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!
First Cabin of Washington County history told at length
An extended reminiscence leads readers through the Crooked Creek settlement starting at the oak tree site opposite the Old Brown Place. It recounts Adam Ritchey as the first settler, the 1836 cabin’s construction, early land rush, and the cradle of Washington County. It highlights the first white child Isabell Ritchey, the first church services in Ritchey Moorehead cabins, and early religious life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Ritchey
Washington County
Crooked Creek
H.H.S
Crawfordsville
Old Brown Place
Adam
Scott
Henry County
James
Daniel Ritchey
John B. Lindly
Moorehead Place
Moorehead House
Illinois
Dil
Sarah
Matthew Moorehead
New Purchase
Moorehead
Isabell Ritchey
Scott Township
Sible
Mr. Douthett
Seceder
Mississippi
Matthew
Adam _ Ri
Ritchey Cemetery
Olds