The First Century of Piqua, OhioMagee Bros. Publishing Company, 1916 - 372 էջ |
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uncovered between Young street and Rocky Branch . There was one mound near the intersection of Downing and Water streets , and a small one at the west end of Mound street . These earthworks have long ago been leveled and forgotten ...
uncovered between Young street and Rocky Branch . There was one mound near the intersection of Downing and Water streets , and a small one at the west end of Mound street . These earthworks have long ago been leveled and forgotten ...
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... streets . This cabin stood on the brow of the hill just east of Harrison street , and with the cultivated lands adjacent constituted what was called an " Improvement " , being the usual way of settling on land before the government had ...
... streets . This cabin stood on the brow of the hill just east of Harrison street , and with the cultivated lands adjacent constituted what was called an " Improvement " , being the usual way of settling on land before the government had ...
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... street at that time was just a part of Gen. Clark's old trail , and Water street was only a path leading to the mill . The eight men , nearly all with families , comprising this small nucleus of the town , were John Manning , Edward ...
... street at that time was just a part of Gen. Clark's old trail , and Water street was only a path leading to the mill . The eight men , nearly all with families , comprising this small nucleus of the town , were John Manning , Edward ...
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... street below Leavells . Armstrong Brandon came from North Carolina in 1805. Being not only a preacher and civil engineer , but something of a promoter as well , it was not long before he discovered that Piqua was to become an important ...
... street below Leavells . Armstrong Brandon came from North Carolina in 1805. Being not only a preacher and civil engineer , but something of a promoter as well , it was not long before he discovered that Piqua was to become an important ...
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... street , with the river on the north and east , and the section line or South street on the south . This deed , or patent was signed by President Madison on Sept. 28 , 1811 , and although Manning probably sold some of these lots ...
... street , with the river on the north and east , and the section line or South street on the south . This deed , or patent was signed by President Madison on Sept. 28 , 1811 , and although Manning probably sold some of these lots ...
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appointed army Ash street Barrington boat bought Bowdle boys brick bridge building built Caldwell called Camp canal Capt cemetery Chas church Cincinnati citizens Clark Clerk Constables corner of Main council David David Hunter Dayton Defrees Downing street early east elected Elliott erected farm fire Freight Garvey Harrison Harvey Clark Hilliard Hugh Scott Hunter Huntersville Indians Jacob Landes John Garvey John Johnston July June Justice Peace Keyt Lock Mill Main street March Mathew Caldwell Mayor McCorkle Miami county Miami river miles mill O'Ferrall Ohio present President Public Square railroad Rayner record river Robert Young Robt Rossville Sept side sold soldiers soon Stephen Johnston Sycamore Tamplin TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS Treasurer tribes Troy Trustees Upper Piqua Ward Washington Washington Township Water street Wayne Wood Young
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Էջ 18 - IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I HAVE CAUSED THESE LETTERS TO BE MADE PATENT, AND THE SEAL OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE TO BE HEREUNTO AFFIXED.
Էջ 18 - In Testimony whereof I Chester A. Arthur President of the United States of America have caused these letters to be made Patent and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.
Էջ 18 - An act providing for the sale of the Lands of the United States in the territory northwest of the Ohio, and above the mouth of the Kentucky River...
Էջ 18 - Basye, his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof, I have caused these letters to be made Patent and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.
Էջ 18 - President of the United States of America To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Know Ye, That...
Էջ 18 - Michigan, this 25th day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight, and of the independence of the United States of America the thirty-third.
Էջ 280 - Madam, if I live to be a hundred years old, I shall never forget the look that came into his face then.
Էջ 29 - ... dangerous situation in consequence of their being exposed to invasion and depredations from them, they being contiguous to the enemy: hence every opportunity of conveying information to them of our situation, moving off and joining them, and doing much mischief from their knowledge of our country, &c. This brief petition we would humbly beg your Excellency to take into consideration, and relieve us from a state of uneasiness and alarm, by having them removed into the interior of the State, where,...
Էջ 273 - From 1820 he resided at Hampstead, the beautiful neighbourhood of which chiefly occupied his pencil for the remainder of his life. He was elected a member of the Royal Academy in 1829, having been for ten years an associate; and he exhibited altogether 104 works at the Academy.
Էջ 359 - The minimum breadth of this canal at water line is 40 feet; at bottom, 26 feet; and the depth, 4 feet. The number of lift-locks on this canal is 152; number of guard-locks, 9. MIAMI AMi KIIIE CANAL.