. Book of the Royal blue . ATIiN AT M \ l:l I I r \ we reach the thriving town of Chillicothe. While of the early histoiy of Chillicotheit is related that it is one of the few townsin Ohio that did not sufler from Indian de-predations, nevertheless it has an interest-ing, if a more peaceful, history. Chillicothe is beautifully situated on thebank of the Scioto River (which the Indianscalled Seeyotoh, meaning great legs,from its many and important tributaries,which the Indians called legs). It was laidout and settled in 1796, by Nathaniel In 1788 Chillicothe became the seat ofTerritorial govern
. Book of the Royal blue . ATIiN AT M \ l:l I I r \ we reach the thriving town of Chillicothe. While of the early histoiy of Chillicotheit is related that it is one of the few townsin Ohio that did not sufler from Indian de-predations, nevertheless it has an interest-ing, if a more peaceful, history. Chillicothe is beautifully situated on thebank of the Scioto River (which the Indianscalled Seeyotoh, meaning great legs,from its many and important tributaries,which the Indians called legs). It was laidout and settled in 1796, by Nathaniel In 1788 Chillicothe became the seat ofTerritorial government, the State House,built in ISOl, being occupied Ijy the Terri-torial Legislature, and two years later itwas occupied by the State Legislature,the free and Independent State of Ohiohaving been admitted into the Inion in 1802. Of the early settlers of Ohio it is said,The finest wheat of New England culti-vation was sown on fertile soil. And atthe capital city were gathered a strongbody of men, who builded up a State with. U T < Ill
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