Continued from September 4th.
There was also a Soldiers and Sailors of Licking County (Ohio) reunion from 1885 to 1916, many held in Wickham's Grove in Toboso. The crowds numbered 6,000 in 1900 and increased to 10,000 by 1910. Toboso had an interurban rail stop which made it convenient for such gatherings.
In 1916, the reunion was hosted at Baughman Park, just over the county line in Muskingum County on Ohio 586. This one attracted 3,000 to attend.
As the veterans died, the counties merged events. The 1916 reunion included veterans from Muskingum, Cashocton and Fairfield counties.
Gathering and Remembering. --Old Secesh
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