An edition of Ohio and her Western Reserve (1902)
Ohio and her Western Reserve
with a story of three states leading to the latter, from Connecticut, by way of Wyoming, its Indian wars and massacre
By Alfred Mathews
Publish Date
1902
Publisher
D. Appleton
Language
eng
Pages
330
Description:
The author’s thesis is that, while the early settlement of Ohio included a wide variety of people from many places, the somewhat later settlement of the Western Reserve was carried out almost exclusively by Connecticut puritans. This volume traces the westward migration of pioneers from Connecticut to an earlier settlement at Wyoming, PA, which nearly met in disaster. The Connecticut group then obtained the Western Reserve and moved there, with far more success than at Wyoming. In addition to narrating these events, the author makes a case that these Connecticut men assumed a leading role in Ohio political and cultural life, particularly in the anti-slavery movement.
subjects: History, Ohio, history, Ohio, genealogy, Western reserve
Places: Ohio, Western Reserve (Ohio), Wyoming Valley (Pa.)