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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="02c285a1erlcgo.gif"> <div> <B>Ashtabula Bicentennial Celebration</B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Century Schoolbook" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Century Schoolbook" ><B>    |    </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Century Schoolbook" ><A HREF="Home.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ashtabula Bicentennial Celebration"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="Calendar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U><B>Calendar</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contests"><U><B>Contests</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><B> History </B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Member list"><U><B>Member list</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><U><B>Mission</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="North Park"><U><B>North Park</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Related Links</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sporting Events"><U><B>Sporting Events</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=195 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="02ad4c00dkelyh.gif"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="104a8ee0.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="168" height="238"></B></div> <div> <B>Old City Hall (1890's)</B></div> <div> <B>Ashtabula</B></div> <div> <B>****************</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Early Ohio History"><U><I><B>Early Ohio Histor</B></I></U></A><I><B>y</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Governors of Ohio"><U><I><B>Governors of Ohio</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Ladies of Ohio"><U><I><B>First Ladies of Ohio</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mayors City Managers of Ashtabula"><U><I><B>Mayors/City Managers of Ashtabula</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><I><B>First Ladies of Ashtabula</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id68.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Judges Ashtabula Municipal Court"><U><I><B>Judges - Ashtabula Municipal Court</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ashtabula City Solicitors"><U><I><B>Ashtabula City Solicitors</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ashtabula Police Cheifs"><U><I><B>Ashtabula Police Chiefs</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ashtabula Police Dept."><U><I><B>Ashtabula Police Dept.</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ashtabula Fire Chiefs"><U><I><B>Ashtabula Fire Chiefs</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ashtabula Fire Dept."><U><I><B>Ashtabula Fire Dept.</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biographies"><U><I><B>Ashtabula Area Biographies</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prehistory of Ashtabula"><U><I><B>Prehistory of Ashtabula</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Earliest History of Ashtabula"><U><I><B>Earliest History of Ashtabula</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Settlers of Ashtabula"><U><I><B>First Settlers of Ashtabula</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id108.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ashtabula Bridge Disaster of 1876"><U><I><B>Ashtabula Bridge Disaster of 1876</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="Ashtabula_Township.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ashtabula Township"><U><I><B>Ashtabula Township</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id78.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Early History of Kingsville North Kings"><U><I><B>Early History of Kingsville and North Kingsville</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Early History of Plymouth Township"><U><I><B>Early History of Plymouth Township</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Earliest History of Saybrook Township"><U><I><B>Early History of Saybrook Township</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Early History of Sheffield Township"><U><I><B>Early History of Sheffield Township</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Matthew Hubbard"><U><I><B>The Settlement of Matthew Hubbard</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ashtabula Harbor High Schools"><U><I><B>The History of Ashtabula & Harbor High Schools</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id94.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History of Edgewood High School"><U><I><B>History of Edgewood High School</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id95.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History of St. John (Paul) High School"><U><I><B>History of St. John & (Paul) High School</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id98.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ridgeview Elementary"><U><I><B>Ridgeview Elementary </B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="West Jr. High"><U><I><B>West Jr. High</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>   </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I> History </I></div> <div> <B> </B><B>    </B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 751 WIDTH="573"><div> <B>     This is only a short sketch of  history  on  Ashtabula  City, Ashtabula Township, Plymouth and  Saybrook.  Since Kings-</B></div> <div> <B> ville and Sheffield were also a part of   Ashtabula  Township</B></div> <div> <B>at  one time, there will be short sketches of history on those communities as well as the rest of Ashtabula County, North-</B></div> <div> <B>eastern   Ohio, and the great state of Ohio. </B></div> <div> <B>     I am in the process  of  writing a  complete   history on the</B></div> <div> <B>city  of   Ashtabula  and  the  surrounding  townships  which</B></div> <div> <B>has  never  been done.   If  you  feel  that  you have anything </B></div> <div> <B>to  contribute  to my  book and video,  please   get  in  contact </B></div> <div> <B>with me.</B></div> <div> <B>                                         E-mail  me at:          </B></div> <div> <B>                          hamiltonenterprises@alltel.net</B></div> <div> <B>                                       or phone me at:</B></div> <div> <B>                                          440-992-9018 </B></div> <div> <B>                                    or write to me at: </B></div> <div> <B>                                        P. O. Box 950,  </B></div> <div> <B>                               Ashtabula, Ohio  44005.</B></div> <div> <B>          All pictures, home movies and videos will be returned.</B></div> <div> <B>       The  following   history  pages   are short  sketches  from</B></div> <div> <B>       my  book. Articles  will  be  added  weekly.  The  articles,</B></div> <div> <B>       for the most part, will be in chronological order. </B></div> <div> <B>                                            Darrell E. Hamilton</B></div> <div> <B>                                                    Chairman</B></div> <div> <B>                              Ashtabula - Ohio Bicentennial Celebration</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5957bf50.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="379" height="245"></B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>                               </B></div> <div> <B>                                      </B></div> <div> <B>                                       </B></div> <div> <B>                                    </B></div> <div> <B>                                    </B></div> <div> <B>                     </B></div> <div> <B>                                          </B></div> <div> <B>                                                </B></div> <div> <B>               </B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>