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TPCccupU In the middle of the 18th century Ohio was almost entirely covered with forests of oak, walnut, sycamore, maple, chestnut, and beech with an undergrowth of lesser shrubs of dogwood, wild plum, crab apple, redbud, papaw, blueberry, and raspberry all intertwined with heavy hanging grapevines. Through this virgin forest occasionally led a long, cool aisle breaking out upon a maze of tall swamp grass in such clearing, as the Pickaway, Sandusky, and Darby Plains, or the Great Buffalo Swamp (Buckeye Lake) and the Black Swamps. These paths through the dense woods, that later served the Indians and pioneers, were made by animals in search of food, salt licks, or fresh water. When the Mound Builders and Indians came to what is now Ohio they found, ready made, a road system which would serve for their land travel. These numerous Indian paths or trails called traces (Todd's Trace, Zane's Trace) transversed the state in various directions. These trails were the highways of the lndians--the thoroughfares over which they journeyed on their business of the chase or of war, just as people now pursue their travel and traffic over graded roads. Indians did not wander aim- lessly through the woods, but followed these well defined paths. One such path was the Miami Trace. A trace is a way followed or a path taken. Thus, appropriately, our new school should be called Miami Trace. From the forest creatures who established it-- Through the Indian warriors who named it-- To modern man who has improved it-- The name Miami Trace” has a glorious past, present, and future.
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76e JPtteuHc ScAool DiA icct February 4, 1960, the Miami Trace Board sold the building bond issue of $1, 652, 500 to the Ohio Company of Columbus, Ohio. The architect, John L. Kline, immediately completed in time for use September, 1962. In June, 1961, W. J. Hilty resigned his position as County Superintendent of Fayette County Schools to ac- cept a similar position in Highland County. Roger O. Hoffman was appointed to succeed Mr. Hilty and is presently serving as County Superintendent of Schools of Fayette County. George R. Groh, Jr., was appointed by the Miami Trace Board to serve as thq first principal of the new Miami Trace High School. Mr. Groh was formerly principal of Staunton and Wilson elementary schools and Jeffersonville High School. On July 1, 1955, the effective date of the original Miami Trace merger, Mrs. Senath Thompson was appointed Clerk and still serves. The following August, W. W. Boyer was appointed Executive Head. Upon the should- ers of Mrs. Thompson and Mr. Boyer rested the responsibility of a great deal of the planning and accounting in connection with the construction of the high school building and implementation of the program. With the completion and occupancy of the Miami Trace High School Building, Fayette County becomes the first county in Ohio to have complete consolidation with one high school for the rural area of the county. This distinction is a credit to the educational leadership of school officials and the foresight of the people of the county. 3
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