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Sharon Township
The complete chapter on this township from History of Franklin County [Ohio]:, published in 1858. 373 words, covering 1 settlement.
Contents
2 sectionsThe section headings the book prints inside this chapter. Each one jumps to where it begins.
The modern record here
1 settlementWhat the federal record holds for each settlement inside this township: wildfires and storm reports since the 1950s, mineral workings, and museum specimens collected nearby. These are counted within a few miles of each settlement, so neighbours share them and the columns are deliberately not added up. Every row links to the settlement's own page, where each figure is broken out.
| Settlement | Fires | Storm reports | Mines and quarries | Specimens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Air | - | - | - | 3,234 |
Settlements in this township
1 placeEvery populated place the Geographic Names Information System records inside this township's Census boundary. 0 of the 1 are named in the chapter; the rest were founded later or were never more than a post office.
The chapter
373 wordsReproduced complete and unedited. The text is machine-read from a scan of the 1858 printing, so expect the errors a machine makes reading a century-old page: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters. Nothing has been corrected, because correcting a proper name invents one. The headings below are the book's own.
Sharon Township
The Township of Sharon consists of a small part of what was once Liberty Township. It is just five miles square, and is known on the maps as township two, in range eighteen. It was established by its present name the 4th of March, 1806. Its first settlement was commenced in the spring of 1803, by the Scioto Company, as related in the first Chapter of this work.
In 1804, the town of Worthington was laid out. In 1805, the Worthington Post Ofiice was first established, and William Robe* was appointed the first Postmaster in 1805.
* Mr. Robe was a dwarf, or man of remarkably small size, not weighing more than from fifty to sixty pounds in ordinary health. He was well proportioned and neat in his appearance; a well educated man, and gentlemanly in his manners. He was a teacher in the Worthington Seminary - afterward a clerk in the S^ate Auditor's office. He died in January, 1823, aged about forty-five years.
In 1811, the Worthington Manufacturing Company was incorporated. Col. Kilbourne was the President and general agent of the Company. They made some good improvements on the factory ground (so called) and about the year 1813 or '14 they went extensively into business. They not only manufactured woolen cloth, but carried on various other mechanical branches. They also engaged largely in the mercantile business, and in banking. They had their stores in Worthington, Franklinton and Columbus, and their bank notes in general circulation. The Company, however, eventually
About the time the Manufacturing Company went into operation, the first newspaper ever published in Franklin County was commenced at Worthington. It was called the Western Intelligencer. It is noticed under the head of Newspapers - Chapter IV.
In 1835, the town of Worthington was incorporated, and in the spring of 1836, the corporation organized by the election of the following officers, to wit :
Marshal
The population of this township in 1840 was 1,168, including the town of Worthington. In 1850, it was 1,509. In 1853, the township contained thirteen school districts, including the town ; and, agreeably to the returns, an aggregate of 550 youth between the ages of five and twenty-one years. In 1857, the aggregate of such youth was 494.
Provenance
Text from History of Franklin County [Ohio]:, by Martin, William T., 1788-1866. [from Old Catalog], published 1858 and in the public domain in the United States. Digitised by the Internet Archive. The settlements listed against this township are matched by point-in-polygon test of each Geographic Names Information System coordinate against the Census Bureau's county subdivision boundary, not by name.