Excerpt from Centennial History of Licking County, Ohio: Read at the Centennial Celebration of the Licking Co. Agricultural Society at the "Old Fort," July 4th, 1876 Note - The following historical sketch of licking county was prepared, pursuant to a resolution of Congress, adopted, March 13, 1876, which provided for Centennial County histories, throughout the United States; a measure which was also commended to the people by the President in a Proclamation, bearing date May 25, 1876. The Licking County Agricultural Society, approving of the resolution and proclamation aforenamed, and promptly adopting the suggestion of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, procured the preparation of the following Centennial Sketch of Licking County, and had it published in the style in which it is herein presented. The important and voluminous facts, incidents and figures presented, and the mass of valuable information given, must make the sketch of permanent value to all who have any interest in County; it is. Therefore commended to the public favor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.