Early History and War Record of Wilkesville and Salem Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Early History and War Record of Wilkesville and SalemWilkesville township is in the southeastern part of Vinton County, Ohio. It originally belonged to Gallia County. Lying directly in the great mineral belt of 'south ern Ohio, its hills are rich in coal and iron.Owing to the lack of facilities for transportation, the mineral resources are, to a great degree, undeveloped.Some fine crops of corn and wheat are raised along the valley of the Raccoon, which runs through the Township from north to south, but the greater part of the surface is hilly and better adapted for grazing.The village of Wilkesville is in the eastern part, half a mile from the Meigs County line.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.