Pioneer History: Being and Account of the First Examinations of the Ohio Valley,: and the Early Settlement of the Northwest Territory

Originally published in 1858, this is a facsimile, or exact, reprint of the original book. The book is published under the superintendence of the historical Society of Cincinnati, and forms the first volume of its transactions. It contains a full account of all that took place in Washington County, where the first settlement in the present state of Ohio took place, from 1788 to 1803; or during the existence of the Territorial Government. It also presents an outline of the leading events in the Ohio Valley, before 1788. (1848) 2017, xiii, 525, ill. (562 total pages)