31y.
Furrow-Although There are only Four markers on this plat.it is related that an officer who fell in yhe raid of George Rogers Clark on Pierre Loramie's store in 1782 is buired at the southeast corner of the plat and the daughter of one Captain Butler,who was commandant of Anthony Wayne's Fort Loramie in the WAr of 1812.James G Furrow was a son of one James Furrow,who history relates was a young lad at the time Pierre Loramie,a Jesuit Priest had a store and mission where the Arkenberg home now stands on the bank of Loramie Creek. The elder Furrow stated in his last will and testament he wished to be buired by the side of the high officer who fell in the raid on Loramie store. the writer in an interview with Ferdinand Arkenberg May 2,1937 took the opportunity of inspecting the relics which the Arkenberg have in there possession,which they have found in a gravel pit on there farm.cannonbells.ranging in size froma baseball to a bowling ball,some hollow and others filled with powder and shrapnel, were plowed up at different times. Pieces of cannonballs are also in there possession, indicating that they were of shrapnel Variety when they struck a hard object.Spanish coins bearing the date 1780 withthe image of Carolus III,FROM WHICH THE DESIGN OF OUR PRESENT DOLLOR WAS COPIED, AND SPANISH HALF DOLLARS,THEN CALLED "hALF JOES",BEARING THE DATES OF 1777&1778;a small cross,copper,with wood in lay perhaps part of the rosary beads; brass buttons from military uniforms.carrying the eagle design.other coins included a one half cent denomination of U.S.money of 1794 and a one cent coin of 1838. This perhaps is the most hisoric spot of all Shelby County,for here was enacted many a stirring drama in the winning of the Northwest.In 1769 a French Jesuit missionary named Pierre Loramie established a store and mission on the site now occpied by the Arkenberg farm house,in 1782 the place was destroyed by Gen. Rogers Clark when he with 1500 Kentuckians raided the Fort in the fall of that year.in 1794 General Anthony Wayne rebuilt the Fort and called it Fort Loramie in honor of Pierre Loramie.at the same time changing the name of Pickawillany Steam to Loramie's Creek. in 1819 the Fort.evacuated by the government,was sold to James Furrow,the elder,who was a young lad at the time Pierre Loramie had charge of the store. Furrow dismantled the larger buildings of the Fort and converted the place into a hostelry.post office and store.he also acquired 450 acres of of government land in the vicinity.in 1852 the land was sold by the Furrow heirs to one Bernard Meyer.and early German settler.who in 1868 sold to Ferdinand Arkenberg Sr.at the elder Arenberg's death in 1886 it came into possession of Ferdinand Arkenberg Jr., the present owner,who is 79yrs of age.a large boulder at the northeast corner of side of S.R.,66,appropriated by congress.was stolen by vandals 2yrs ago.the buirel plat up to a few yrs ago was taken care of by the state.
