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One of Early Ohio Physicians Settled in Athens a Century Ago
A fragmented reminiscence traces Dr. Blackstone and his Virginia origins, his roles in Pike County and Waverly, and his ties to Athens. It recounts the Hermit of the Scioto tale, his cave life, and later skeletal reunions with bones kept by physicians, with many local figures and places named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Athens
C. Ti. Hareig
Virginia
Scioto River
Blackstone
Benjamin Doddridge
Sambridge
Ross County
Pickaway
Blackston
Julia Coldridge
Indiana
William Parker Johnson
Athena County
Pike County
Howe
William Hewitt
the Scioto
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
P. Mureur
Ran Straty
Thor Blackstone
Walliattlackstone
Thomas Blackstone
Hewitt
Scioto
Hewett
Blacktone
Seville
William Blackstone
Columbus - Chillicothe