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Title: The centennial anniversary of the city of Hamilton, Ohio
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: McClung, David Waddle, 1831- (from old catalog) ed
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Publisher: Hamilton, Ohio (Cincinnati, The Lawrence printing and publishing company)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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lding of Fort Hamilton. There were present upon that occasion—fifty-six years ago—many sur-viving soldiers of the war of the American Revolution—men who fought atCamden, Eutau Springs, Kings Mountains—who wintered with Washingtonat Valley Forge—crossed with him the Delaware at midnight, and at breakof day won the signal victory at Trenton—men who fought at Brandywine,Saratoga and Yorktown. These veterans, when the revolutionary warended had come to this Northwest Territory to locate their military landwarrants, given to them in payment for their services. The third range oftownships on which the City of Hamilton now stands—six miles wide andextending from the Great to the Little Miami River—having been set apartfor that purpose by Congress. There were, likewise, many present in the celebration of 1835 who weresoldiers under St. Clair and Wayne, wholhad personal knowledge of DunlapStation and Girtys attack upon it—who were at Fort Hamilton—who were f;:y£titeruU\\;J
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THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF HAMILTON, O, <S3 in the disastrous defeat of St. Clair on November 4, 1791, and who were withWayne when his legion with fixed bayonets and trail arms, charged and■ completely routed the Indians ot Fallen Timbers in 1794. These soldiers and pioneers were living witnesses of the memorableevent we have met this day to celebrate, and their presence added greatly tothe interest of the occasion. Not one of tnem are with us today. In the Buckeye celebration of fifty-six years ago the accomplished orator • of the day, William Bebb, an eminent member of the bar of this county, andat a subsequent period Governor of the State, in his eloquent oration com-paring the progress of this country to that of the old, said : If our career of national greatness commenced at a later period thanthat of the nations of the old world, does it not follow that the last maybe.first, and the first last? If we have fewer towers crumbling to ruin, we havemore states rising to gra

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