Maggie Case Boat Reflects Hocking Canal Family History
An 1840s era craft named Maggie Case tied to Logan figures Flavius and Oakley Case, leaders in Hocking County. The piece traces the Maggie Case’s origins on the Hocking Canal, its crew, and the region’s early prosperity tied to canal transport and evolving waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Harris Hocking
Hocking Canal
Sugar Grove
Flavius Case
Hocking County
Maggie Case
Oakley Case
Logan
John Freisner
Promin
Thej
Flavius
Oakley
W. F. Case
Ness
Andy Canal
Haps
Margaret Ann James
Cook
Connecticut
Nelsonville
Kee
Loganj
South
Ambrose Case
Ohio
Denison University
Logansweather
Thomas Corwin
Flavi
Memoir of Trimble Liveryman Moses Mantz and Buffalo Bill Rescue
A Trimble liveryman and Civil War veteran Moses Mantz recalled his rescue from Confederate pursuers by Union officer William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill. Mantz, of Athens County, recounted raids, bushwhacker attacks, and his grateful tribute to Cody after the Wild West show toured the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Route 280
Trimble
Athens County
Moses A. Mantz
Buffalo Bill
Moses Mantz
Daniel McCook
Morgan
Buffington Island
Meigs County
9Th Town Cavalry
Mantz
William F. Cody
Cody
Athens
Mase Mantz
Colonel Cody
Moses
Eette Af Cenera
Phil Sheridan
Somerset
Sheridan
Sher‘lian
Nolek
Outfit
Concord
Amesville
Ren W. McLane
Tupperg Plains
General Sheridan
Walter Stalnaker
Asshersburg
Meigs
Helen Wood
Laurel Cliff groups gather for picnic and honors
Laurel Cliff Health Club met with 12 members present as contests were won by Mrs. Dion Mrs. Tracy and Mrs. Wright. A guest from Parkersburg attended. July picnic planned at Bailey's Lake. Separate notes describe local visits and a Civil War recollection involving Moses Mantz and General Sheridan, including a veteran’s life after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Cliff
Mars
Robert Bowen
Charles Dion
Everett Tracy
Lloyd Wright
Zoe Whitney
Parkersburg
Bailey's Lake
Everett
Hays
Johnson House of Hockingport and the town’s river trade
The Johnson place near Hockingport, built about 120 years ago by Captain Charles Devol, is described as a landmark. The article recalls the house’s colonial features, its view of the Ohio River, and the village’s rise as an inland river trading hub before decline after the Civil War. It notes Hockingport’s history as a landing point and mentions bread production figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tn Cmemcomuer
Hacking
Hockingport
Ohio
Johnson Place
Pass
Jersby
Troy Township
John
Son
Charles Devol
Um General Merchandise
Hocki'ngport
Columbe
E. W. Johnson
E. L. David- ‘Lsons
Parkersburg
Johnson
Ohio i
Lord Dunmore
Log Cabin Built in 1800 a Haning Family Home
The piece describes the old Haning log cabin in Lodi Township built around 1800, its association with James Haning and Mary Magdalene Brooks, and the sprawling family network of the Haning and Brooks lines in Athens and Meigs counties. It notes early settlers, cemetery sites, and the cabin’s ruin near Wood Lake and Route 50, with connections to nearby families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi Town
RH. Harrisship
Obers
Dudley
Sistoneer Haning
Athensters
James Haning
Brooks
John
Ohio Company
Reeves
Atex J
Antley
Lodi
Todi
Alex Mary Magdalene
Haning Brooksander
Weod Lake
Ohio Pleasant Valley
Margaret Haning Snow
Margaret Creek
Lra Z. Haning
Alexander Township
Wood Lake
Rio Grande
Gallia County
Haning
Mary Magdalene Brooks
Wood Church
Matthew Haning
John Brooks
Lodi Township
Catsey Fams
Lily
Millers
Morrisons
Abba
Southtown
Botts
Kenneys
Pierces
Burts
Thompsons
Gabriels
Tery
re'Stanleys
Armstrongs
Rots
Martin Gton
Shade
Bobo
Merritt
Francis la
John Brookstories
Athens County
New Jersey
Marietta
Ness
Moses Haning
Mary Magdalene Haning
Athens Township
John Jones
Meigs
Alexander
Seiple
Athens
James Hanings
Dover
Ames
Canaan
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Logan Craft
Hocking
Rochester
Mulberry St
Monday Creek
Hocking Valley
Hocking ‘Seaport
Ier
36Th
Ohio Regiment
Carpenter
Gerald Pullins
Thomas Tracy
Harold Tracy
Artie Tracy
Warren
Becky Eblin
Steve Eblin
Schaekel Clinic
Mason
Ed Russell
Dexter
Russell
Eva Tracy
Charles Brown
Kay and
Jay
Brown
George Renshaw
Lew Diehl
Charles Diehl
Lewis Arvin
Columbus
Pearl Parker
Alfred
Philip Boyles
Bobby Robinson
Alfred Grange
Rocksprings Grange
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Norma Jean Robinson
Miss Robinson
Coolville I
Bugg College
CoMockinport
Ella Weaver
Wawah
Jam Jones
Richlan
Johnsons
HL Harris
Siton
Ings
Johnson Front
Benajah Hoyts
Nova Scotia
Marietta & Cincinnati
Parkershire
United States
Athens Messenger
Panmunjom Tsten
Buddy
G.I. Tame
Panmunjom
Korea
Cinderella
Abqaiq
Ain Dar
Saudi Arabia
Arabian American Oil Company
Sosy UN
United Nations
Boceay
William Welch
Corvallis
Ore
James E Shew
Goldendale
Wash
Willard Carlock
Galveston
Tex
John Daniel
Philadelphia
Lee So Yang
Seoul
Douglas Csiras
Riverside
Calif
Harry Odren
Dune Center
N. B
Leo J. Dulacki
Omaha
Neb
Nelson
London
Trafalgar Square
Lord Neilson
Britain
Dag
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