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Title: History of Hamilton County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Ford, Henry A., comp Ford, Kate B., joint comp Williams, L.A. & co., Cleveland, O., pub
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Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio, L. A. Williams
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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is farm, formerly apart-of his fathers estate, in a dwelling a short distance south of the oldhome. Mr. Simonson lost his first wife by death December 3, 1849,and was remarried June 25, 1863, to Miss Sarah Jane Gard, of an oldPreble county family, her father having immigrated thither in 1812.She is the second daughter of Littlejohn aud Nancy (Wright) Gard,born at the old home in Preble county, February 28, 1830. She wastrained in the home schools of that day, and remained with her parentsupon a farm at Sugar Valley, between Eaton and Camden, Preblecounty, until her marriage with Mr. Simonson, as before noted. Sheis of a family of school-teachers, and doubtless owes much of her in-telligence and quickness of mind to this fact, but she herself nevertaught school. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church atHarrison. Since her marriage, which has proved childless, her historyhas been, of course, identified with that of her husband, in the peace-ful life of the farm and homestead.
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HISTORY OF HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO. 225 over the tops of the highest hills, witliout any reference to grades, whileall were what are now called mud roads. The invention of McAdamseemed to come as a special remedy for such highways and a great re-lief to a people suffering under such evils. It was not, however, untilCincinnati had attained thirty thousand inhabitants, that the macadam-ized roads were adopted here. Since that time every road of impor-tance leading from the city has been macadamized, generally by char-tered companies, and in some instances by the county commissioners.The following are the principal macadamized roads leading fromCincinnati: The Goshen, Wilmington, Washington and Circlevilleturnpike, one hundred miles; Montgomery, Rochester, Clarksville andWilmington, fifty miles; Chillicothe and Hillsborough, only fifteenmiles finished; Batavia, twenty-one miles; Lebanon, Xenia and Spring-field, seventy-two miles, continued tlirough Centreville, twenty-onemiles; Great Miami

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