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In 1868, Wilsonville was a farming community located east of a tributary of the Greater Miami River in Western Ohio. Most of the surrounding countryside was nothing more than a patchwork of small homesteads; the folks there worked long hours to produce enough food for their families.
Steam locomotives had to refill their boilers and bring on firewood. As a result, a town soon grew around each of these stops. The small town of Wilsonville sprang up almost overnight when the Railroad built a station and a water tower there.
The Midwest was becoming civilized, with doctors, store clerks, teachers and all the other small town professionals. Gone were the Indians and Pioneers. The railroad had brought a new era of law and order to what was once a wild and lawless land.
Farther to the west, the country retained more of its raw and untamed state. The Railroad's steady advance through the heartland was forcing progress into its midst.
However, a few rugged men still lived by their own set of rules, governed not by Eastern laws but by their savage surroundings. Death was their constant companion.
Their end could come at any moment, caused by the slightest mistake or hesitation to act. This is the story of one such individual.
Steam locomotives had to refill their boilers and bring on firewood. As a result, a town soon grew around each of these stops. The small town of Wilsonville sprang up almost overnight when the Railroad built a station and a water tower there.
The Midwest was becoming civilized, with doctors, store clerks, teachers and all the other small town professionals. Gone were the Indians and Pioneers. The railroad had brought a new era of law and order to what was once a wild and lawless land.
Farther to the west, the country retained more of its raw and untamed state. The Railroad's steady advance through the heartland was forcing progress into its midst.
However, a few rugged men still lived by their own set of rules, governed not by Eastern laws but by their savage surroundings. Death was their constant companion.
Their end could come at any moment, caused by the slightest mistake or hesitation to act. This is the story of one such individual.
