All the western states and territories . the state ranks among the first in the pro-ducts of the soil. Indian corn is the staple production. Large crops ofwheat, great quantities of pork, butter, cheese and wool are annually pro-duced. The grain crops of Ohio are very large; the estimate for 1860, afavorable year, was: Indian corn, 80 millions of bushels; wheat, 30 millions;and oats, 20 millions. It is estimated that the whole state has the naturalcapacity to feed 18 millions of people. Population in 1800 was 45,365; in1820, 581,434; in 1850, 1,980,408, and in 1860, 2,377,917. Marietta, the ca
All the western states and territories . the state ranks among the first in the pro-ducts of the soil. Indian corn is the staple production. Large crops ofwheat, great quantities of pork, butter, cheese and wool are annually pro-duced. The grain crops of Ohio are very large; the estimate for 1860, afavorable year, was: Indian corn, 80 millions of bushels; wheat, 30 millions;and oats, 20 millions. It is estimated that the whole state has the naturalcapacity to feed 18 millions of people. Population in 1800 was 45,365; in1820, 581,434; in 1850, 1,980,408, and in 1860, 2,377,917. Marietta, the capital of Washington county, and oldest town in the state,is beautifully situated on the left or east bank of the Muskingum, at its con-fluence with the Ohio, 104 miles south-enst of Columbus, 62 below Wheeling,Va., and 300, by the river, above Cincinnati. It is built principally on levelground, surrounded by beautiful scenery. Many of the houses are con-structed with great neatness, having fine gardens, and ornamental trees and 90 slirubbcry, wliicli mark the New England origin of its population. Thefounders of the town an unusual number of persons of refijieuientand taste. Very many of them had served as officers in the armies of therevolution, and becoming ruined in their fortunes in the service of their coun-try, were thus prompted to seek a new home in the wilds of the west. Ma-rietta College, in this place, was chartered in 1835, and is one of the most re-spectable institutions of the kind in the state. Population about 5,000. In the autumn of 1785, adetachment of U. S. troops,under the command of , commenced theerection of Fort Harmar, onthe west bank of the Musk-ingum. It was named inhonor of Col. Harmar, towhose regiment MajorDoughty was attached. Inthe autumn of 1787, the di-rectors of the Ohio Companyorganized in New England,preparatory to a the course of the winterfollowing, a party of about40 men, under the superin-tendence
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