Ohio's Yesterdays

Stories about Ohio's people, places, and events inspired by the Manuscripts Collections of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums.

Showing posts with label Black Swamp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black Swamp. Show all posts
Monday, June 29, 2026

Josiah Atkins Jr: Surveying the Black Swamp

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Josiah Atkins, Jr.  Ledger, 1826-1827 Hayes Presidential Library and Museums     Josiah Atkins, Jr. was born in Wolcott, Connecticut in 1789...
Monday, February 9, 2026

Seager Tavern, Woodville Township, Sandusky County, Ohio

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  The existence of the Seager Tavern is well documented as one of the 30 taverns built along the 31 miles of the Maumee and Western Reserve ...
Thursday, November 2, 2023

The Grim Reaper

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  “Mr. Leezen has the ague and the fever, Eliza the headache. Mr. Thomas Gallagher had the intermittent fever and his son the remitting feve...
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Remembering the Great Black Swamp

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The Rev. Joseph Badger described the area as "generally low and interspersed with gentle swells of excellent land, well-timbered, but b...
Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Atkins Papers: Proposals for Constructing the Bridge Across the Carrying River at Woodville, Ohio,

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List of Bids Submitted for Constructing the Bridge across the Carrying River at Woodville, Ohio 1825 The scanned documents are part of...
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