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20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens . AND EEPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. eighty-four years of age, was born in itsvicinity and still resides in 1907 the Traction Company built astation, in which Napoleon Wagner at-tends to selling tickets, cigars, etc., andC. H. Bailey conducts a general store. Lagonda. Lagonda while still preserving its name,is fast losing its identity as being nowa part of the city of Springtield; yet atone time it almost held the position of arival to Springfield. In Edwards His-torical A^tlas of Clark County t
20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens . AND EEPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. eighty-four years of age, was born in itsvicinity and still resides in 1907 the Traction Company built astation, in which Napoleon Wagner at-tends to selling tickets, cigars, etc., andC. H. Bailey conducts a general store. Lagonda. Lagonda while still preserving its name,is fast losing its identity as being nowa part of the city of Springtield; yet atone time it almost held the position of arival to Springfield. In Edwards His-torical A^tlas of Clark County the follow-ing is given: From the manuscript of William , the following facts have beencompiled. The first building erected inLagonda was about 1800. James Smithwas the first white man to pass throughthe valley, accompanying a party of In-dians. The journey occurred in 1760, andSmith saw elk and buffalo. Simon Ken-ton and others settled north of Spring-field in 1799. A mill was wanted; theGovernment offered thirty acres of landto any mill builder. Kenton built a mill,but got no
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