Identifier: HistoricalCollectionsOfOhio1891V2 (find matches)
Title: Historical Collections of Ohio: An Encyclopedia of the State ; History Both General and Local, Geography with Descriptions of Its Counties, Cities and Villages, Its Agricultural, Manufacturing, Mining and Business Development, Sketches of Eminent and Interesting Characters, Etc., with Notes of a Tour over It in 1886 V 2
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
Subjects: Ohio -- Biography Ohio -- History Ohio -- Local History Ohio -- Description and travel
Publisher: Columbus : Henry Howe & Son

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Brawn by Henry Howe in 1846.MlLLERSBUEG.
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Ross Hall, MUersburff, Photo., 1886.MlLLERSBUKG. Each of the views is taken from the same point, forty years apart in time. 223 HOLMES COUNTY. 225 The first newspaper published in the county, the Millersburg Gazette, was printedJune 9, 1828. It was Democratic in politics, and as such had a continuous pub-lication as the official paper of the county. In 1840 its name was changed toHolmes County Farmer, which name it still bears. It is now published by D. G.Newton and L. G. Barton ; the former has been connected with its publicationthirty-three years. In 1835 an opposition paper, the Holmes County Whig, wasstarted. It had many suspensions, revivals and changes of name. In 1870Messrs. White & Cunningham became proprietors of the Holmes County Repub-lican. Under their management it has been more prosperous, and has had a con-tinuous publication. The foregoing includes all of Mr. Newtons article. We here remark that thetwo views of Millersburg were taken from the same point. The new co

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