Born October 3, 1797, Thomas C. Reed was the first boy (and the second person) born in Middletown (Lemon Township). His birthplace was a farm on Yankee Road, just south of Dicks Creek. He helped organize the Butler County Fair and served as the fair board's president. As a young man, he split logs, burned bricks, and built flatboats on which he carried flour from the Dickey Mill at Amanda to New Orleans.
-This article is from the George C. Crout collection. MidPointe Library System, Middletown, Ohio
-This article is from the George C. Crout collection. MidPointe Library System, Middletown, Ohio
Born October 3, 1797, Thomas C. Reed was the first boy (and the second person) born in Middletown (Lemon Township). His birthplace was a farm on Yankee Road, just south of Dicks Creek. He helped organize the Butler County Fair and served as the fair board's president. As a young man, he split logs, burned bricks, and built flatboats on which he carried flour from the Dickey Mill at Amanda to New Orleans.
-This article is from the George C. Crout collection. MidPointe Library System, Middletown, Ohio
-This article is from the George C. Crout collection. MidPointe Library System, Middletown, Ohio
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