Copy from the Memorial Records Of Shelby County,Ohio
1819 To 1975
Compiled by
Barbara Adams and Gene Mozley
Furrow-Although There are only Four markers on this plat.it is related that an officer who fell in yhe raid of George Rogers Clark on Pierre Loramie's store in 1782 is buired at the southeast corner of the plat and the daughter of one Captain Butler,who was commandant of Anthony Wayne's Fort Loramie in the WAr of 1812.James G Furrow was a son of one James Furrow,who history relates was a young lad at the time Pierre Loramie,a Jesuit Priest had a store and mission where the Arkenberg home now stands on the bank of Loramie Creek. The elder Furrow stated in his last will and testament he wished to be buired by the side of the high officer who fell in the raid on Loramie store. the writer in an interview with Ferdinand Arkenberg May 2,1937 took the opportunity of inspecting the relics which the Arkenberg have in there possession,which they have found in a gravel pit on there farm.cannonbells.ranging in size froma baseball to a bowling ball,some hollow and others filled with powder and shrapnel, were plowed up at different times. Pieces of cannonballs are also in there possession, indicating that they were of shrapnel Variety when they struck a hard object.Spanish coins bearing the date 1780 withthe image of Carolus III,FROM WHICH THE DESIGN OF OUR PRESENT DOLLOR WAS COPIED, AND SPANISH HALF DOLLARS,THEN CALLED "hALF JOES",BEARING THE DATES OF 1777&1778;a small cross,copper,with wood in lay perhaps part of the rosary beads; brass buttons from military uniforms.carrying the eagle design.other coins included a one half cent denomination of U.S.money of 1794 and a one cent coin of 1838. This perhaps is the most hisoric spot of all Shelby County,for here was enacted many a stirring drama in the winning of the Northwest.In 1769 a French Jesuit missionary named Pierre Loramie established a store and mission on the site now occpied by the Arkenberg farm house,in 1782 the place was destroyed by Gen. Rogers Clark when he with 1500 Kentuckians raided the Fort in the fall of that year.in 1794 General Anthony Wayne rebuilt the Fort and called it Fort Loramie in honor of Pierre Loramie.at the same time changing the name of Pickawillany Steam to Loramie's Creek. in 1819 the Fort.evacuated by the government,was sold to James Furrow,the elder,who was a young lad at the time Pierre Loramie had charge of the store. Furrow dismantled the larger buildings of the Fort and converted the place into a hostelry.post office and store.he also acquired 450 acres of of government land in the vicinity.in 1852 the land was sold by the Furrow heirs to one Bernard Meyer.and early German settler.who in 1868 sold to Ferdinand Arkenberg Sr.at the elder Arenberg's death in 1886 it came into possession of Ferdinand Arkenberg Jr., the present owner,who is 79yrs of age.a large boulder at the northeast corner of side of S.R.,66,appropriated by congress.was stolen by vandals 2yrs ago.the buirel plat up to a few yrs ago was taken care of by the state.
Copy from the Memorial Records Of Shelby County,Ohio
1819 To 1975
Compiled by
Barbara Adams and Gene Mozley
31y.
Furrow-Although There are only Four markers on this plat.it is related that an officer who fell in yhe raid of George Rogers Clark on Pierre Loramie's store in 1782 is buired at the southeast corner of the plat and the daughter of one Captain Butler,who was commandant of Anthony Wayne's Fort Loramie in the WAr of 1812.James G Furrow was a son of one James Furrow,who history relates was a young lad at the time Pierre Loramie,a Jesuit Priest had a store and mission where the Arkenberg home now stands on the bank of Loramie Creek. The elder Furrow stated in his last will and testament he wished to be buired by the side of the high officer who fell in the raid on Loramie store. the writer in an interview with Ferdinand Arkenberg May 2,1937 took the opportunity of inspecting the relics which the Arkenberg have in there possession,which they have found in a gravel pit on there farm.cannonbells.ranging in size froma baseball to a bowling ball,some hollow and others filled with powder and shrapnel, were plowed up at different times. Pieces of cannonballs are also in there possession, indicating that they were of shrapnel Variety when they struck a hard object.Spanish coins bearing the date 1780 withthe image of Carolus III,FROM WHICH THE DESIGN OF OUR PRESENT DOLLOR WAS COPIED, AND SPANISH HALF DOLLARS,THEN CALLED "hALF JOES",BEARING THE DATES OF 1777&1778;a small cross,copper,with wood in lay perhaps part of the rosary beads; brass buttons from military uniforms.carrying the eagle design.other coins included a one half cent denomination of U.S.money of 1794 and a one cent coin of 1838. This perhaps is the most hisoric spot of all Shelby County,for here was enacted many a stirring drama in the winning of the Northwest.In 1769 a French Jesuit missionary named Pierre Loramie established a store and mission on the site now occpied by the Arkenberg farm house,in 1782 the place was destroyed by Gen. Rogers Clark when he with 1500 Kentuckians raided the Fort in the fall of that year.in 1794 General Anthony Wayne rebuilt the Fort and called it Fort Loramie in honor of Pierre Loramie.at the same time changing the name of Pickawillany Steam to Loramie's Creek. in 1819 the Fort.evacuated by the government,was sold to James Furrow,the elder,who was a young lad at the time Pierre Loramie had charge of the store. Furrow dismantled the larger buildings of the Fort and converted the place into a hostelry.post office and store.he also acquired 450 acres of of government land in the vicinity.in 1852 the land was sold by the Furrow heirs to one Bernard Meyer.and early German settler.who in 1868 sold to Ferdinand Arkenberg Sr.at the elder Arenberg's death in 1886 it came into possession of Ferdinand Arkenberg Jr., the present owner,who is 79yrs of age.a large boulder at the northeast corner of side of S.R.,66,appropriated by congress.was stolen by vandals 2yrs ago.the buirel plat up to a few yrs ago was taken care of by the state.
