The flounce hem on women's dresses and skirts has been popular for centuries. A flounce hem is a very wide ruffle at the bottom of a hem or skirt. It is far wider than the 2-3 inch (5-7 centimeter) ruffle hem often seen. The word flounce is even old. It appears as early as Middle English as the word frounce and comes from the Old French word fronce, all meaning pleat..
An act establishing Mercer County took place on January 2, 1824. In 1837 Van Wert County was detached and the county line established is the current northern border of Mercer County. In 1839 Celina was established as the capital of Mercer County, St. Marys, Ohio was the previous capital. In 1848 the area south of the Greenville Treaty Line to the current southern county line, was attached.
Lucas County is a county equivalent area found in Ohio, USA. The county government of Lucas is found in the county seat of Toledo. With a total 1,543.31 sq. km of land and water area, Lucas County, Ohio is the 1756th largest county equivalent area in the United States. Home to 435,286 people, Lucas County has a total 201580 households earning 41556 on average per year.