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Footnotes Chapter III.                                                              1 Dana Thomas Bowen, Lore of the Lakes (Daytona Beach: Dana Thomas Bowen, Publisher, 1940), p. 237. 2 Leader, June 14, 1875. 3 Mansfield, Great Lakes, Vol. I., p. 431. 4  Frank E. Hamilton, "Notes and Lists on Shipbuilding in Ohio Lake Ports," unpublished manuscript, Kelleys Island, Ohio. 5 Oliver Topky, of Ashtabula, personal interview with author, at Ashtabula, June 17, 1963. Topky, 93 years old, was the oldest active businessman in Ashtabula at the time of his retirement in July, 1963.    6  James P. Devney, of Ashtabula, personal interview with author, at Ashtabula, Ohio, June 16, 1963. 7 Devney interview. 8 Ibid.   9 The Marine Review, August 30, 1906, p. 33.   10 Josephine Fassett, History of Oregon and Jerusalem (Camden, Ark.: The Hurley Co., Inc., 1961), p. 95. 11  Toledo Blade, January 24, 1951, in "Among the Folks" column, by Fred L. Mollenkopf. 12 Toledo Blade, August 11, 1922.  88