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Iroquois, Wyoming (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-ohio
gland claimed Ohio afterwards......April 10, 1606 Charter of the London Company granted by James I. of lands west of the Alleghanies and northwest of the Ohio River......1609 Eries, of southern and eastern shores of Lake Erie, conquered by Iroquois......1656 La Salle enters the Ohio Valley from the Niagara region, discovers the Ohio River, and explores it as far as the rapids at Louisville......August, 1669 [It is now generally held that La Salle discovered the Ohio, descending to thn the eastern side, otherwise called the Ohio ......1671 Joliet indicates the Ohio country on his map of the Northwest......1674 La Salle launches the Griffin on Lake Erie and coasts along the northern frontier of Ohio......August, 1679 Iroquois convey Western lands east of the Illinois to the English by treaty......1684 Nicholas Perrot, with twenty Frenchmen, marches into the Miami country; French establish a post near the Ohio boundary......1686 English traders crossing the Ohio
Fort Hamilton (Ohio, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-ohio
Campbell, abolishing two public boards of Cincinnati, and creating a nonpartisan board of improvement, appointed by the mayor, and adjourns......Oct. 24, 1890 Charles Foster, Secretary of the United States Treasury......Feb. 25, 1891 Modified Australian ballot act passed at an adjourned session of the legislature......Jan. 6–May 4, 1891 People's party organized at the National Union Conference, held at Cincinnati, 1,418 delegates from thirty-two States......May 19, 1891 City of Hamilton celebrates its centennial......Sept. 19, 1891 William McKinley, Jr., inaugurated governor......Jan. 11, 1892 National Prohibition Convention meets at Cincinnati......June 29, 1892 Gen. John Pope, born in 1823, dies at Sandusky......Sept. 23, 1892 Ex-President Hayes, born in 1822, dies at his home at Fremont......Jan. 17, 1893 Gen. J. S. Coxey's army of the commonweal, numbering seventy-five men, organizes at Massillon, moves from that place to Canton, 8 miles......March 26, 1
Hamilton County, Ohio (Ohio, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-ohio
Northwestern Territory......July 9, 1788 Washington county formed......July 12, 1788 Governor St. Clair establishes civil government......July 15, 1788 Losantiville, afterwards Cincinnati, laid out......August, 1788 First court held in Ohio at Marietta......Sept. 2, 1788 Act confirming the territorial government passed first session, first Congress......1789 Gen. James M. Varnum, pioneer of the State, and a judge of Northwestern Territory, dies at Marietta......1789 Hamilton county formed......Jan. 2, 1790 Fort Washington erected at Cincinnati......1790 First Masonic lodge of the West established at Marietta......1790 Whites at Big Bottom, Morgan county, massacred by Indians......1790 Gen. Joseph Harmar's expedition against the Miami Indians......Sept. 30, 1790 Partially defeated near the Miami villages, the expedition fails......Oct. 22, 1790 Expedition of General St. Clair against the Indians; surprised and defeated near Miami villages (now in
France (France) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-ohio
lls at Louisville. This conclusion, while no doubt sound, is reached by cautious criticism of fragmentary documents.] France takes formal possession of the Northwest from the mouth of the great river on the eastern side, otherwise called the Ohio...1686 English traders crossing the Ohio country are arrested by the French......1687 Treaty of Ryswick, by which France claims the Ohio Valley......September, 1697 French erect a trading-post near the mouth of the Maumee......1705 Goveuf......1753 Frederick Post, first Moravian missionary in Ohio, settles on the Muskingum......1761 Treaty of Paris: France cedes to England all Canada and the French possessions from the Alleghanies to the Mississippi......Feb. 10, 1763 Firsand directors of the Ohio Company west of the Alleghanies; they name the place Marietta, after Marie Antoinette, Queen of France......July 2, 1788 Gen. Arthur St. Clair arrives at Fort Harmar as governor of Northwestern Territory......July 9, 178
Zanesville, Ohio (Ohio, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-ohio
ti......Jan. 22, 1799 First weekly newspaper in the Northwest, the Western spy and Hamilton gazette, Joseph Carpenter editor, appears at Cincinnati......May 28, 1799 William Henry Harrison elected delegate to Congress......Oct. 3, 1799 Zanesville settled......Oct. 3, 1799 Territory divided into: (1) Territory northwest of the Ohio River (now Ohio) and (2) Territory of Indiana......May 7, 1800 Chillicothe made the seat of government for Ohio......1800 St. Clair reappointed goveronnecticut Reserve; treaty concluded at Fort Industry......July 4, 1805 State legislature orders the seizure of the boats building on the Muskingum for the Aaron Burr expedition ......Dec. 2, 1806 State capital removed from Chillicothe to Zanesville......1810 Population of the State, 230,760......1810 Matthew Simpson, bishop Methodist Episcopal Church, born Cadiz......June 21, 1810 First steamboat on the Ohio, the New Orleans, 400 tons, built at Pittsburg, descends the Ohio to New
Ohio (Ohio, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-ohio
ames I. of England, under which England claimed Ohio afterwards......April 10, 1606 Charter of th Frederick Post, first Moravian missionary in Ohio, settles on the Muskingum......1761 Treaty oPennsylvania and Virginia, mounted, assemble in Ohio, about 75 miles below Pittsburg......May 20, 17ith England declared; three regiments raised in Ohio......1812 Columbus laid out......1812 Colat Chillicothe......October, 1817 Indians of Ohio cede all their remaining lands in that State, ats Ohio; received with great honor......1825 Ohio Mechanics' Institute established at Cincinnati., settled at Kirtland, Lake county......1832 Ohio and Lake Erie Canal, from Portsmouth on the Ohbany, N. Y., 1831, appointed to West Point from Ohio......1848 Columbus and Xenia Railroad openedUnited States calls for thirteen regiments from Ohio......April 15, 1861 Law authorizing the accentennial celebration of the first settlement in Ohio at Marietta......April 7, 1888 Sunday liquor[18 more...]
