Description: Belmont County, Ohio Early days in Belmont County, OH, and its various communities -- Bellaire, St. Clairsville, Martin's Ferry, Bridgeport and Barnesville -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 35 Page Booklet reprinted from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Guide (a 1940 WPA Writers Project) and other hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on quality paper, with the print enlarged 10% for easier reading. Illustrations include an 1846 sketch of St. Clairsville, a view of Bellaire in 1887, and Martin's Ferry in 1887. Among the many and diverse topics covered in the booklet are: the Battle of Captina, the adventures of Indian hunter Lewis Wetzel, the life of Arthur St. Clair, Benjamin Lundy, early abolitionist, Indian attacks, a treatise entitled "Our Cabin, or Life in the Woods", Jake Heatherington and his mule Jack, the birthplace of William Dean Howells, etc. GENEALOGY BUFFS will find a list of 1888 county officers and businesses. A 1933 look at the history of newspapers in the county, brief pieces on Lewis Wetzel, Benjamin Lundy, Ebenezer Martin, the grave of Ebenezer Zane, and the Narrow Guage Railroad, a tour guide's highlights in 1940, and maps showing the 88 Ohio counties and 1805 Ohio are also included. Wouldn't this make a unique gift?
Price: 11.58 USD
Location: Tucson, Arizona
End Time: 2024-01-01T21:34:22.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Author: Henry Howe and others
Book Title: Belmont County Ohio
Language: English
Format: Spiral / Comb Binding
