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 Brown County, Ohio -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Brown County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county located in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region) Ohio.
In the county the population is spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who are 65 years of age or older.
County coroner: Determines causes of (The event of dying or departure from life) death in certain cases; is the only person with the power to arrest the sheriff.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/brown_county,_ohio.htm   (1430 words)

  
 Defiance County Water Resources, AEX-480.20
In Defiance County, approximately 44 percent of all households use ground water as a primary source of water: about 31 percent have a private well and 13 percent use public supplies from municipal wells.
Defiance County's share of the goal of 2,200 tons is 41 tons per year.
Defiance County citizens have a major challenge to reduce soil erosion, and to protect water resources from pollutants that could affect the quality of the water supply.
ohioline.osu.edu /aex-fact/0480_20.html   (2008 words)

  
 DEFIANCE - LoveToKnow Article on DEFIANCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The city commands a fine view of the rivers and the surrounding country, which is well adapted to agriculture; and has large machine shops and several flour mills, besides manufactories of agricultural implements, waggons, sashes and blinds, and wood-working machinery for the manufacture of artillery wheels.
Defiance was long the site of an Indian village.
In 1822 Defiance was laid out as a town; in 1845 it was made the county seat of the newly erected county; and in.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DE/DEFIANCE.htm   (186 words)

  
 - toledoblade.com -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Defiance County elections officials were confident the first three hadn't moved to their small community.
Staton, 22, of Defiance, faces a felony charge of false registration in a case that has quickly gained national attention as part of a hotly contested presidential battle that's attracted a flurry of new voter registrations across the country - and a flurry of complaints of voter registration fraud.
Within an hour, Defiance County elections workers had deduced that the batch of 130 was mostly faked forms, said Laura Howell, the county elections board's deputy director.
www.toledoblade.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041019/NEWS09/410190343   (1146 words)

  
 Defiance County Ground-Water Resources, AEX-490.20
Estimates of the size, shape, geologic make-up and yields of aquifers are being mapped county by county.
The map presented in Figure 1 is a generalized representation of the water-bearing formations underlying Defiance County (adapted from map by Schmidt, 1982).
Defiance County's ground-water resources are valuable assets to the county's citizens and industry.
ohioline.osu.edu /aex-fact/0490_20.html   (2387 words)

  
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Defiance County has a long history of change and growth.
In 1845, a sophisticated canal system was completed, connecting Defiance County with Toledo, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio and Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Defiance County boasts over 1,000 miles of quality paved county, city, village, township and state roads.
www.defiance-county.com   (211 words)

  
 OSG MRC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Defiance County, in northwest Ohio, is a rural area and consequently must be prepared for delayed assistance from regional and state programs in an emergency.
The Defiance County General Health District, with community partners, applied for an MRC grant in 2003 with the goal of recruiting 40 volunteers.
The MRC of Defiance County is sponsoring an all-day conference featuring two nationally recognized speakers, Paul Rega, M.D., and Jay Kimiciek, Ph.D. The conference is scheduled for September 17, 2004.
www.medicalreservecorps.gov /index.cfm?MRCaction=MRCUnit.Profile&id=258   (107 words)

  
 Defiance - 2003 Community & Resource Guide
In both the City of Defiance and Defiance County, public officials have a history of being responsive to the needs and desires of the citizens they serve.
The three-member Defiance County Board of Commissioners is the policy-making and legislative body of the county.
The chief law-enforcement officer of the county is the sheriff, who is elected to a four-year term.
www.communitylink.com /defiance/gov.htm   (453 words)

  
 Defiance - 2003 Community & Resource Guide
Defiance County is in the heart of the historic Maumee River Valley.
The county is part of what was once known as “The Great Black Swamp.”; According to Howe’s History of Ohio, the swamp was once as large as the state of Connecticut.
An excellent place to experience the history of the Defiance area is at the AuGlaize Village and Farm Museum, a project of the Defiance County Historical Society.
www.communitylink.com /defiance/tourism.htm   (694 words)

