LOAN COMPANY-Organized in 1884 -List of Incorporators-Capital Stock-Handsome New Building Erected by the Company-Present Officers. 567-568
BORDER CITY BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION-The Oldest Building and Loan Association in Miami County-Incorporated in 1871- Splendid Record of This Corporation. 568
THE PIQUA CLUB-A Representative Organization-New Club House Erected in 1908-First Officers-Present Officers. 568
THE PIQUA GOLF CLUB-Attractive Grounds of the Club-The Fine Golf Course-Plans for Modern Club House-Membership-Pres- 568-569 ent Officers
WOMEN'S CLUBS OF PIQUA-All Are Literary Organizations with High Cultural Ideals-Admirable Work of the Clubs in Connection with War Activities-The Fortnightly Club-Daughters of the American Revolution-The Columbian Club-The History Club-Helen Hunt Cir- cle-The Book Club-The Non-de-Script-Reading Circle-The Story Tellers' League-City Federation of Women's Clubs-The Research Club-Piqua Branch Child Conservative League of America-The Round Table-Community Club of Springcreek Township. 569-572
THE SCHMIDLAPP FREE SCHOOL LIBRARY-Established Through Generosity of Jacob G. Schmidlapp-Brief Review of the His- tory and Service of the Institution. 572-573
LODGES AND SOCIETIES-Brief Record of the Various Lodges and Societies of Piqua .573
THE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION-Remark- able Record of This Vigorous Organization at Piqua-Review of Special Activities of the Association and Its Leaders-General Organization and Service-The Association Becomes Federated in November, 1919 573-574
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION-In Dividends of Man- hood the Association is Best Paying Enterprise in the City of Piqua- Organized in 1870-The Association Building and Its Equipment-Gen- eral Outline of Splendid Service. 574-576
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS-Piqua Council Instituted in 1906-Offi- cers of the Charter Class-Record of Steady Growth-The Club House -Plans for Auditorium-Present Officers. 576
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THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF PIQUA-A Noble and Valuable Institution-Institution Established Through Generosity of Mrs. Edward C. Thayer-A Memorial to Delos C. Ball-The Building and Its Modern Equipment-Memorial Rooms of the Hospital-General Record of Serv- ice-Officers and Functions .576-578
THE FLOOD OF 1913-The Most Terrible Calamity in History of Piqua-Death and Devastation-Marvelous Heroism-Concise Review of the Havoc Wrought by the Flood at Piqua and in the Surrounding Districts-Tragic Incidents-Thrilling Rescues-Days and Nights of Terror-Fear of Breaking of the Lewistown Reservoir-Relief Activities After the Flood-Noble Record of Unselfish Devotion and Service- Flood Leaves a Scene of Desolation-Piqua' Retrieves Herself .. .578-582
PIQUA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS-Chapter Or- ganized in June, 1917-Four Branches Added-Officers Chosen-Head- quarters Donated-General Review of Admirable Service and Work During the Period of the World War-Work of Various Divisions and Committees 583-586
CHURCHES-Piqua a "City of Churches"-City Has Eighteen Churches -United Presbyterians Erect First Church Edifice, a Log Cabin in 1816-Growth of This Church Organization-Methodist Episcopal Serv- ices Held as Early as 1807-Progress of Methodism at Piqua-The Greene Street Methodist Church-Favorite Hill Mission-A Second Methodist Church Established in 1853-Present Edifice Erected in 1914 -The Presbyterian Church-St. James Church, Protestant Episcopal- The Baptist Church-St. Paul's Evangelical Church-St. Mary's Catho- lic Church-The First Christian Church-The United Brethren-The Church of Christ-St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church-The Wayne Street Methodist Episcopal Church-The First Reformed Church- Cyrene Methodist Episcopal Church-Park Avenue Baptist Church. . 586-588
THE PIQUA PUBLIC SCHOOLS-Schools Maintained at Highest Standard-Record of Early Educational Activities-General Review of History of Splendid Growth and Advancement-The Schools of the City at the Present Time-The Piqua High School-St. Mary's Parochial School-St. Boniface Parochial School . 588-591
