Author: Willia Dawson CottonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marietta (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Sketch of Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio
Author: Willia Dawson CottonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marietta (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Sketch of Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio (Classic Reprint)
Author: Willia Dawson CottonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781332747238
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Excerpt from Sketch of Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio The sides of the ramparts and mounds were covered by grand old trees, the growth of centuries. One day, in the presence of Governor St. Clair, some trees were felled, and the number of concentric circles counted in order to ascertain their age. One of the largest, a poplar tree, contained 452 circles, and therefore was more than 452 years old. The Rev. Manasseh Cutler, from whose jour nal the above facts were taken, wrote, Ad mitting the age of the present growth to be 450 years and that it had been preceded by one of equal size and age, which as probably as otherwise was not the first, the works have been deserted more than 900 years. If they were occupied 100 years, they were erected more than 1000 years ago. The worthy pioneers gave evidence of their wisdom and culture by laying out broad streets and ample lots, and above all by re serving some of the most perfect of the ancient earthworks for public grounds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Sketch of Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio
Author: Willia Dawson CottonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780649261444
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio
Author: Owen HawleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Historical Sketch of Marietta College
Author: Marietta CollegePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484865654
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Excerpt from Historical Sketch of Marietta College: Founded at Marietta, Ohio, 1835 This ordinance, says Judge Story, is equally remarkable for the brevity and exactness of its text, and for its masterly display of the fundamental principles of civil and religious liberty. Among the members of this colony were Colonel Israel Putnam (son of General Israel), with his sons, Dudley Woodbridge, Paul Fearing, Joshua Gilman, Benjamin Ives Gilman, Colonel R. J. Meigs, with his son, R. J. Meigs, J r., afterwards Governor of Ohio, and many others who were prominent men in the early history of the North-west. Not a few of these were men of liberal education, graduates of Harvard, Yale, Brown and Dartmouth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Certain Mounds and Village, Sites in Ohio, Vol. 1
Author: William C. MillsPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656022939
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Excerpt from Certain Mounds and Village, Sites in Ohio, Vol. 1: Illustrated Part'i, excavations or adena mound Location of the mound. Description of the mound.. Mound constructed at different periods Mode of burial in first period Mode of burial in second Manner of exploration and description of Description of large central grave. Description of effigy pipe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
German Marietta and Washington County
Author: Jann Kuehn AdamsPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467115444
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Revolutionary War officers and soldiers of Anglo-Saxon descent founded Marietta, Ohio, in 1788 with the goal of establishing a New England-style town in the frontier of the Northwest Territory. The town developed slowly until a great influx of immigrants, particularly German pioneers, flooded into Washington County during the decades after 1830. The landscape's rolling hills, creeks, and forests drew German farmers to rural areas, while others settled in the cities as shoemakers, brick-makers, leather workers, bakers, brewers, grocers, butchers, carpenters, and dry goods retailers. Between 1880 and 1920, the population of Marietta nearly tripled, mainly due to German immigration. By 1905, German merchants dominated the shopping area of the first two blocks of Front Street. Otto Brothers and Strecker Brothers built regionally significant businesses in the developing shopping area of Putnam Street. Germans of Marietta and Washington County also enriched the culture with their musical talents, churches, and participation in civic activities.
Pioneer Cemeteries of Southeastern Ohio, 1801-1980
Author: 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die
Author: Loren RhoadsPublisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN: 0316473790
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
A hauntingly beautiful travel guide to the world's most visited cemeteries, told through spectacular photography andtheir unique histories and residents. More than 3.5 million tourists flock to Paris's Pè Lachaise cemetery each year.They are lured there, and to many cemeteries around the world, by a combination of natural beauty, ornate tombstones and crypts, notable residents, vivid history, and even wildlife. Many also visit Mount Koya cemetery in Japan, where 10,000 lanterns illuminate the forest setting, or graveside in Oaxaca, Mexico to witness Day of the Dead fiestas. Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery has gorgeous night tours of the Southern Gothic tombstones under moss-covered trees that is one of the most popular draws of the city. 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die features these unforgettable cemeteries, along with 196 more, seen in more than 300 photographs. In this bucket list of travel musts, author Loren Rhoads, who hosts the popular Cemetery Travel blog, details the history and features that make each destination unique. Throughout will be profiles of famous people buried there, striking memorials by noted artists, and unusual elements, such as the hand carved wood grave markers in the Merry Cemetery in Romania.
The Pioneers
Author: David McCulloughPublisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501168681
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in the American story—the settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would come to define our country. As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A Massachusetts minister named Manasseh Cutler was instrumental in opening this vast territory to veterans of the Revolutionary War and their families for settlement. Included in the Northwest Ordinance were three remarkable conditions: freedom of religion, free universal education, and most importantly, the prohibition of slavery. In 1788 the first band of pioneers set out from New England for the Northwest Territory under the leadership of Revolutionary War veteran General Rufus Putnam. They settled in what is now Marietta on the banks of the Ohio River. McCullough tells the story through five major characters: Cutler and Putnam; Cutler’s son Ephraim; and two other men, one a carpenter turned architect, and the other a physician who became a prominent pioneer in American science. They and their families created a town in a primeval wilderness, while coping with such frontier realities as floods, fires, wolves and bears, no roads or bridges, no guarantees of any sort, all the while negotiating a contentious and sometimes hostile relationship with the native people. Like so many of McCullough’s subjects, they let no obstacle deter or defeat them. Drawn in great part from a rare and all-but-unknown collection of diaries and letters by the key figures, The Pioneers is a uniquely American story of people whose ambition and courage led them to remarkable accomplishments. This is a revelatory and quintessentially American story, written with David McCullough’s signature narrative energy.