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Logan County OH

• 01.03.09
  Keeping them down on the farm once they’ve seen Ohio
  Logan County OH (1)

  I haven't had access to fast internet the past few days, so I've been spending a little more time reading. This morning I was reading "A history of Jonathan Alder : His captivity and life with the Indians" by Henry Clay Alder, edited by Larry L. Nelson (2002). Which brings me to this monument in Zanesfield, Ohio. It was the final destination of a bike ride on September 2. It's a monument to Simon Kenton and Isaac Zane. Until today I hadn't really known anything about Isaac Zane, even though I came across his name several times ...
  
  
• 12.27.08
  I would have picked a different route for General Hull
  Champaign County OH, Logan County OH (0)

  I now see that back on September 2, in an article titled "Hull's Trace in the Mad River Valley," I gave out some bogus information about the route that General William Hull's army took in 1812 as it marched from Urbana, OH to Detroit. That day I rode to the east where I should have ridden to the west. In a way it's OK, though. There is actually a road to the east, and it took me to some of the prettiest scenery of the day. I learned about it while getting carried ...
  
  
• 12.25.08
  GPS-CS1
  Champaign County OH, Logan County OH, Shelby County OH (2)

  This is a screen shot from the output of my Sony GPS, a GPS-CS1. It's from the September 26 ride from Fort Loramie (in the upper left) to Urbana, OH (lower right). I usually attach the device to the outside of the single pannier I carry with me, or else put it inside on days when there might be rain. At the end of the ride I throw the pannier in the back of the car and forget to turn it off, with the result that our car ride back to the motel is shown, too. ...
  
  
• 11.17.08
  The Cross in the Pasture
  Logan County OH (0)

  It was cold enough today that the snow that fell yesterday didn't melt. I still thought I could ride my bike home from work, though. It was dark by the time I left. About a half mile into the ride I noticed that when I put some oomph into the pedals to climb a small hill, that the wheel slipped without making much forward progress. That was something I had never had happen before. At a couple of points I stopped to get off the bike and test the road with my feet for ...
  
  
• 11.17.08
  Olive Chapel
  Logan County OH (0)

  (September 26, continued) I continued on south on County Road 64 to the intersection of Township Highway 69. There is a small cemetery on the west side of the road, where I stopped for photos. According to the 1880 history of Logan County, this area wasn't settled until after the War of 1812. There was a church here, known at one time as Olive Chapel. There is no sign of it now. I enjoyed the following description from page 375. I hadn't realized that log cabins would be built without erecting a ...
  
  

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