PIQUA NEWSPAPERS-Piqua Gazette Issued in 1820-Western Courier and Piqua Enquirer the Second Paper at Piqua-The Piqua Intelligencer-The Piqua Register-The Piqua Journal and the Lead- er-Journal-The Piqua Daily Dispatch-The Miami Democrat-The Miami Leader-The Piqua Daily Leader-The Weekly Journal and the Piqua Leader-Dispatch-The Miami Helmet-The Piqua Daily Call- The Call Publishing Company-The Piqua Publishing Company-The Piqua Daily Press-Consolidation of the Piqua Call, the Piqua Leader- Dispatch and the Piqua Press-The Miami Post-The Miami Valley News 591-592
INDUSTRIES OF PIQUA-Pioneer Grist Mills-Piqua Becomes a Center for Manufacturing of Linseed Oil-The First Paper Mill-Car- riage and Buggy Factories-The Piqua School Furniture Company- Piqua Rolling Mill and Cincinnati Corrugating Company-Wood Shovel & Tool Company-The Piqua Hosiery Company-The Atlas Underwear Company-The Superior Underwear Company-The Imperial Under- wear Company-The Favorite Stove & Range Company-The Piqua Handle & Manufacturing Company-The Orr Felt & Blanket Company -The Pioneer Pole & Shaft Company-The Piqua Malt Company-The S. Zollinger Company-The French Oil Mill Machinery Company- George W. Hartzell's Walnut Wood Companies-The Meteor Motor Car Company-The Ohio Marble Company-The Cron-Kills Company -The Val Decker Packing Company-C. L. Wood Planing Mill-R. Kugelman & Company-The Cron Company-The Piqua Milling Com- pany-The Magee Bros. Company-The Piqua Paper Box Company-
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The Piqua Ice Company-Wright & Kuntz Lumber Company-Piqua Cap Company-The Champion Cutter Manufacturing Company-The Rundle Medicine Company-The Piqua Amusement Company. .. 592-612
Villages of the County
BRADFORD-Review of History of Bradford Junction. .612-615
BRANDT 615
CASSTOWN 615-616
CONOVER 616
COVINGTON-History-The Dunkards-Church of the Brethren- Presbyterian Church-The Christian Church-The Lutheran Church- Schools-The Stillwater Valley Bank-Railroads-Industries-News- papers-The Covington Armory-Lodges 616-623
FLETCHER 623-624
GEORGETOWN .624
LAURA 624
LENA
625
LUDLOW FALLS 625
PLEASANT HILL-Beery Correspondence School for Horsemanship -Bank-The Pleasant Hill News-G. A. R .- Staunton Township and Dutch Station 625-628
TIPPECANOE CITY-Attractive Village in Monroe Township-Early Settlers and Their Activities-Population-Railroads, Traction Lines and Public Utilities-The Churches of the Village-Fraternal Organizations -Public Schools-Financial Institutions-Newspapers-Miami & Erie Canal and Early Transportation Facilities-Pioneer Mills and Other In- dustries-Present Industrial Enterprises. 628-633
WEST CHARLESTON-First Hamlet Settled in Bethel Township -- One of the Oldest Settlements in the County-Originally Named Friend- town-Pioneer Status-Condition at the Present Time. 633
WEST MILTON-Joseph Evans First Settler-The Town Platted by Evans in 1807-Origin of Present Name-Early Industries-Manufac- turing of Lightning Rods-Outgrowth of Quaker Settlement-Railroad Facilities-Overlook Park-Municipal Improvements-First Quaker Church with Steeple and Bell Erected at West Milton-Early Activities of the Society of Friends in the Settlement-Banking Interests-The Citizens' National Bank-The West Milton Loan & Savings Association -The West Milton Home Telephone Company-Stillwater Valley Elec- tric Company-The West Milton Record-Lodges. 633-634
ILLUSTRATIONS
Map of the Miami River Drainage Area Frontispiece
Logan County Courthouse Facing page 169
Views of Bellefontaine
66 198
Common Pleas Judges, Logan County .
66 217
Views of Belle Center, Rushsylvania and Quincy. .
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Views of Zanesfield, Lakeview and Lewistown ... 66
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Judge Joseph D. Barnes
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Views of Sidney 66
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Judge Walter D. Jones
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Views of Troy
66 543
Views of Piqua
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Hon. John C. Hover sketch in the Bench and Bar of Logan county.
Hon. Joseph D. Barnes sketch in the Bench and Bar of Shelby county.
