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A Brief History of Madison Township A brief history of the early settlement of Madison Township from the 1935 Directory of Madison.
Circuit Preachers Circuit Preachers in this part of Ohio from 1812.
Deed to Madison Public Square A Copy of the deed to Madison Public Square, Taken from an old Township Record Book.
Early History of Madison The following account was prepared by Antoinette Walding Stanton to be read at a Homecraft Club meeting in June of 1966.
Elisha Wood's Tannery Written in approx. 1953, includes information on many other Madison businesses; Madison tannery, monument works, blacksmith shop, onion barrel maker, and hotels.
Excerpts from a paper by General Abel Kimball 1880
H.H. Roe & Company Manufacturers of Cheese Vats Madison, Ohio
History by A. Kimball General History of the Township By General Abel Kimball March 4, 1880
History of Madison Churches History of Madison Churches Prepared by Miss Violet Crandall (Taken from the Madison Press; April 10, 1953)
History of Madison Schools A brief history of the schools in Madison Township
History of the Dock Road History of the Dock Road Arcola Creek Area Madison Township, Ohio 1796 – 1863 By: Sue Orris
Indenture of Hiram Bottom From Book #1 of Madison Township Records – page 127
Index for "The Times" A Madison Historical Society Publication
Names of Householders in Various School Districts in Madison Township – March 1830
Madison’s Earliest Days 1798-1826 By Charlotte Hall Kellogg (Given before the Fortnightly Club Feb. 1922)
Madison Industries From 1800’s to Present Day Madison Press March 20, 1953 Reported in paper by Lettie Ross
Madison Village Houses A listing of Madison's Oldest Houses
The Religious History of the Township By William Hendry
Shipbuilding at Madison Dock A history of shipbuilding in Madison and Lake county.
True Pioneer Stories Stories from Madison's pioneer past

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