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1785
The Geographer of the United States led a
team of surveyors through this area, the first part of the Northwest
Territory to be systematically surveyed.
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1797
Bezaleel Wells established Steubenville, one
of the earliest towns in the region.
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1814
Quakers built the Ohio Yearly Meeting House
in Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson County. The large structure can hold
more than 2,000 people.
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1839
George Armstrong Custer born in New Rumley,
Harrison County. He was a union general in the Civil War. Indians
defeated and killed Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
in 1876.
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1861-1865
The family of the "Fighting McCooks"
served in the Civil War. Two brothers, from Carroll and Jefferson
Counties, and their 13 sons fought for the union: four died in
battle, seven became generals.
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1880
Abundant coal supplies spurred the growth
of industry in the region, especially glass, iron, and steel.
Steel making is a major industry to this day.
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1900
The East Liverpool, Columbiana County, potteries
were at their peak. The industry declined after the Great Depression
of 1929-1939, but lives on at the Ohio Historical Society's
Museum of Ceramics.
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