Excerpt from A Pictorial Description of Ohio: Comprising a Sketch of Its Physical Geography, History, Political Divisions, Resources, Government and Constitution, Antiquities, Public Lands, Etc

In presenting the following pages to the reading public, we desire to disclaim all pretensions to originality, our labors having been directed chiefly to the arrangement and condensation of facts developed and recorded by others, in such manner and within such a space as would suit the tastes and wants of a large class of our citizens. This work is in continuation of a plan to put forth in cheap form, the important events in the history of our Republic, its governmental operations, and its extraordinary progress in its population, wealth, and intelligence.

Already, in the "New World Illustrated, " a general view of the United States has been taken, and we now commence a detailed description of the several states, by a series of works of a more local character, like the one here presented.

In the preparation of this little volume, we have made free use of all the information within our reach, and we here wish to give full credit to the sources whence we have drawn it, the most important of which are, the valuable "Historical Collections of Ohio, " by H. Howe, Esq., Sherman & Smith's "United States Gazetteer, " and "Bradford's Atlas, " and other works of minor importance. We have aimed to secure accuracy, in all that we have presented, and believe that comparatively few errors will be found. For the population of the towns we have used the last official Census of the United States. It will be found occasionally that the capital of a county bears the same name as the township in which it is located, and in some instances the population of the township and of the capital are given separately. This if unexplained would present the appearance of error, but when understood, the seeming error and discrepancy may be easily reconciled.

Although this work is designed especially for the use of the people of Ohio, yet the information which it contains will be found valuable to all, in every part of the Union, for as we are E Pluribus Unum - many in one - whatever relates to one member of the confederacy, has an abiding interest in the hearts and minds of the people of all. It will be found valuable to the emigrant who departs for that "garden of the west, " and to the general reader, we trust a perusal of its pages will prove profitable and edifying.

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