Wadsworth Memorial Author:Edward Brown Subtitle: An Account of the Proceedings of the Celebration of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the First Settlement of the Township of Wadsworth, Ohio ; With the Addresses, Historical Papers, and Poems Presented on That Occasion, Also, a Brief Sketch of the History to the Present Time With Sketches of the Early History of the Adjoining Townships to W... more »hich Is Annexed Biographical Sketches of the More Prominent Pioneer Settlers and Their Families General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1875 Original Publisher: Steam Printing House Description: Includes brief sketches of Sharon and Guilford townships in Medina County, of Morton Township in Summit County, and of Chippewa Township in Wayne County. Subjects: Wadsworth (Ohio) Wadsworth Township (Ohio) Norton Township (Summit County, Ohio) Chippewa Township (Wayne County, Ohio) Sharon (Medina County, Ohio) Guilford Township (Medina County, Ohio) Wadsworth Township (Medina co., Ohio) Norton Township (Summit co., Ohio) Chippewa Township (Wayne co., Ohio) Sharon Township (Medina co., Ohio) Guilford Township (Medina co., Ohio) Wadworth Township (Medina co., Ohio) Reference / Genealogy Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: WADSWORTH MEMORIAL To those who have seen the wave of emigration moving forward across the prairies of the interior, the vast plains, and the Rocky Mountains, at the rate of a hundred miles a year, villages, and even cities, springing up through the impatience of speculation, before even the breaking-plow has turned up the virgin soil, the progress of settlements in the first quarter of this century must seem very slow. The first settlement of the Connecticut "Western Reserve commenced about the beginning of the century...« less