History Of Irwin County

Robertson, Robert S., et al. VALLEY OF THE UPPER MAUMEE RIVER: With Historical Account of Allen County and the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana; The Story of Its Progress from Savagery to Civilization [in 2 volumes] Madison, WI Brant & Fuller 1889
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Scarce. Complete set of 2 volumes (viii, [19]-498 pp. + [17]-509 pp.; despite pagination, all pages are present). Plates. This comprehensive history of the Upper Maumee River Valley (northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio) is composed of a series of short monographs and essays by several authors. CONTENTS: VOLUME ONE: The valley of the Upper Maumee River [Col. Robert S. Robertson]. Geology and physical geography [Charles R. Dryer, MD]. Settlement and development [compiled with the assistance of Hon. F. P. Randall]. History of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Allen County [Henry W. Diederich]. Schools of Allen County [John S. Irwin]. VOLUME TWO: The city of Fort Wayne [W. P. Cooper]. The medical profession [B. S. Woodworth, MD]. Organization. Catholic churches [Rev. John F. Lang]. Courts of Allen County [Judge Allen Zollars]. CONDITION: An ex-library copy (stamped "withdrawn"; contains library marks on title-pages, pockets/barcodes inside rear covers). Very minor marginal marks on several pages in vol. 1, else text is clean and neat. Both volumes have been rebound in durable buckram (v.1 in maroon, v.2 in red); the volumes are slightly different sizes. OVERSIZED. First Edition No Jackets Hardcover 26 x 18 cm

[SW: upper maumee river valley indiana ohio history allen county fort wayne united states of america american geology physical geography settlement development german evangelical lutheran church catholicism religion education schools medicine genealogyIndiana]

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Schultz, Gerald: A History of Michigan's Thumb, Michigan Gerald schultz 1964
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Blue cloth boards w/center gilt stamped lettering, owner's date & initials penned on upper left corner of pastedown, small & neat, Frontis photo of historic waterfront at Port Huron, showing St. Clair River & Blue Water Bridge & site of Thomas A. Edison's boyhood days, Includes map of Places of Historical Interest in the Thumb & Index.109 crisp, clean & solid pp. Hard Cover 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

