Hancock County / Brooke County

<br> <i>Side A:</i><center><b>Hancock County</b></center>Formed in 1848 from Brooke. Named for John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Iron furnaces established in this county as early as 1794 made the cannon balls that Commodore Perry used in Battle of Lake Erie. <br><br> <i>Side B:</i> <center><b>Brooke County</b></center>Formed in 1797 from Ohio County, Named for Robert Brooke, Virginia governor, 1794-1796. Here Alexander Campbell founded the Christian Church and established a college. First Grimes Golden apple tree in this county.