The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-12-03
Land in Wood County.
Editors Ohio State Journal:
WooD C1USIY, Nov, lS5'

WOOD CbUS1Y, Now 1871
Editors Ohio State Journal:
At tho time removed into this county was
requested By many of my old neighbors, to write
to them upon the soil, productions, improvements
&c, OF my new home As most of hem are sub
scribers to the Journal can comply with their
request more readily through its columns than in
any other manner, and will, with your permission,
do so. may also state facts of interest aud val
ue to others.
1t m generally known throughout our State, that
much OF Wood County lies in the celebrated and
almost world renowned Black Swamp" In the
minds OF many who have never visited this re-
glon OF country this name calls into being visions
OF bottomess mudhOles shaking quagmres (;
emigrant wagons just sinking out of sight hats
floating along the middle OF the roals--the own
ers having gone below slmy pools filled with
reptiles aud sending forth the most nosome effll-
via.
Now, all these are purely creatures OF the imagi-
nation. All the inhabitants living east of the
mountains might travel through it to-day, and not
one, probably, would be aware of the fact that he
was in the " Black Swamp"
7, 'sa belt of country extending from Lake
D. IN, to the summit level, and including
~; ;,a lin 'ts the counties of Ottowa, Wood,
pntnam Psnjn;p. Yam Vert, Mercerand parts Of
tugIsize LVep. Hancock, Ssndusky, Henry and
DeSance' Those counties arr Hlevated rom lo 10
an feet above the surface ot the rivers running
through them The face Of the county 10 ncS,Y ~,
level with uniform slope to the nostn e@S'
slope is sufficient to secure ample u'"uns1 VI ''-
cry foot of land within the counties hSu''I
The soil is a deep, rich, black loa H. ~ years
mast. when the most OF western em. 4rauol was
conducted by wagons the great cross ~ Oh '"1
Msumee River was on the bridge at this ioot ~
the rapids, between Perrysburg aud MSulnSe' 10
reach this bridge the belt OF country unu'r con,
sideration had to be passed. In wet weather. ana
before the construction OF the Maumee and Yves
torn Reserve McAdam Road, the loaded wagons
sank deep into the SOIL the spokes and ieloes turn
inc nm the rich black loan, and hence arose the
name of Black Swamp" Throughout tbis whole
region there are frequent out groupings oil hhe-
stone aud in the construction OF the above road
in no instance had stone to be hauled more thah
three miles.
This belt of country, the name of which has in
anired almost terror in the mmds of those unac-
Guainted with il, is destined in few years 10 PC
come the most valuable ami desirable portion oI
1sI State The soil is almost eXhausLless, ana N
Al, Nf,ef now standing upon it will yet become n
; ' ~ wealth. Instrumenalties are now beng
r.S r",'S xeh will soon reclaim it from the hand o'
nature .,,,;.. I,.ir,, vi,bin the valley o,
a. river, Wood, probably rs the most
-.T hIume agricultural purposes: There Is not
'Alusoie Tor iaud within its berder'--nota ROOD
!. roop OF vast. v drained, having the Maunee
ou' eau oe read. = The Portage upon inc east
river upon the ives streans between II has plen
win several smaller best of tmher anl tlS'
y OF lime stone, the y have u number Oi qai {
which Zone of the othe.
extensive prairies var description OF thi,
But for more particu my pext, should you
. oan'y; i would refer you to NUmuoication,
" 81 h'nd as to publish thus c, Skp JONES.
iours truly, D.