After the wars, Ohio's population skyrocketed faster than in any other state at any other time in history, so that in just 14 years after the War of 1812, Ohio's population was now over 800,000. All of Ohio was growing, except for the upper northwest region. And that was primarily ...
In the mid-1700s, European settlers began to arrive, leading to conflicts over land and resources. This culminated in the Northwest Indian War (1785–1795), where a confederation of Native American tribes, led by the ShawneeChief Tecumseh, resisted U.S. expansion. The war ended with theTreat...
After the Revolutionary War, the Northwest Territory was established in 1787. On April 7, 1788, the town of Marietta was founded, and it became the first permanent white settlement in Ohio. The 1790s saw severe fighting with the Indians in Ohio; a major battle was won by Maj. Gen. Antho...
After the fight, Harrison found British weapons and supplies in the village confirming suspicions that the British were arming the Indians and encouraging them to fight against the settlers. This would be one of the tipping points that would cause America to declare war against Great Britain the ...
It is rich, flat land that once was the bane of early settlers that tried to slog through its mucky swamps, but today, the swamps are gone and the area is one of the Midwest's major agricultural centers. It is also home to the world famous Cedar Point. Southwest Airplanes, ancient ...
Ohio was the scene of the northernmost penetration of Confederate forces in the war—the famous raid (1863) of John Hunt Morgan, which terrorized the people of the countryside until Morgan and most of his men were finally captured in the southeast corner of the state. After the Civil War ...
Joshua Z. Cozens and Asa Brown are known, from various old records, to have been residents of Salem, but they are not known to have provided any statements relating to the fictional writings of their neighbor, Solomon Spalding. James Harper was a member of the original family of settlers ...
Ohio was the scene of the northernmost penetration of Confederate forces in the war—the famous raid (1863) of John Hunt Morgan, which terrorized the people of the countryside until Morgan and most of his men were finally captured in the southeast corner of the state. After the Civil War ...
Experienced coppersmith desires to purchase copperware pieces made by the late Larry Ring, to copy and reproduce them. Also seeking pieces made by Ron Robinson of the former Stump Bluff Trading Company. Contact 540-884-2197 orKevin@TheAppalachianCraftsman.com....
the city of Springfield publicly and worthily commemorates New England's pioneers. She descended, too, from Robert Goodell, John Adams (not the president), William Vassall, John Osborn, Richard Oldage, Begat Eggleston, John Talcott, John Stiles, and other worthies among the first settlers of ...