Unlike many other frontier towns, Sidney, Ohio, was not “carved - TopicsExpress



          

Unlike many other frontier towns, Sidney, Ohio, was not “carved out of the heart of a forest.” The 70 acres were a thoroughly cleared and cultivated farm, said to have been first planted in corn in 1809 by William Stewart. Shelby County’s Courthouse Square in downtown Sidney was selected as a Great American Public Place in 1995. In the early 1800s, however, there was a large swamp along what is now the east side of the square. In some places it was four or five feet deep and provided a “favorite swimming place for small boys.”
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:00:01 +0000

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