  
 Defiance, Ohio Real Estate
Defiance is the County Seat for Defiance County and the regional center for a six-county area.
Defiance College sees its responsibility as preparing students who will graduate not only prepared for the world of work, but also prepared to be active participants in their communities.
Defiance College serves a student population of approximately 900, with 32 major areas of study leading to a bachelor's degree as well as master's program in education.
www.relocate-america.com /states/OH/cities/defiance.htm   (1414 words)

  
 Defiance Public Library
Defiance County histories were published in 1883, 1976 and 1991.
As part of the bicentennial celebration of Ohio (1803-2003) there has been a commitment made to honor the veterans of Defiance County by collecting and preserving a written history of their service.
The tombstone inscription records have been done for the entire county and are indexed by surname.
www.defiance.lib.oh.us /genealogy.asp   (351 words)

  
 Defiance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Defiance, an expansion campaign for computer game Independence War (aka I-War).
HMS Defiance, nineteen ships of the Royal Navy.
This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Defiance   (91 words)

  
 OSU Extension Defiance County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Collaborating with Heart Health of Defiance County, a heart health symposium was held in September.
Defiance County along with Paulding and Henry County volunteers planned and conducted the show.
OSU Extension researched and wrote the Defiance County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, it will be used to support grant applications to prevent loss of life and property damage from winter storms, tornados, drought, flooding, and earthquakes.
defiance.osu.edu /program.htm   (2117 words)

  
 1812chro
Of the counties thus formed, Williams county occupied, as now [1], the northwest corner of the State, but embraced most of the territory now included in Defiance County [1].
In April, 1824, Williams County was organized [1], and Henry, Paulding and Putnam Counties were attached to it for civil purposes [1].
The first court in Williams County at Defiance was held 5 April 1824, with Ebenezer LAND, Presiding Judge, and Robert SHIRLEY, John PERKINS and Pierce EVANS, Associate Judges [1].
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Prairie/1956/1812chro.html   (2007 words)

  
 Past & Present - Economic Development of Defiance County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A lot is happening in Defiance and it has caught the attention of a national magazine.
One project already on the books this year is a $1,050,000 expansion at Defiance Stamping Co. The company obtained a $945,000 enterprise zone agreement providing for $695,000 in new machinery and equipment and $250,000 in new inventory.
Defiance is on the move - and Hayes reports no signs of a slow-down.
www.defecon.com /pastpresent.html   (804 words)

  
 DEFIANCE COUNTY OHIO INFO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Defiance County was formed in 1845, the name coming from Fort Defiance.
The city of Defiance was laid out in 1822 on the site of a large Indian settlement and became a busy trade center.
It is the home of Defiance College, a coeducational institution that grew out of the Defiance Femal Seminary.
homepages.rootsweb.com /~maggieoh/mdefiance.html   (311 words)

  
 Miscellaneous Defiance County, OH, Obituaries
She was born Dec. 16, 1905, in Defiance County, the daughter of Henry and Pauline (Reineke) Roehrs.
She was a Defiance County 4-H adviser and a member of St. John Lutheran Church, its ladies auxiliary, Defiance County Easter Seal Society and VFW Post 3360 Auxiliary.
She was born Jan. 7, 1930, in Defiance, the daughter of Chester and Otha (Vandemark) Jenkins.
www.obitcentral.com /obitsearch/obits/oh/oh-defiance4.htm   (5426 words)

  
 clerkofcourts
The Clerk is also responsible for receiving and disbursing funds to various accounts of the county and state.
Defiance County is located in the third District Court of Appeals, based in Lima, Ohio.
The Automobile and Watercraft Title Division of the Clerk of Court of the Court of Common Pleas is linked throughout the State of Ohio by a sophisticated computer network.
www.defiance-county.com /clerkofcourts.html   (244 words)

  
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As Mayor of Defiance, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the official City of Defiance Web Site.
Defiance is a community nestled in the northwest corner of Ohio with an estimated population of 17,000.
The City of Defiance serves as the county seat for Defiance County.
www.cityofdefiance.com   (179 words)

  
 Defiance College donates used computers to local non-profit groups   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Defiance College has donated nearly 60 used computers to non-profit agencies in Defiance County.
With the assistance of the Volunteer Connection of Defiance County, the College was able to provide computers to 14 local agencies and organizations.
One of the organizations, the Defiance Area YMCA, will use four of the donated computers in its child care area so that children can practice their computer skills before and after school.
www.defiance.edu /Dispatch/archived_news/web_page_computers.html   (329 words)

