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Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 22 April 2005 |
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The History of Warren County Ohio |
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A very prominent and interesting feature of this township is the old fort at Fort Ancient, of which a full account and description is given in the history proper of Warren County. There are other works of unknown origin besides the above. Among these
are two mounds near the northeast angle of the fort, three others south
of the fort, near the village of Hammel, one three miles southeast of
the fort, near Theodore Couden's, one about four miles
east on a hill near the county line, and a circular fort or breastwork
about sixty feet in diameter about four miles northeast of the old fort,
on the farm of James Harris on Spring Hill.
Extending eastward into Clinton County are quite a number of mounds and
circular works, showing conclusively that this region has, at some time
in the remote past, been densely populated by an energetic and warlike
race, who were, from the appearance of skeletons found, of gigantic stature.
Trees of largest growth cover these works as thickly as any portion of
the surrounding country. |
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