340 HISTORY OF OHIO. 



Many of its citizens have at different periods, filled the very- 

 highest places of trust within the gift of Ohio. Three of them 

 have been governors of the state, and several of them have 

 been members of both houses of congress, and Chillicothe 

 now has a United States senator and a member of the house 

 of representatives. 



The people of this town have always had a great influence 

 in all matters of any importance to the state. They have de- 

 served all the confidence thus reposed in them by their fellow 

 citizens. 



CiECLEviLLE, is on the Ohio and Erie canal, twenty-six 

 miles below Columbus, and nineteen above Chillicothe. The 

 canal here crosses the Scioto river by an aqueduct about thir- 

 ty rods in length. This town now contains about three thou- 

 sand people, and is fast increasing, in buildings, population 

 and mercantile business. In this vicinity are the Pickaway 

 plains, famed in all times past, for their fertility; and Picka- 

 way county contains more level, rich land, than ajiy other one 

 in the state. 



There is a bridge across the Scioto here, which cost twenty 

 thousand dollars. 



In this county, more pork and flour are produced from their 

 own grain, than in any other county of its size, in the Union. 

 The farmers are becoming wealthy, and are buying large 

 quantities of land, in newer countries. We have four church- 

 es and about twelve schools. One or two for young ladies de- 

 serve great praise, and receive it. The town is fast increasing 

 in size and business of all sorts. 



Delaware, is twenty-four miles north of Columbus, and is a 

 thriving town. It is older than the last named town, but, not 

 having any connection by water, with the main canal, as Co- 

 lumbus has, by its nagivable feeder, Delaware has not grown 

 up, like our canal towns. However its day must come yet, as 

 the country all about it, is good, and will one day, be well set- 

 tled and well cultivated, inasmuch as lands are cheap and good, 

 in Delawajre county:. So of Maeion, above Delaware, on tb^ 



