Jonathan Alder
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Jonathan Alder was an American pioneer, and the first Euro-American settler in Madison County, Ohio. As a young child living in Virginia, Alder was kidnapped by Shawnee, and later adopted by a Mingo c
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Alder's gravestone
Alder's cabin
Union County, Ohio
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Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,784. Its county seat is Marysville. Its name is reflective of its origins, being the union of p
Jonathan Alder
…when a false alarm was sounded regarding Indians attacking the settlements, the men returned to their homes. This was the only fort ever constructed in Union County, and some of the foundation is still visible today. After the war ended, Alder returned to the life of a farmer. He continued to visit the other former…
Union County Courthouse
Robert de La Salle, French explorer of pre-modern Ohio
First Congregational Church, Marysville
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