George L Crookham | Scioto Salt Licks

George Lennox Crookham was an early salt boiler at the Scioto Salt Licks in Jackson County, Ohio. He came to the area in 1799, having moved from Pennsylvania. Asa Lake, Crookham’s father-in-law, owned one of the salt-furnaces. His salt furnace was located “not far from where the bridge crosses Salt creek on the Chillicothe road”.

Land in Bachelor Township

Oliver C. Crookham (1854-1890) owned land in Bachelor Township along the Missouri Pacific Railroad line. His shooting accident happened near both the railroad line and Bachelor Creek. In the southern part of the township, the Missouri Pacific line travels east west. From the east, it travels through the town of Tonovay before it goes throughContinue reading “Land in Bachelor Township”