New Englanders on the Ohio frontier
Subtitle: the migration and settlement of Worthington, Ohio
By: Virginia E. McCormick and Robert W. McCormick.
Contributors: McCormick, Robert W. 1921-
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Kent, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Worthington.; Land settlement -- Ohio -- Worthington -- History -- 19th century.; New Englanders -- Ohio -- Worthington -- History -- 19th century.; Migration, Internal -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Worthington (Ohio) -- History.; New England -- Population -- History -- 19th century.
Description: In New Englanders on the Ohio Frontier, Virginia and Robert McCormick examine the founding and development of Worthington to show how it reflects New England culture transplanted and reshaped by the western frontier. Despite Indian alarms during the War of 1812, failure to secure the seat of the state capital, and the economic depression that followed the banking collapse of 1819, Worthington prospered and grew. This case study of one community provides a perspective from which historians can better understand the process of westward migration and frontier settlement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-333) and index.