Joliet (Illinois, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-ohio
alle enters the Ohio Valley from the Niagara region, discovers the Ohio River, and explores it as far as the rapids at Louisville......August, 1669 [It is now generally held that La Salle discovered the Ohio, descending to the falls at Louisville. This conclusion, while no doubt sound, is reached by cautious criticism of fragmentary documents.] France takes formal possession of the Northwest from the mouth of the great river on the eastern side, otherwise called the Ohio ......1671 Joliet indicates the Ohio country on his map of the Northwest......1674 La Salle launches the Griffin on Lake Erie and coasts along the northern frontier of Ohio......August, 1679 Iroquois convey Western lands east of the Illinois to the English by treaty......1684 Nicholas Perrot, with twenty Frenchmen, marches into the Miami country; French establish a post near the Ohio boundary......1686 English traders crossing the Ohio country are arrested by the French......1687 Treaty of Rys
Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio (Ohio, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-ohio
nk opened at Chillicothe......October, 1817 Indians of Ohio cede all their remaining lands in that State, about 4,000,000 acres, to the State......Sept. 27, 1818 Medical college opened at Cincinnati......1819 First steamboat on Lake Erie......1819 William S. Rosecrans born at Kingston......Dec. 6, 1819 William Tecumseh Sherman born at Mansfield......Feb. 8, 1820 Population: 581,295, 14.1 to the square mile; fifth State in population......1820 Ulysses S. Grant born at Point Pleasant......April 27, 1822 Rutherford B. Hayes born at Delaware......Oct. 4, 1822 County tax of 1/2 mill levied for the support of common schools......1825 Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr., one of the first settlers of Marietta and governor of the State, 1810-14, dies at Marietta......March 29, 1825 Great tornado, the Burlington storm, passes through Licking county......May 18, 1825 Ohio and Lake Erie Canal begun, Governor Clinton, of New York, removing the first shovelful of earth....
Lancaster (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-ohio
y......1686 English traders crossing the Ohio country are arrested by the French......1687 Treaty of Ryswick, by which France claims the Ohio Valley......September, 1697 French erect a trading-post near the mouth of the Maumee......1705 Governor Spotwood, of Virginia, urges the English government to occupy the valley of the Ohio......1709 Vaudreuil, governor of Canada, opens a trading route to the Mississippi by Lake Erie, the Maumee and Ohio rivers......1720 Treaty of Lancaster, Pa.: territory beyond the mountains ceded by the Iroquois to the English......June, 1744 Virginia colonists form the Ohio Company for occupation and settlement of the Ohio Valley......1748 Celeron de Bienville's expedition to and down the Ohio River to the mouth of the great Miami......1749 England grants the Ohio Company 600,000 acres of land......1749 Gist and Croghan lead a party of English explorers into the Ohio country......1749 Charles Townshend, of the English ministry
Ryswick (Netherlands) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-ohio
et indicates the Ohio country on his map of the Northwest......1674 La Salle launches the Griffin on Lake Erie and coasts along the northern frontier of Ohio......August, 1679 Iroquois convey Western lands east of the Illinois to the English by treaty......1684 Nicholas Perrot, with twenty Frenchmen, marches into the Miami country; French establish a post near the Ohio boundary......1686 English traders crossing the Ohio country are arrested by the French......1687 Treaty of Ryswick, by which France claims the Ohio Valley......September, 1697 French erect a trading-post near the mouth of the Maumee......1705 Governor Spotwood, of Virginia, urges the English government to occupy the valley of the Ohio......1709 Vaudreuil, governor of Canada, opens a trading route to the Mississippi by Lake Erie, the Maumee and Ohio rivers......1720 Treaty of Lancaster, Pa.: territory beyond the mountains ceded by the Iroquois to the English......June, 1744 Virginia coloni
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