[SW: MICHIGAN (UNITED STATES) HISTORY-MICHIGAN'S THUMB AREA-LUMBERING ACCIDENTS, AGRICULTURE, ALGONAC, AMERICAN RED CROSS, NATIVE ANIMALS, ARCHAEOLOGY, AUCH, REV. JOHANN J.F., AVENEAU, FATHER CLAUDE, BAD AXE, MICHIGAN (UNITED STATES)-HISTORY, BAKER, WILLIMA H., BARK SHANTY TIMES, BARTLETT, WALLACE R., BAUR, EMIL GOTTLOB, BAY PORT, BLACK RIVER, BLUE WATER BRIDGE, CARO, MICHIGAN, CARRINGTON, JOEL, CARVER, JOHATHAN, CASEVILLE, MICHIGAN-HISTORY, CASS, LEWIS, CASS RIVER, CENSUSES, CHARITY ISLANDS, PRICE, CHARLES, S. , CHARLEVOIX, FATHER, CHIPPEWA INDIANS-MICHIGAN THUMB AREA, CLIMATE, COLTON, CALVIN, CONGER, OMAR D., COUREUR DE BOIS, CROSWELL, DEER HUNTING-MICHIGAN, THUMB AREA, DODGE, HENRY, DORBUSCH, REV., HENRY, DULUTH, DANIEL GREYSOLON, SIEUR, EDISON, THOMAS ALVA, ELECTIONS, FIRST PRESIDENTIAL-MICHIGAN THUMB AREA, ELFORD, REV. HERBERT C., ELK HUNTING-MICHIGAN THUMB AREA-HISTORY, FISHING, FOREST FIRES, FORT GRATIOT, FORT GRATIOT TURNPIKE, FORT SINCLAIR, FORT ST. JOSEPH, FRANKENMUTH, MICHIGAN, FUR TRADE-MICHIGAN THUMB AREA-HISTORY, GLACIERS, GLEANORS, ANCIENT ORDER, GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, GRANGE, GREENMAN, EMERSON F., GRIFFIN, GRINDSTONE CITY-MICHIGAN THUMB AREA-HISTORY, HARBOR BEACH, HARRINGTON, EBENEZER,B., HART, ALVIN, HART, EMALINE, HART, LOVIRA, HENNEPIN, FATHER LOUIS, HINSDALE, WILBERT B., HOBSON, JOSEPH, HUBBARD, BELA, HUBBARD, LANGDON, HULL, WILLIAM, HURON CITY, HURON COUNTY, ICE AGE, IMLAY CITY, INDIAN CESSIONS, BELL, IRWIN, JENKS, WILLIAM L., JOLLIET, ADRIEN, KREHBIEL, REV. JACOB, LAHONTAN, LOUIS ARMAND DE LOM D'ARCE, LAKE HURON, LAKE ST. CLAIR, LAPEER, LAPEER COUNTY, LA SALLE, ROBERT CAVALIER, SIEUR DE, LEXINGTON, LUMBERING, MANUFACTURING, MARINE CITY, MAYBEE, O., MAYWOOD, GEORGE, MILITARY DRAFT, ARMED RESISTANCE TO, MILLERWISE, HERMAN G., MITTS, DOROTHY, MOUND BUILDERS, MURPHY, FRANK, EARLY NEWSPAPERS-MICHIGAN THUMB AREA, HISTORY-NEWPORT (MARINE CITY) MICHIGAN THUMB AREA, NOTHERN RAILROAD, ORA LABORA, OTTAWAY, ELMER J., PALEO-INDIANS-MICHIGAN THUMB AREA-HISTORY, PERRY, OLIVER HAZARD, PERRY, THOMAS M., PETROGLYPHS, PHELPS, WILLIAM LYON, PLAGUES, POINTE AUX BARQUES, POLITICAL LEADERS, PORT AUSTIN, PORT CRESCENT (GHOST TOWN), PORTEOUS, JOHN, PORT HURON AND LAKE MICHIGAN RAILROAD, MILWAUKEE RAILROAD, NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD, PORT SANILAC, QUANICASSEE-INDIANS, RICHARDS, DARREL J., RICH, JOHN T., ROGERS, MAJOR ROBERT, SAGINAW, SAGINAW BY, SALT INDUSTRY, SANDUSKY, SANILAC COUNTY, SAUK INDIANS, SCHOOLCRAFT, HENRY R., SEBEWAING, SHIPBUILDING, SINCLAIR, PATRICK, SLEEPER, ALBERT, E., SLOCUM, GRANT, ST. CLAIR, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ST. CLAIR RAILWAY TUNNEL, ST. CLAIR RIVER, STEELE, CHARLES H., STEVENS, SHERMAN, STORM OF 1913-MICHIGAN THUMB AREA-HISTORY, SURVEYORS, THOMPSON, E.H., THOMPSON, REV. O.C., THUMB AREA DEFINED, TOPOGRAPHY, TOURIST TRADE, TUSCOLA COUNTY, TYLER, SIR HENRY, UBLY, MICHIGAN, VASSAR, MICHIGAN, WADHAM, WARD, EBER B., WARD, SAMUEL, WATERBURY, CHARLES, WEIL, LOUIS A., WHITE ROCK, WILIAMS BROTHERS, WINCHELL, ALEXANDER, WYLLIS, JOS. C., INDIAN LORE, HURON SHORELINE, PIONEER DAYS-MICHIGAN THUMB AREA, HISTORY, UTOPIAN EXPERIMENT-SAGINAW BAY, EARLY INDUSTRIES, FOREST FIRES 1871, 1881-MICHIGAN THUMB AREA-HISTORYHistory Nonfiction]

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McMillan,Sam G. The Bunchgrassers - a History of Lexington, Morrow County, Oregon *SIGNED BY AUTHOR* Oregon, USA Irwin-Hodson 1974 ; fester Einband / hard cover; sig.
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166 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Inscribed to prior owners by author upon front free endpaper. Hand-numbered copy #915. "A historical narrative of the town of Lexington in Morrow County, Oregon, beginning with its early settlement." - from Preface. Signed Limited Edition Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Limited Edition

[SW: The Bunchgrassers - a History of Lexington, Morrow County, Oregon *SIGNED BY AUTHOR* Settlement Pioneers History Genealogy]

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Thorning, Steve (founding editor): WELLINGTON COUNTY HISTORY - Volume 19 - 2006, Fergus, Ontario Wellington County Historical Society 2006
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92 pp. Light wear on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. This issue contains: Sectarianism and Scandal: The 1918 Novitiate Raid in Guelph Township by Debra Nash-Chambers; Volunteer Home Guards in Wellington County by Ross Irwin; The Hopper - World Champion Fergus Speed Skater - James John Forrester by Greg Oakes; A Warm and Sunny Place in Nichol Township: The Experiences and Emotions in the Poetry of David Beattie by lian goodall; Going to Town by Alvin and Sheila Koop; Sarkis Sarkisian - An Armenian Immigrant - Dear Friend by Helen Goodall; One of the People: The Avruskins of Salem by Elysia DeLaurentis; and A Trip Down Memory Lane by Helen Buczek Lenko; followed by a series of historical photographs. First Edition Trade Paperback 8vo

[SW: local history; canadiana; canadian author;]

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