The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days, with Special Chapters on the Bench and Bar, Medical Profession, Educational Development, Industry and Agriculture and Biographical Sketches, Volume 2 |
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... settled on the branches of the Muskingum and as far west as the Scioto , and became powerful and influential in the Indian . affairs of Ohio . Another tribe besides those mentioned wielded a powerful influence in the troublous times ...
... settled on the branches of the Muskingum and as far west as the Scioto , and became powerful and influential in the Indian . affairs of Ohio . Another tribe besides those mentioned wielded a powerful influence in the troublous times ...
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... SETTLEMENT AND ORGANIZATION . N APRIL , 1785 , four families attempted to form a permanent settlement at the mouth of the Scioto , upon the present site of Portsmouth . They came down the Ohio from Redstone , Penn- sylvania , and ...
... SETTLEMENT AND ORGANIZATION . N APRIL , 1785 , four families attempted to form a permanent settlement at the mouth of the Scioto , upon the present site of Portsmouth . They came down the Ohio from Redstone , Penn- sylvania , and ...
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... settlement of the Chenoweths and a few others on the Pe - pee prairie , followed by the settlement of Chillicothe . All these settlements were made between January 1 and April 30 , 1796. There had been a scattered hut or two , built by ...
... settlement of the Chenoweths and a few others on the Pe - pee prairie , followed by the settlement of Chillicothe . All these settlements were made between January 1 and April 30 , 1796. There had been a scattered hut or two , built by ...
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... settled on the latter section , and established a home . During the war of 1812 , Mr. Entrekin held the position of wagon - master , and was employed in conveying army sup- plies from Chillicothe to Lower Sandusky . He attained the rank ...
... settled on the latter section , and established a home . During the war of 1812 , Mr. Entrekin held the position of wagon - master , and was employed in conveying army sup- plies from Chillicothe to Lower Sandusky . He attained the rank ...
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... settled on section twentysix , in Green township , in 1803. He came to Ross county with a colony of twelve , and located near Chillicothe station , in 1800. There he raised a crop of grain ; then returned in the fall of that year to his ...
... settled on section twentysix , in Green township , in 1803. He came to Ross county with a colony of twelve , and located near Chillicothe station , in 1800. There he raised a crop of grain ; then returned in the fall of that year to his ...
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