History of
Crawford Co., Ohio
And Representative Citizens
By John E. Hopley, 1902
1,254 Pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable
- Bonus Book –
History of Crawford County and Ohio
By Baskin & Battey Historical Publishers, 1881
1,047 pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable
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Crawford County formed on February 12, 1820. Residents chose the name Crawford in honor of
William Crawford, a Revolutionary War hero, who was eventually burned at the stake by Indians
in retaliation for the Gnadenhutten Massacre. The county also contains the headwaters of the
Sandusky, Huron, Olentangy, and Scioto Rivers.
Crawford County is located in the north-central portion of Ohio. The county seat is Bucyrus, the
county's largest population center. The county's next largest community is Galion.
”The publishers have avoided slighting any
part of the work, and to the best of their abil-
ity have supplemented the editor's labors by
exercising care over the minutest details of
publication, in order to give the volume the
three- fold value of a readable narrative, a use-
ful work of reference and a tasteful ornament
to the library.
“Special prominence has been given to the
portraits of many representative citizens,
which appear throughout the volume, and we
believe that they will prove not its least inter-
esting feature. We have sought in this de-
partment to illustrate the different spheres of
industrial and professional achievement as
conspicuously as possible.”
CONTENTS
Chapter I. Geological History
Chapter II. Discovery of America
Chapter III. Indian Occupancy
Chapter IV. Settlement of the County
Chapter V. Organization of the County
Chapter VI. Political
Chapter VII. Transportation Facilities
Chapter VIII. Auburn Township
Chapter IX. Bucyrus Township
Chapter X. Chatfield Township
Chapter XI. Cranberry Township
Chapter XII. Dallas Township
Chapter XIII. Holmes Township
Chapter XIV. Jackson Township and Crestline
Chapter XV. Jefferson Township
Chapter XVI. Liberty Township
Chapter XVII. Lykens Township
Chapter XVIII. Polk Township
Chapter XIX. Sandusky Township
Chapter XX. Texas Township
Chapter XXI. Tod Township
Chapter XXII. Vernon Township
Chapter XXIII. Whetstone Township
Chapter XXIV. Bucyrus, the County Seat
Chapter XXV. City of Galion
Chapter XXVI. Manufactures
Chapter XXVII. The Press
Chapter XXVIII. Military History of the County