  
 Defiance County
Construction of the Defiance County, Ohio site occurred during June 1995, principally with volunteer contractors and donated material during an Ohio Land Improvement Contractors Association field exhibition.
A 2.4 m (8 ft) wide bench at an elevation coinciding with the permanent pool position was excavated along one side of the Defiance County wetland in spring 1999, providing additional wildlife/vegetation habitat and better water treatment capability.
Half of the 2.8 subirrigated hectares (7 acres) at the Defiance County site contain 10 cm (4 in.) diameter corrugated plastic tubing (CPT) drain line spaced 2.4 m (8 ft) apart, and the other half has 10 cm (4 in.) diameter CPT drains spaced 4.9 m (16 ft) apart (fig.
extension.osu.edu /~usdasdru/WRSIS/defiance_county.htm   (545 words)

  
 Welcome to
Defiance County was originally part of Williams County and they are very much intertwined.
Volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of data and generally oversee the contents of the web site for each county within the state.
Contact the volunteer host cited on the county site if you have a desire to add your information to the county site's data.
www.rootsweb.com /~ohdefian   (294 words)

  
 CAC Genealogy Guides: Defiance County, Ohio
Newspapers are useful to genealogical research because of the obituaries and community news appearing in them.
Counties, townships, and cities all keep records of interest to family historians.
Tombstone Inscriptions Index for Cemeteries of Defiance County, Ohio.
www.bgsu.edu /colleges/library/cac/genealogy/gndf1.html   (252 words)

  
 Thompson Hine LLP: Defiance County Conveyancing Standards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It is to facilitate the transfer of property, to correct errors in former transfers and records, and to obtain definite and accurate descriptions in future transfers.
The County Engineer and Auditor shall also serve as the appeals board in cases of disagreement on administration of these standards by the Tax Mapping Department.
The County Auditor and the County Engineer have adopted these standards governing conveyances of Real Property in Defiance County, and may modify these standards from time to time as they deem necessary or desirable (Sec.
www.thompsonhine.com /practicegroups/realestate/defiance.htm   (1417 words)

  
 DEFIANCE - Online Information article about DEFIANCE
Wayne built a fort here and named it Defiance.
In 1822 Defiance was laid out as a See also:
town; in 1845 it was made the county seat of the newly erected county; and in 1881 it became a city of the second class.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /DAH_DEM/DEFIANCE.html   (243 words)

  
 Defiance County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Today’s route passed by the Defiance County Sanitary Landfill and along an abandoned portion of the towpath that was badly overgrown with weeds.
A visit to Auglaize Village was to constitute the county tour portion of our trip and the highlight of our afternoon.
This is a collection of reconstructed and original buildings moved to this site by the Defiance County Historical Society to preserve life as it was in rural Defiance County between 1860 and 1920.
members.aol.com /touringohio/Defiance.htm   (291 words)

  
 OPLIN
The center provides training to high school juniors and seniors from the twenty two school districts in Defiance, Fulton, Henry, and Williams Counties.
The Volunteer Connection for Defiance County is one of 500 volunteer centers in the United States, 26 of which are in Ohio.
Although each center varies in size and structure, the core values are the same: to connect people with opportunities to serve, to promote volunteering, to assist agencies and organizations that rely on volunteers to be more effective, and to mobilize volunteers to meet community needs.
www.oplin.org /controller.php?l=category&Id=63-16-133   (129 words)

  
 Home Page
She is an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, Defiance, and has traveled with their youth groups to Mexico.
The Defiance County Chapter OGS does not have its own library.
Defiance Public Library, which is a very good collection of local genealogy material and local history information.
www.rootsweb.com /~ohdcgs   (297 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Defiance County, Ohio
For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/OH/DF.html   (531 words)

  
 Defiance County, Ohio (U.S.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Deb Bloomfield brought the Commissioners up-to-date on the status of the county flag project.
Each county in Ohio has been requested to send their county flag to the Statehouse where it will be flown in 2003.
As Defiance County does not have a flag, a contest was held among the sixth grade students in Defiance County to design a county flag.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us-oh-df.html   (151 words)

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