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Beavercreek Committee of Eleven, Inc. Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-112
Abstract
Records document a 15-year struggle by a citizens' committee to prevent neighboring cities from annexing portions of Beavercreek Township in Greene County and secure incorporation for Beavercreek as a village. Included are minutes, membership lists, correspondence, legal papers, petitions, community attitude surveys, fund raising materials, and newspaper clippings. A copy of the book Birth of a City: a Somewhat Personalized View of the Incorporation of Beavercreek, Ohio written in 2016 by...
Dates:
1956-1980; 2016; Majority of material found within 1964-1980
Found in:
Special Collections
Gebhart Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-256
Abstract
This small collection is made up of various financial papers, legal documents, land deeds, mortgages, correspondence, and plat maps. The Gebharts arrived in the Miami Valley area from Pennsylvania in the early 19th century and were active in local business, political and religious activities.
Dates:
1794-1930
Found in:
Special Collections
