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Ohio Land Becomes a Crucial Key to America's Development
Virginia Soldiers Create Crooked Property Lines
The Forgotten Pioneer Who First Settled in Highland County
Pioneer Hardships
Traveling to Highland County No Easy Task in 1805
Highland County Settlers Form a Melting Pot
Danger at Home During War of 1812
Old Family Letter Describes War of 1812
School Days in Early 1800's
Indentured Servants Part of the Nation's and Highland County History
The Controversial American Colonization Society
Captain Herron Travels to Africa
The Rise of Abolition Societies and Frederick Douglas
Underground Railroad Stories
Two Local Brothers Go off to the Civil War
A Civil War Soldier Misses Being Home for the Holidays
The Conard Family's 18 Day Journey to Highland County in 1850
Barn Building Brings Washington Blackburn to Highland County
The Wedding Celebration and Life of Molly Good and Washington Blackburn
A Grandmother's Pioneer Lifestyle Remembered
The Edwards Family Travels in Covered Wagon to Highland County
A Woman's Work Is Never Done, 1864 Diary of Elizabeth Edwards
One Common Man's Story of an Active Life in Highland County During the 1800's
A Wedding Proposal the Old Fashioned Way
How Thanksgiving Became a Holiday
Old Fashioned Christmases
Was New Year's a Time to Party in 1891?
Christmas Traditions
Every Child Is a Christmas Miracle
Lessons from A Christmas Carol
Highland County Provides Two State Governors
Mother Thompson Inspires a National Movement from Hillsboro
Stagecoach Driver Still Looking for His Murderers
Murder at Cliff Run
Two Sisters with the Power to Mystify
Mysterious Deaths in Lincolnville
Nightmare in New Petersburg
New Market Township:
First Permanent Settlement in Highland CountyLiberty Township:
Snags the Esteemed Position of the Highland County SeatBrushcreek Township:
Home to Historic Zane's Trace and Final Resting Place of Governor Charles ByrdFairfield Township:
Settled by QuakersPaint Township:
Home to Scenic Waterways and ParksUnion Township:
Once a SwampMadison Township:
Greenfield Home to Many Patents and Father of the Abolition MovementConcord Township:
Home to Many Persons of Achievement, Stunning Views and One of the Oldest Active Methodist Churches in the CountyJackson Township:
Home to an Old Fashioned Country StoreSalem Township:
Early Temperance Movement and Quality SchoolsWhiteoak Township:
Settled by the FrenchDodson Township:
Home to One of the Country's Largest Distilleries and a Battle with the Famous Indian Chief TecumsehClay Township:
An Important Stop on the Cincinnati-Chillicothe StagecoachMarshall Township:
Home to Many Persons of Achievement and an Important Stop on the Underground RailroadHamer Township:
Once an Important Trade Center for the Area FarmersWashington Township:
Home to Highland County's First Tobacco and the First Methodist CongregationPenn Township:
The Last Township Created and Home to Several African American Settlements
Kathleen Patterson Portrays a Different Era
Homer Webster the Sole Man
Oscar Parshall a Trinket Man and Entertainer
The Wheels on the School Bus Go Around
Moving Mail
Libraries Part of Highland County History Since 1853
Highland County Courthouse Carries National Significance
Time Affects Two Churches Differently- Boston United Methodist Church and New Hope Baptist Church
Rock -N- Roll Butter
A Man Who Discovered the Past Matters, Paul Turner and the Gist Settlement
Hillsboro Thrust into the National Spotlight over Lincoln School Segregation
Highland County Celebrates 200th Birthday as Wilderness Frontier Turns into a Thriving Community
For more information on Time Travels:
- Time Travels Introduction
- Book Reviews including Wilmington College History Professor Ed Agran's review
- Books Sales Locations