This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Newtown’s rich early history and medical milestone noted
A long historical sketch of Newtown Ohio outlines its early settlements from Mercersburg to Gerard’s Station, naming Aaron Mercer, Captain Aaron Mercer and other pioneer families. It notes Newtown’s claim to medical history with the 1827 first American Caesarean operation by John Lambert Richmond and the 1912 granite marker by the McDowell Medical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown
Clermont
Hamilton County
Ohio
Henry Howe
Batavie Road
Little Miami
Columbia
Fort Miami
Cap
Tain
Aaron Mercer
Union Bridge
Gerard
Jonathan Gerard
Gerard Lodge
Church
Mercersburgh
Lytlestown
Williamsburg
William Lytle
Chillicothe
Nathaniel Massie
Merscersburg
John Donnells
Mount Carmel
Ohio River
James Kaine
Mercersburg
Round Bottom
Broadwell
Turpin
Durham
de Bolt
Armstrong
Ragland
Turner
Foulke
Webbs
Aaron Burr
Flag Spring Lodge
IOOF
America
John Lambert Richmond
McDowell Medical Society of Cincinnati