11/17/2023 0 Comments Stokes township logan county ohioThe Little Miami River empties into the reservoirįrom the northeast, and the two branches of the Muchinippi Creek, which flow across the southwest portion of the The territory under consideration is well watered. South by the Townships of Bloomfield and Washington, east by Washington and Richland, and west by Shelby andĪuglaize Counties. Is in the extreme northwestern part of the county and its boundaries as follows: North by Auglaize and Hardin Counties, Stokes is described upon the records of the county as parts or Townships 6 and 7 south, in Ranges 7 and 8 east. Substantial frame residences scattered about in different portions of the township, vet the primitive log cabin, with its clapīoard roof and massive out-door chimney, is not by any means an infrequent sight. Although the settlement of this territory was begun soon after the Indian "exodus," weįind that in 1860 the population did not reach 600, and three or four years later, when it became necessary to draft men toįill the ranks of our depleted army, it decreased very materially from even that. Succession, it obviously loses somewhat of its novelty, becomes monotonous, so to speak hence, one can imagine theįeeling of peaceful, calm content felt by the writer when for the first time his eyes rested upon the dense forest, stillĬovering a large portion of the territory, Is big with import, and conveys a world of meaning still, after listening to the same thing week, months and years in Representatives " of the backwoods pioneer, is, "It was all woods around here when I came." This sentence Where fresh seas shine, and endless rivers flow."ĪLMOST the first statement made to the searcher after historical data, on interviewing one of the " last lingering Thou art the land of green, majestic groves, "Let others praise their climes of sun or snow, STOKES TOWNSHIP - THE LEWISTOWN RESERVOIR-PIONEER SETTLEMENT-THE WARWICK
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