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As It Were: Central Ohio Native Americans had important role in War of 1812
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPioneer surveyor Lucas Sullivant arrived in what is now central Ohio in 1795. He came in the wake of...
Fear, awe and Tecumseh: What was life like in Ohio during the 1806 total solar eclipse?
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIt's been more than two centuries since a total solar eclipse shrouded Ohio in temporal darkness on...
Wilhelm: In 1813, Croghan defended Fort Stephenson
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo hundred and nine years ago on this date the drama was building right here in what is now Fremont. The British were hoping to gain control of the Northwest territory and the Americans were ...
The Monday After: A look back at Stark County veterans from our history's wars
The Repository via Yahoo News· 7 months ago"I see not a few of the Revolutionary (War) veterans around me. Would to God that it had ever been...
John Dillinger, James Dean and more: 12 famous graves in Indiana
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEditor's note: This story was originally published in 2019. Famous — and sometimes infamous —...
Mark Bennett: Dana historian explores Indiana via tour of governors' graves
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 13—If anything exemplifies the depth of Andy Chandler's interest in Hoosier history, it's probably his trip to Oak Hill Cemetery in Crawfordsville. There, Chandler found the final resting ...
Who is William Thomas Mathews? Stark County's 'Painter of Presidents'
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWilliam Thomas Mathews, who spent much of his youth in Stark County and was known as "The Patiner of...
Photos show what the childhood homes of 33 US presidents looked like
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJoe Biden visits his childhood home in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 2020.ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty...
'Tecumseh's Eclipse' in 1806 event brought fear, threat of attack
The Repository via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTecumseh's Eclipse of 1806 was the last time the sky over Stark County − or anywhere in Ohio − went...
Mark Bennett: War of 1812 descendants work to place remembrances beside soldiers' graves
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 23—It takes effort to preserve a person's legacy. Otherwise, personal mottoes, anecdotes, writings, pictures and mementos get lost. Memories fade. Family histories dissipate. 1812 was a ...
