Identifier: ohioarchological31ohio (find matches)
Title: Ohio archæological and historical quarterly
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Subjects: History Archaeology
Publisher: Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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to pause for a brief time, hat in hand as itwere, reverently to give thanks for the blessings thathave flowed from one hundred years of development,and to gather new inspiration for the intricate tasks ofthe morrow. The founder of Marion, Eber Baker, was born inMaine, April 27, 1780. At the opening of the War of1812, he enlisted in the army, but being dissatisfied withthe inactivity of guard and camp duty to which his regi-ment was assigned, he employed a substitute and re-signed. In the early part of 1813 he decided to goWest, outfitted at Boston, and traveled in coveredwagons to Wheeling, West Virginia, where he occupieda farm for a year, then moved to Newark, Ohio, ar-riving there in 1814. After a few years he started ona prospecting tour, and found a deserted long cabin 382 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications sheltered under the slope of a hill, afterwards knownas the Hollow. He purchased the land from Heze-kiah Kilbourne. On April 3, 1822, a little more than one year after
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Eber Baker,Founder of Marion his arrival, Eber Baker together with AlexanderHolmes, of Newark, surveyed and platted Marion. InJanuary preceding, the Legislature by joint resolu-tion had appointed Isaac Minor, Thomas Hux- Marion Centennial Celebration 383 ford, and Cyrus Spink to locate the county seat forMarion County. After visiting several locations inthe county, the commissioners, says one who waspresent, struck the stake at Marion. Then the en-

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