Hon. Walter Duval Jones, senior Common Pleas judge of Ohio, was born June 21, 1857, at Piqua, Ohio, a son of Mathias H. and Jane (Wood) Jones. He attended the graded and high schools of Piqua and in youth mastered the printer's trade and for a time did newspaper and editorial work, in the meantime pursuing his studies for the law. Admitted to the bar in 1878, he was engaged in private practice during that and the following year and then served as city solicitor of Piqua for six terms. February 6, 1899, he was appointed Common Pleas judge to fill a vacancy, and in the same year was elected to that office, to which he has been elected six times without opposition. Judge Jones is a Knight Templar Mason and a member of the Piqua club, the Piqua Chamber of Commerce and the Episco- pal church. He was married October 23, 1879, to Miss Laura C. Harlow, and has one daughter, Mrs. Dr. F. W. Thomas, and two grandchildren, Randolph and Charlotte. The home of Judge Jones is located at 412 North Wayne street, Piqua.
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TN no part of the Union are there more objects of archaeological interest than in the Miami valley, in Ohio, and never before were we so well prepared to study them so successfully as at the present time. It is not our purpose, however, in these volumes to go in detail into this subject, but rather to give a brief outline of the evidences extant that this region was once the abode of that mysteri- ous people whom, for want of a better name, we call "Mound Build- ers." In the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, published in October, 1883, Prof. F. W. Putnam, of Cambridge, Mass., who has taken great interest in the archaeology of Ohio, has this to say of the fortified hill in Butler county :
"Fort Hill, of which an accurate description and figure are given by Squier and Davis, is in several respects one of the most remarkable of the prehistoric works in the State of Ohio, and has not yet suffered much by the hand of man, thanks to its being diffi- cult of access. Nature has held almost undisputed sway over the works since they were deserted, and forest trees of great age are growing upon the walls and within the enclosure. The walls of this fort are formed of stones taken from the top of the hill and from the ditch made on the inside of the walls. These walls are from eight to fifteen feet high and from twenty to thirty or more feet in width, and they enclose an area of nearly fifty acres. They are carried around the very brow of the hill, forming a continuation of its steep sides. Some conception of the antiquity of the place may be derived from the size of a decayed oak stump still standing upon the summit of the wall, which measures seven by nine feet in its two diameters, nearly three feet from the ground. This is probably the same stump which thirty-seven years ago Squier and Davis reported as having a circumference of twenty-three feet."
With the exception of Ross county, Butler contains more an- tiquities than any other in the State. Prof. S. F. Baird pronounces it one of the most interesting spots on this continent. When it is considered that within its borders are less than three hundred thou- sand acres of land, the claims put forth appear to be exaggerated. And yet there are over 250 artificial mounds and seventeen en- closures. All of the latter have been surveyed and described save one. Add to these over three hundred thousand various kinds of stone implements which have been picked up, and no mean appearance is presented. Of these remains, the most celebrated is the one already mentioned and known as Fortified Hill, located in Ross township, on Section 12, and less than two and one-half miles from the Miami. The plan of the work with accompanying description was first printed in Squier and Davis' Ancient Monuments of the Missis- sippi Valley, published by the Smithsonian Institution in the year
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1848. Passing over such works as contain only a description, the following books may be named which contain a delineation of Forti- fied Hill. Appletons' Cyclopoedia, 1873 ; Baldwin's Ancient America, 1872; Bancroft's Native Races of the Pacific Slope, vol. IV., 1875; MacLean's Mound Builders, 1879; Larkin's Ancient Man in America, 1880; Smithsonian Report, 1883; History of Butler County, 1883; and Allen's Pre-historic World, 1885. It is thus seen that great prominence has been given to this work.
The following bibliography of earthworks in the Miami val- ley is taken from an article prepared by Mrs. Cyrus Thomas, under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, and published in Vol- ume I of the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society publica- tions :
Butler County
Ancient earthworks six miles southeast from the town of Ham- ilton. Surveyed and described in 1842 by Jas. McBride, J. B. Mac- Lean in Sm. Rep., 1881, pp. 600, 603. Diagram on page 602. These works are located partly in Fairfield township, Sec. 15, 8, and 16, and partly in Union township, Secs. 8 and 14.
