346 HISTORY OF OHIO. 



proving rapiJly, like Circleville, while from the depression of 

 business, other towns improve slowly, or are uot improving at 

 the present time. 



Xexia, in Green county, is among our older towns. Its lo- 

 cation is on elevated ground, and the country around it is 

 well watered, high, dry and healthful. Xenia is the seat of 

 justice for the county. It contains some fifteen hundred in- 

 habitants, who live well, work hard, and are healthy, moral, 

 prosperous and happy. Located on no large river, nor near 

 any canal, this town, almost as old as the state, is not as large 

 as it otherwise would be. Cut a rail road will pass through 

 it, and a turnpike road likewise, when Xenia will become a 

 larger town. The count)' of Greene is one of the best water- 

 ed ones for farmers, in the state. Its soil is excellent. Fruit 

 trees do well, and cattle, sheep and horses, are easily raised 

 bv the farmers, in great numbers. The wheat is excellent^ 

 which this county produces, so of the grass and corn. Oa 

 the whole, we know of no portion of this state, more desira- 

 ble to live in, than this. For pure springs, clear pellucid 

 streams, and healthfulness of climate, this county vies with 

 our very best ones in the state. The people who live in it, are a 

 friendly, industrious and intelligent population. Major James 

 Galloway, whose name is honorably mentioned in our history 

 of the late war, belonged to Xenia, and his troops went front 

 here, and in this county. For love of country, and devotion 

 to our institutions, the people of this region have none more 

 ardent to contend with in the race of patriotism. The exer- 

 ti'ins now making to improve their condition will effect their 

 object. When the rail road is made, the owner of produce 

 cnn take it to Cincinnati, sell it, get his pay for it and be at 

 home again to supper. Now it takes him six days, at no small 

 expense for carriage in wagons. 



Bit we are aware that this article is devoted rather more 

 to topography than is consistent with our work, and that this 

 subject is better treated in the Ohio Gazetteer, just published" 

 by Warren Jenkins, Esquire. To that volume we respectful- 

 ly refer all our readers. Our principal reason for touching^ 



