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In June of 1775, a very tired Joseph Warren woke up. His head was pounding, and his heart was greatly troubled. The night had been long; he spent it drinking an absurd amount of wine and obtaining almost no sleep.
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In June of 1775, a very tired Joseph Warren woke up. His head was pounding, and his heart was greatly troubled. The night had been long; he spent it drinking an absurd amount of wine and obtaining almost no sleep. Still, he knew there was a battle taking place, and he must be there to fight for the cause of freedom. He got up, put on his ordinary, everyday clothes, grabbed a book of poetry, and rode his horse to Breed's Hill.
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In 1885, the Hancock County Commissioners took in careful consideration the building of a new courthouse. Almost overnight, the sleepy town of Findlay grew to be a prosperous town due to the discovery of oil. With the population boom came a need for a larger justice center. The Commissioners formed a special committee, and together they approved the plans that created our current courthouse.
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On display at the Hancock County History Museum is a rustic looking bathtub. At first glace, it's hard to imagine why such a piece of junk is still around, and in truth earlier generations wondered the same thing.
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The flooding problems of Findlay began thousands of years ago during a dramatic climatic change. Today, we have over a hundred years of dealing with flooding difficulties. There have been times when Main Street was several feet under water as far from the river as Main Cross, notably 1913.
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Born Pearl Grey of Zanesville, Ohio in 1872, Zane used much of his childhood as inspiration for his career. Not only did he take his hometown as his name, but he took memories from his childhood to use as a standard plot. In most of his books, the finale battle is a moral one, in which the bad guy is ruined because of inability to become good, and the good guy is the one who is willing to change his ways.
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Amelia dedicated her life to children who didn't have close family members to take them in when the parents died. She often spoke with her minister about her feelings of orphans.
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John Hancock and Hancock County have much in common, but why think about that now? It's the middle of winter, shouldn't we wait until July, when patriotism is normally celebrated? Well, we could, but liberty rings 12 months a year. Besides, Hancock was born January 12, 1737, making it a good time to learn more about him.
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Here, in Hancock County, we too live and work under the idea of Justice. While John Hancock graces the pinnacle of our courthouse, justice is practice by the men and women who work in our legal system. And, in courtroom #1, a large mural of Lady Justice herself overpowers the East wall where Judge Joseph Niemeyer hands downs his verdicts. She's an impressive figure clothed in a white robe, sitting on a marble seat. Below her is Baby Liberty holding the scales of Justice high. At the Lady's feet is the sword used in defense of righteousness.
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He's simple Mike Oxley, and to his friends he's even more simply known as Mike. Born and raised in this town, Findlay is Oxley's home. Like all Findlaites, no matter where he goes or what he does, Oxley is a Findlay boy.
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