Zelienople

by Zelienople Historical Society and Tom Nesbitt

Book Overview

In 1800, Butler County had just been created and was nothing but forest, streams, and Indian trails. Dettmar Basse purchased 10,000 acres in this wilderness, where he hoped to create a barony similar to the ones he had known in Germany. In 1802, he started to build his Bassenheim (Basse's home). It took seven years and $7,000 to build this castle, and he also laid out streets for a town that he named for his daughter Zelie (nople means village). Zelie...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467134457
• ISBN13: 9781467134453
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"