Friendly Grove
The Lucas Mansion at Piketon, Ohio
Robert Lucas settled in Scioto County and was a prominent figure in his time. He settled in what would soon be Pike County around 1817 and left to go west just before the county would take it's name.
The Lucas home, near Zahn's Corner was built by Lucas and named "Friendly Grove" after his wife, Friendly, who was known in Piketon for her baked goods and sweet disposition. Lucas enjoyed strong and lenthy political career. After the War of 1812 where he served in northern Ohio, he moved to the area where he would serve in such positions as territorial auditor, speaker in the Ohio House of Representatves then governor of the state of Ohio.
In 1832, Lucas was named president of the first National Political Convention which was held in Baltimore, Maryland. There he monimated Andrew Jackson for President of the United States of America. As a reward for the nomination and because of Lucas' friendship with Jackson, Lucas received an appointment to serve as Governor of the Iowa Territory and this was when he, and his family, moved west where he would live the remainder of his life.
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