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=== History === | === History === | ||
Ancient burial mounds and forts throughout the region showed evidence of the [ | Ancient burial mounds and forts throughout the region showed evidence of the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Hopewell_Culture Hopewell Indians]. In the 1600's, European explorers found the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Delaware_Indians Delaware], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Shawnee_Indians Shawnee], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Mingo_Indians Mingo], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Wyandot_Indians Wyandot], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Miami_Indians Miami] and other [[Indians of Ohio|Indian tribes]] living there. At one time France and Great Britain both held claims to the Ohio area. After the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Northwest_Territory Northwest Territory] was established, and the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Treaty_of_Greeneville_(1795) Treaty of Greenville] signed, thousands of settlers came to the Ohio region. Among the early settlers were Revolutionary War soldiers who had been given [http://www.genealogy.com/24_land.html bounty lands] in southeast Ohio for their military service. | ||
The [ | The [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Harrison_Land_Act Harrison Land Act] in 1800 which enabled common people to purchase land in the Northwest Territory, which they did rapidly helping Ohio to become the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Ohio_Statehood 17th state] on March 1, 1803. | ||
To connect with trade to the East, Ohio built a 1,000-mile long canal system of eighty-three locks called the [http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~lstevens/canal/ Ohio and Erie Canal], opening in 1825. This made an outlet for the Ohioan’s farms, forests and mines to conduct trade with the outside communities. The [http://www.west2k.com/ohstations/stations.htm railroad] arrived in the mid 1800's, turning Ohio into a crossroads for trade and migration. | To connect with trade to the East, Ohio built a 1,000-mile long canal system of eighty-three locks called the [http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~lstevens/canal/ Ohio and Erie Canal], opening in 1825. This made an outlet for the Ohioan’s farms, forests and mines to conduct trade with the outside communities. The [http://www.west2k.com/ohstations/stations.htm railroad] arrived in the mid 1800's, turning Ohio into a crossroads for trade and migration. | ||
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*'''1777: '''[http://books.google.com/books?id=0N47AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=Moravian+mission+at+Coshocton&source=web&ots=wqkg_cP1Xj&sig=2PTg2QnAahGS2M8pF5J0k7JuVnw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA202,M1 Moravian mission at Coshocton] | *'''1777: '''[http://books.google.com/books?id=0N47AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=Moravian+mission+at+Coshocton&source=web&ots=wqkg_cP1Xj&sig=2PTg2QnAahGS2M8pF5J0k7JuVnw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA202,M1 Moravian mission at Coshocton] | ||
*'''1772-1824:''' [http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Tuscarawas/TuscarawasChapI.htm Moravian Indian land grants], 4,000 acres along the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County. | *'''1772-1824:''' [http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Tuscarawas/TuscarawasChapI.htm Moravian Indian land grants], 4,000 acres along the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County. | ||
*'''1787: ''' The United States government established the [ | *'''1787: ''' The United States government established the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Northwest_Territory Northwest Territory] with the intent to open the land to Revolutionary War veterans and other settlers. | ||
*'''1788: '''The first permanent white settlement was established at Marietta. | *'''1788: '''The first permanent white settlement was established at Marietta. | ||
*'''1794:''' (August 20,) [ | *'''1794:''' (August 20,) [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Battle_of_Fallen_Timbers Battle of Fallen Timbers] near Miami River. General Wayne commanding the U.S. forces, this victory ended Indian Wars in the area. | ||
*'''1799:''' [http://www.frontierplayers.org/timeline.html Ohio Territory] | *'''1799:''' [http://www.frontierplayers.org/timeline.html Ohio Territory] | ||
*'''1803: '''(March 1,) [ | *'''1803: '''(March 1,) [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Ohio_Statehood Ohio gained statehood]. | ||
*'''1805:''' | *'''1805:''' Land ceded by Ottawa, Wyandot, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Shawnee and Delaware Indians. | ||
*'''1807 & | *'''1807 & 1808:''' Land ceded by Chippewa, Ottawa, Wyandot, and Potawatomi | ||
*'''1817: '''Land ceded by Ottawa, Wyandot, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Shawnee, Delaware, and Seneca | *'''1817:''' Land ceded by Ottawa, Wyandot, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Shawnee, Delaware, and Seneca | ||
*'''1818: ''' | *'''1818:''' Land ceded by Ottawa, Shawnee, Wyandot and Seneca | ||
*'''1818:''' [ | *'''1818: '''[https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Miami_Indians Land ceded by Miami] | ||
*''' | *'''Various:''' [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Wea_Indians Land ceded by Wea] | ||
*'''1843:'''[https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Wyandot_Indians Wyandot removed to Kansas] | |||
*'''1843:'''[ | |||
*'''1861-1865: ''' 310,000 Ohio men served in the Union armed forces during the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/ Civil War]. | *'''1861-1865: ''' 310,000 Ohio men served in the Union armed forces during the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/ Civil War]. | ||
*'''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines. | *'''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines. |