Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . in 1858, when a mod-ern school house was built in another part of the settlement. Before leaving Wales nearly every adult who settled onWelsh Hills had learned a trade and few, if any, were farmersbefore settling on the Hills. As a result the Welsh pioneer wasan awkward but ambitious farmer. His success is due not tohis adaptability to fanning, but to his economy and thrift. He Welsh Settlements in Ohio. 209 was a small farmer and few undertook to cultivate so much as200 acres. He believed in reclaiming a small tract of ground andgradually extendin
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . in 1858, when a mod-ern school house was built in another part of the settlement. Before leaving Wales nearly every adult who settled onWelsh Hills had learned a trade and few, if any, were farmersbefore settling on the Hills. As a result the Welsh pioneer wasan awkward but ambitious farmer. His success is due not tohis adaptability to fanning, but to his economy and thrift. He Welsh Settlements in Ohio. 209 was a small farmer and few undertook to cultivate so much as200 acres. He believed in reclaiming a small tract of ground andgradually extending his operations. Every grain was harvestedand every garnered grain was saved. They were supporters ofthe temperance cause, and early in their denunciation of Welsh Hills school contributed twenty-nine soldiers for theUnion Army. Six soldiers of the War of 1812 and five for theMexican War went from the settlement. The Welsh Hills settlement comprises about 5,000 acres ofland for the most part in the northeast quarter of Granville.
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