| Bath Township Contributor(s): Turzillo, Jane Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738519359 ISBN-13: 9780738519357 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: 977.136 |
| Series: Ohio |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 6.52" W x 9.31" (0.69 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bath Township was sculpted from the Western Reserve after Native Americans ceded the land to the United States at the 1805 Treaty of Fort Industry. Captured here in over 200 vintage photographs is the development of the area into Bath Township, through the trials and triumphs of its earliest settlers. Originally named Hammondsburgh after one of the first families to settle in the area, Bath Township was formally organized in 1818. Industry sprang up in the form of grist, flour, saw, and woolen mills along the Yellow Creek in Ghent Village. Gradually, a handful of small population centers or corners came into existence within the township. Names like Hammond s Corners, Stony Hill, Ghent, and Ira are still used today, while the names of Hurd s Corners, Little Germany, and Farley s Corners are seldom spoken. Pictured here are the buggy works, blacksmith shops, cheese factories, general stores, and post offices, and the residents that operated them, creating the inviting area that residents cherish today." |
Contributor Bio(s): Turzillo, Jane Ann: - The historic images for this book are drawn from the Bath Township Historical Society and private collections owned by descendants of Bath s first families. Through these photographs, the reader will meet the pioneers, perhaps ponder their sacrifices, and tour the township s historic buildings. |