Early History In the County Seat Town
A long excerpt recounts Batavia and Clermont County settlement history from 1800 to 1840s. It lists founders and families, schools, taverns, and notable residents, with details on teachers, buildings, and early public life, including Hulick, Duckwall, Weaver, and Moore lineages and migrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
Josephine Hulick
Gaylord
Mary
Betsy Robinson
Mary Robinson
Mary Duckwall
Dren
Daniel Kidd
Winchester
Virginia
Williamsburg
Batavia
Captain Smith
S. Joseph
Titus Everhart
Horace Rice
Nancy Bryan
George
John W. Robinson
James Hulick
New Jersey
Stephen Tice
Ohio Mound Builders of Ancient America
Ohio hosts extensive Mound Builder sites from Fort Hill to Serpent Mound with effigies and geometric works. Fort Ancient and Newark enclosures show precise ancient engineering while Columbus houses the finest museum collection of these relics for public viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Western Hemisphere
Allegheny Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Wisconsin
Gulf of Mexico
Fort Hill
Peebles
Fort Ancient
S. R
Lebanon
Hillsboro
Newark
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Museum
Columbus
Standard OK CO
Land Deal and Mill Venture Mentioned in Brief
A fragment notes a person plans to run a small saw mill and mentions purchasing 300 acres of land formerly owned by George, indicating early stages of a railroad era land and industry venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Street
Ezekiel Dimmitt
John Hawkins
M. E
John Hall
Sophronia
Mary Ann Robinson
George Ely
Walden
EB. S. Rush
Elizabeth
Jesse Ellis
North Street
Batavia
Freeman Inness
Clinton County
Dustin C. Jenness
Thomas Glancy
Elizabeth Pinch
Thomas Bryan
Samuel Medary
Spring
Second Streets
David Hay
E. B. Scott
Louis Hicks
Hay
Miss Pinch
Water Streets
Alfred Johnson
Michael Cowan
Our Mary
George
Early settlers and mills shaped the Batavia area landscape
Ely’s early orchards and a three story grist mill built with his sons marked a regional development. Mills below Batavia changed hands and later ceased operations. George Ely operated a corn ground mill that burned. fences were mainly Virginia worm split rails. Early risers in the Virgin Islands contrast sunrise in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Charles
Lindsey
Capt. Moore
W. A. Joseph
Batavia
James
Robert Townsley
James McClelland
Backbone Run
Elmwood School House
East Forks
George Medary
Harrigans
East Fork
Asher Medary
Allan T. Cowen
Norris
George Ely
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kentucky
George Hunt
Capt
Charles Moore
Main Street
Hamilton
Belle Kennedy
Water Street
Lukens
Herbert
Frank Kaif
Spring Street
4Th Street
Broadway
Charles M. Smith
Court House
Uriah Rice
Sun Printing Office
Tatman
Mr. Smith
George L. Swing
Jamie
Albert
Mary McDonald
Cincinnati
Dodge
Jenness
Dustin and Jenness
Jackson Township
Elizabeth Hulick
George W. Hulick
Lott Hulick
Henry P. Collins
Marathon
J. A. Sloan
Lou Bryan
Nathan Cover
Daniel Duckwall
Keziah Dimmitt
Robert
William Townsley
Margaret
Ezekiel Duckwall
Millard
Allison
Thomas Marsh
Harrigan
Jas. Glancy
Jesse
Stonelick
Pennsylvania
William
Abraham
Williamsburg Hill
Our Court House
Lott
Rhoda Dimmitt
John Hulick
John Weaver, Jr
John Weaver
Batavia Township
Rebecca
Weaver Brothers
Peter Wilson
Alexander & Glancy Coal Co
Batavia, C
R. R
J. Isaac Maham
Funeral Home
Williamsburg, Ohio
Invalid Car Service
Hill & Easley, Inc
Milford
Hi-Port Beverages
Hi-Port Bottling Works
Batavia, Ohio
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Mound Builders
Hhilisboro Peeples
Frank Abbott
Sheriff’s Office
Frank Perry
Lloyd E. McNair
Virgin Islands
Philippines
New Richmond National Bank
New Richmond, Ohio
Bethel, Ohio
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