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A HISTORY of BELPRE Washington County, Ohio A HISTORY OF BELPRE Washington County, Ohio -By- C. E. DICKINSON, D. D. Formerly Pastor of Congregational Church Author of the History of the First Congregational Church Marietta, Ohio PUBUIBHID FOR THB AUTHOR BY GLOBE PRINTING & BINDING COMPANY PARKRRSBURG. WEST VIRGINIA Copyrighted in 1920 by C. E. DICKINSON DEDICATED To the Belpre Historical Society with the hope that it will increase its efficiency and keep alive the interest of the people in the prosperity of their own community. FOREWORD The history of a township bears a similar relation to the history of a nation that the biography of an indi­ vidual bears to the record of human affairs. Occasionally an individual accomplishes a work which becomes an essential and abiding influence in the history of the world. Such persons however are rare, although a considerable number represent events which are important in the minds of relatives and friends. The story of only a few townships represents great historic events, but ac­ counts of the transactions in many localities are of im­ portance to the present and future residents of the place. Belpre township is only a small spot on the map of Ohio and a smaller speck on the map of the United* States. Neither is this locality celebrated for the transaction of many events of world-wide importance; at the same time the early history of Belpre exerted an influence on the well being of the State which makes an interesting stqpy for the descendants of the pioneers and other residents of the township. Within a very few months of the arrival of the first settlers at Mariettapfchey began to look for the most favorable places to locate jtheir homes. A consider­ able number of influential families discovered special at­ tractions in this locality and/as a result the first branch settlement was made here early the following Spring. Prob­ ably there is not a township in the west which had so large a proportion of Revolutionary War officers among its pio­ neers as Belpre. The early history of this township was considered so important by that eminent local historian Dr. Samuel P< Hildreth that in his valuable Pioneer History he devoted eighty pages to the history of Belpre, and as many more to the live,sof the early settlers here. These two books, of rare value to students of the early- history of Ohio, were published eighty years ago and are now found in only a few public libraries and as rare books in a few homes; and they will probably never be repub­ lished. These facts led the present writer to copy a sub­ stantial portion, of Dr. Hildreth's account of Belpre for the purpose of publishing it in a convenient Brochure. While engaged in this work .we resolved to make to this V earlyjrecord such additions as would continue the history to the present time. This must be our apology for adding a modest volume to the list of books of* "the making of which there is no end." When Dr. Hildreth prepared these books he expended a large amount of labor and time in collecting material from the few pioneers then living and from children of pioneers. His books are not only reli­ able they furnish nearly all the reliable history of Belpre during the first quarter of a century. For this reason it has seemed best to us to copy the language in which the history was originally written with only such omissions and editorial changes as would adapt it to present readers. In collecting material for the remaining portion of the book we are indebted to Mrs. Laura Curtis Preston for per­ mission to copy freely from her excellent history of New­ bury (a part of Belpre). Also to Dr. Frank P. Ames for an account of the Kidnapping Case in 1845 and other im­ portant facts and for his generous legacy of one hundred dollars which made it possible to publish the History at the present time, notwithstanding the large increase in cost. We are also indebted to Mrs. Sophia D. Dale for valuable facts respecting the Temperance Reform and other matters To Charles L. McNeal for the account of Farmers Lodge^of "Masons and to Mrs. C. L. McNeal for the story of the Methodist Church, list of soldiers from Belpre, and other valuable assistance.. We have quoted freely from both Williams and Martin R. Andrews Histories of Washington County. The Roll of Honor of our Civil war, which we have copied from these Histories, was the work of S. J. Hath­ away, Esq. who also furnished the account of "The Belpre Guards." •Our research has led us to examine histories, records, letters, newspaper articles and diaries as welPas the mem­ ories of the living. We would thank the Officers of the Belpre Historical Society and other friends who have en­ couraged us in the prosecution of the work. Also all those who have aided us, and added to the attractions of the book.by furnishing illustrations. ' (The first seven Chapters are a reproduction of the portion respecting Belpre of "Pioneer History" by Dr. Samuel P. Hildreth with a* few unimportant omissions and editorial -changes. Chapter Eight is con­ densed from Dr. Hildreth's "Lives of the Pioneers.") TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD INTRODUCTION Page 1 CHAPTER I^-Settlement. Page 8 Character of the Settlers.