Copy from the Memorial Records Of Shelby County,Ohio
1819 To 1975
Compiled by
Barbara Adams and Gene Mozley
Furrow-Although There are only Four markers on this plat.it is related that an officer who fell in yhe raid of George Rogers Clark on Pierre Loramie's store in 1782 is buired at the southeast corner of the plat and the daughter of one Captain Butler,who was commandant of Anthony Wayne's Fort Loramie in the WAr of 1812.James G Furrow was a son of one James Furrow,who history relates was a young lad at the time Pierre Loramie,a Jesuit Priest had a store and mission where the Arkenberg home now stands on the bank of Loramie Creek. The elder Furrow stated in his last will and testament he wished to be buired by the side of the high officer who fell in the raid on Loramie store. the writer in an interview with Ferdinand Arkenberg May 2,1937 took the opportunity of inspecting the relics which the Arkenberg have in there possession,which they have found in a gravel pit on there farm.cannonbells.ranging in size froma baseball to a bowling ball,some hollow and others filled with powder and shrapnel, were plowed up at different times. Pieces of cannonballs are also in there possession, indicating that they were of shrapnel Variety when they struck a hard object.Spanish coins bearing the date 1780 withthe image of Carolus III,FROM WHICH THE DESIGN OF OUR PRESENT DOLLOR WAS COPIED, AND SPANISH HALF DOLLARS,THEN CALLED "hALF JOES",BEARING THE DATES OF 1777&1778;a small cross,copper,with wood in lay perhaps part of the rosary beads; brass buttons from military uniforms.carrying the eagle design.other coins included a one half cent denomination of U.S.money of 1794 and a one cent coin of 1838. This perhaps is the most hisoric spot of all Shelby County,for here was enacted many a stirring drama in the winning of the Northwest.In 1769 a French Jesuit missionary named Pierre Loramie established a store and mission on the site now occpied by the Arkenberg farm house,in 1782 the place was destroyed by Gen. Rogers Clark when he with 1500 Kentuckians raided the Fort in the fall of that year.in 1794 General Anthony Wayne rebuilt the Fort and called it Fort Loramie in honor of Pierre Loramie.at the same time changing the name of Pickawillany Steam to Loramie's Creek. in 1819 the Fort.evacuated by the government,was sold to James Furrow,the elder,who was a young lad at the time Pierre Loramie had charge of the store. Furrow dismantled the larger buildings of the Fort and converted the place into a hostelry.post office and store.he also acquired 450 acres of of government land in the vicinity.in 1852 the land was sold by the Furrow heirs to one Bernard Meyer.and early German settler.who in 1868 sold to Ferdinand Arkenberg Sr.at the elder Arenberg's death in 1886 it came into possession of Ferdinand Arkenberg Jr., the present owner,who is 79yrs of age.a large boulder at the northeast corner of side of S.R.,66,appropriated by congress.was stolen by vandals 2yrs ago.the buirel plat up to a few yrs ago was taken care of by the state.
Copy from the Memorial Records Of Shelby County,Ohio
1819 To 1975
Compiled by
Barbara Adams and Gene Mozley
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