Fortified Hill, on the west side of the Big Miami, three miles below Hamilton. Described and figured, Anc. Mon., pp. 16, 18, P1. vi .; also by MacLean in Mound Builders, pp. 184-187, fig. 53, and brief notice and figure by same in Sm. Rep., 1883, p. 850. Explored, described, and figured by John P. Rogan, Thomas MS.
The A. McCormick mound, Fairfield township, on farm of Mrs. A. McCormick. Described and figured by John P. Rogan, Thomas MS.
The Wm. M. Cochran mound, one mile northeast of Bunker Hill, Reily township. Explored, described, and figured by John P. Rogan, Thomas MS.
The John Hoffman group of mounds near the central portion of the county. Explored, described, and figured by John P. Rogan, Thomas MS. Probably the same one mentioned by John P. Mac- Lean, situated in St. Clair township, Mound Builders, p. 214.
The George Warwick mound, two miles north of Hamilton, in St. Clair township. Explored, described, and figured by John P. Rogan, Thomas MS. Noticed by J. P. MacLean, Mound Builders, p. 216.
Large circular enclosure on the west side of the Big Miami, about seven miles below Hamilton, Ross township. Described and figured, Anc. Mon. pp. 85, 86, P1. xxx, No. 2; also by MacLean, Mound Builders, pp. 190, 191, fig. 55.
Group of six mounds in Ross township, mentioned and figured, Anc. Mon., p. 170, fig. 57, No. 1. More fully described and figured, MacLean, Mound Builders, pp. 194, 195, fig. 56.
Mound on land of J. and G. Meescopf in the southern portion of the county ; one mile east of the R. Cooper mounds. Explored, de- scribed, and figured by John P. Rogan, Thomas MS.
Mound on farm of Robert Cooper, Fairfield township. Ex- plored, described, and figured by John P. Rogan, Thomas MS. Noticed by J. P. MacLean, Mound Builders, p. 181.
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The Samuel Lamdon mound, Reily township. Explored, de- scribed, and figured by John P. Rogan, Thomas MS. Brief descrip- tion by John P. MacLean, Mound Builders, p. 202.
The Henry Schwarm mound, a mile and a half northwest of the village of Reily. Explored, described, and figured by John P. Rogan, Thomas MS. Probably the one in Reily township, men- tioned by J. P. MacLean, Mound Builders, p. 202.
Enclosure, ditch, and mound on Seven Mile creek, near Somer- ville, Milford township. Described and figured by MacLean, Mound Builders, pp. 207, 209, fig. 59. Brief notice and figure, Anc. Mon., p. 90, Pl. xxxi, No. 2.
Mound from which was taken a frog pipe and charred cloth. Reported by Thomas Dover.
Mound one mile south of Post Town station and two miles north of Middletown in which were found rolls of cloth and other relics. Reported by John S. Earhart, O. T. Mason, Sm. Rep., 1880, pp. 443, 444.
Ancient work (enclosure) on Four Mile Creek, in Oxford town- ship. Described and figured, Anc. Mon. pp. 29, 31, Pl. xi, No. 2 and also by MacLean Mound Builders, pp. 204, 205, fig. 58.
Ancient work (enclosure) on the bank of Seven Mile creek in St. Clair township, about five miles north of Hamilton. Described and figured, Anc. Mon., p. 29, Pl. xi, No. 1; also by MacLean in Mound Builders, pp. 212, 213, fig. 60. The mound explored by John P. Rogan, Thomas MS.
Ancient fortification in Fairfield township. Described and fig- ured by MacLean, Mound Builders, pp. 177, 178, fig. 49. Brief de- scription and figure, Anc. Mon., p. 22. Pl. viii, No. 2.
Ancient inclosure near the preceding. Brief notice and fig- ure, MacLean, Mound Builders, p. 178, fig. 50.
Enclosure with oblong mound inside on the bank of Nine Mile creek, in Wayne township. Described and figured by MacLean, Mound Builders, pp. 217-220, fig. 61. Briefly noticed and figured in Anc. Mon., p. 90, Pl. xxxi, No. 3.
Square enclosure and mounds on east side of the Big Miami, about four miles below Hamilton, in the southwest part of Fair- field township. Described and figured, Anc. Mon., p. 85, Pl. xxx, No. 1.
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