—Assassination of Captain Zeb- ulon King.—Famine.—Abundance of food.—Two boys killed at Neal's Station Mill on Little Hocking. CHAPTER II—Indian War 1791-1795. Page 18 Beginning of the War.—Farmers Castle built and occupied. —A list of Families and Persons in Farmers Castle. CHAPTER III—Continued Hostilities Page 26 Loss of Pork.—Young Men Sent to Red Stone for Provis­ ions—John Shaw's Escape.—Attack on Waldo Put­ nam and Nathaniel Little.—Murder of Benoni Hul- burt.—Two Letters by Mrs. Mary B. Dana. CHAPTER IV , Page 35 Mutual Insurance.—Floating Mill.—Murders at Newbury. —Scarlet Fever.—Schools.—Religious Services.—Spies and Rangers.—Small Pox. CHAPTER V Page 43 Domestic Manufacturers.—Experiments with Crops.— Stone's and Goodale's Forts Built and Occupied.— Kidnapping'of Major Goodale. CHAPTER VI Page 48 Amusements in Farmers Castle.—Joshua FleehartS Win­ ter Hunt.—Discovery of a Salt Spring.—A Night Alarm.—A Providential Escape. CHAPTER VII Page 56 Murder of James Armstrongs Family.—Murder of James Davis.—Close of the War.—Return of Families to their Farms. vii CHAPTER Vni Page 60 Extracts from Lives of Early Settlers.—Captain Jonathan Devol.—Griffin Greene.—Captain William Dana!—Col­ onel Nathaniel Cushing.—Mapor Jonathan Haskel. Colonel Ebenezer Battelle.—Colonel Israel Putnam.— Aaron Waldo Putnam.—Captain Jonathan Stone.— Major Nathan Goodale.—Mapor. Robert Bradford. Captain Benjamin Miles.—Captain Perly Howe.—'< Guthrie Brothers.—James Knowles.—Captain Eleazer Curtis.—Bull Brothers.—Aaron Clough.-rr-Peregrene Foster. CHAPTER IX.—After the Indian War. Page 83 Conditions at that time compared with the present.—Har- man Blennerhassett and His Island Home. CHAPTER X—War of 1812. Page 99 CHAPTER XI.—After the War of 1812. Page 104 Wolf Hunt.—Agricultural Fair and Prizes.—Transporta­ tion.—Stock Raising and Driving.—Little Hocking Bridge.—Moving Captain Stones House. — Mexican War.—Temperance Reform. CHAPTER XIL—Underground Railroad. Page 116 Slavery.—Increasing Anti-Slavery Sentiment in the North­ ern States.—Origin of the Term "Underground Rail­ road."—Passing Fugitives from Station to Station. The Kidnapping Case in 1845.—Case of Moses Davis. —Escape of Harry and his Wife.—Company of Fugi­ tives on Farm of Mr. Hovey and Their Escape.— Speaker Treated to Rotten Eggs. CHAPTER XIII—The Civil War. Page 135 Presidential Election 1850.—Secession of States.—Failure^ of Efforts for Pease.—Aid for Soldiers. viii CHAPTER XIV Page 144 Belpre's Roll of Honpr. CHAPTER XV—Afterthe Civil War. Page 160 Railroad Building.—Vilage . Incorporated.—Suspension Bridge.—Improvements. CHAPTER XVI.—Education Page 166 Early Schools.—Belpre Avademy.—Belpre Seminary.— High School.—First Commencement.—Libraries. CHAPTER XVII—Religious History. Page 178 Early Services.—Congregationalists.—Methodists.—Uni- versalists. — Baptists. — Colored Methodists.—Roman Catholics.—Girls Missionary Society.—Sunday Schools —Ladies Aid.—Burial of the Dead. CHAPTER XVIII.—Organizations. Page 194 Womans Reading Club.—Rockland Reading Club.—Belpre Historical Society. CHAPTER XIX—Fraternal Organizations.. Page 202 Early Masonic Lodge.—Belpre Lodge 609.—Odd Fellows. —Colored Odd Fellows.—Knights of Pythias.—Little Hocking Grange. CHAPTER XX—European War. Page 212 Brief Outline.—Belpres Roll of Honor. CHAPTER XXI. Page 222 Personal Mention.—Closing Reflectioss. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS The Author. .:__- Frontispiece Mrs. Mary Bancroft Dana— __Fronting Page 32 Old Brick Metotingliouse •- Fronting,. Page 33 Curtis Home*:,.' .._-__ Fronting Page 48 Loring Home.: ..Fronting-Page 49 Wirt Sheppard Home -...Fronting Page 64 Putnam Home Fronting Page 65 • Porterfield Meetinghouse... __ Fronting Page 80 Universa'list Meetinghouse— Fronting Page 81 Ames Home . Fronting Page 104 C. C. Hale Home. Fronting Page 105 Howe Home —Fronting Page 112 Dana HomeL Fronting Page 113 Stone Home—'. Fronting Page 128 John Dana Home Fronting Page 129 Congregational Meetinghouse, Village Fronting Page 144 Methodist Meetinghouse, Village.. Fronting Page 145 Schoolhouse,. Village J Fronting Page 160 Judge O. R. goring _ Fronting Page 161 Dr. Franklin P. Ames... .Fronting Page 176 Hon. A. W. Glazier ....Fronting Page 177 George A. Howe Fronting Page 192 George 'Howe Bower Fronting Page 193 Mrs. William Armstrong Fronting Page 208 Mrs. Susan W. Dickinson ^...Fronting Page 209 Corporal Jphn Kenneth Christopher__.__Fronting Page 224 Dr. Herbert S. and John A. Curtis Fronting Page 225 Old Church Organ. .Fronting Page 232 Memorial Stones Fronting Page 233 INTRODUCTION • 3fif1P»E' wish we might give as an introduction to the AV> S history of Belpre the story of an important; J» and interesting race of men who occupied this s— region at an unknown period in the past, but left no record of themselves except the mounds of earth which they erected.
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