. Book of the Royal blue . OHIO UNIVERSITY.(The Central Part of the Building is the Original College.). GREENFIELD ■ i the original Stone ■ 14 .4 LITTLE MORE OF SOUTHERN OHIO HISTORY. The mineral wealth of Athens Countywas early discovered, but utilized to a verylimited extent until the opening of the C. (now the B. & 0. R. R.) permittedits development. Now Athens County coalis known all over the country, and the longdingy carloads of black diamonds draggeddaily from the grimy mines, contribute nota little to the wealth and importance of thecounty. The corner stone of t
. Book of the Royal blue . OHIO UNIVERSITY.(The Central Part of the Building is the Original College.). GREENFIELD ■ i the original Stone ■ 14 .4 LITTLE MORE OF SOUTHERN OHIO HISTORY. The mineral wealth of Athens Countywas early discovered, but utilized to a verylimited extent until the opening of the C. (now the B. & 0. R. R.) permittedits development. Now Athens County coalis known all over the country, and the longdingy carloads of black diamonds draggeddaily from the grimy mines, contribute nota little to the wealth and importance of thecounty. The corner stone of the first universityin the Northwest Territory, so carefullyplanned by the first settlers of Ohio, was state, and not only of the state, but of thenation, and must always be regarded as oneof the factors in Ohios progress. In a previous number we referred tothe settlement, in 1796, of , Athens, Chillicothe and Cincinnatinow being almost within a direct line ofone another, the need for better facilitiesof communication between the settlementsbecame felt, and in 1799, t
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