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Pictured above working on Horatio Nelson Crane\u2019s tombstone are (l-r) Kristine Stuart (with granddaughter Oaklynn), Judy Copsey, and Lori Manon. Not pictured, Carol Razo (she was behind the camera).<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Crane Township, like many Ohio townships, was established in a place where there was no existing government and there were very few people. As a result, early Ohio townships assumed the responsibility of maintaining order. Horatio Nelson Curtis was elected Crane Township\u2019s first Justice of the Peace in 1825. Justices were responsible for keeping the peace, but also possessed the authority to perform marriages, write deeds, settle debtor claims, and administer oaths of office. All townships had a constable until 1957 when the Secretary of State eliminated the position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Curtis\u2019 tombstone before cleaning.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Members of the Crane Bicentennial Committee met at Riverside Cemetery in Antwerp recently to honor the Township\u2019s first Justice of the Peace by cleaning his tombstone. Curtis is one of just two pioneers identified in the Township\u2019s origin. The other is Oliver Crane, for whom the Township is named.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Committee is planning a bicentennial celebration which will take place in August 2025. Activities will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 A hog roast at New Rochester Park prepared by Crane Township Cecil Volunteer Fire Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Homemade ice cream at New Rochester Park made by Bethel United Methodist Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Guided nature tours at Forrest Woods Nature Preserve, focusing on how the area looked two centuries ago and what wildlife existed at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Production of the play titled \u201cNo Compromise!\u201d at the Cecil fire house. The play was written by local historian Jane Nice about the Reservoir War which took place in 1887.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Curtis\u2019 tombstone AFTER cleaning.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Crane Township, like many Ohio townships, was established in a place where there was no existing government and there were<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":45130,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1464],"tags":[21831,16650,23417,16119,23418,23414,10102,20603,23415,14895,23416,8881,11189],"class_list":["post-45129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-history-community","tag-bethel-united-methodist-church","tag-carol-razo","tag-crane-bicentennial-committee","tag-crane-township-ohio","tag-forrest-woods-nature-preserve","tag-horatio-nelson-curtis","tag-jane-nice","tag-judy-copsey","tag-justice-of-the-peace","tag-kristine-stuart","tag-lori-manon","tag-new-rochester-park","tag-reservoir-war"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Curtis-working.jpeg?fit=666%2C686&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YQd9-bJT","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-26 08:52:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45129"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45133,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45129\/revisions\/45133"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}