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Orangeville |
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Orangeville, formerly known as Haun’s
Mills, is located on the Pymatuning Creek, the greater part
lying in Ohio. That portion is incorporated, and contains the
post-office, while a flouring-mill, hotel, etc., is on this side of the line. The
first settler was Jacob
Loutzenhiser, who erected a saw and grist-mill in 1798.
The building was a hewed log structure, and the motive power was
supplied by a huge under-shot wheel, twenty-five feet in diameter,
operated by a race from Pymatuning Creek On the 19th of April, 1802, Loutzenhiser sold the mills to
Adam Haun,
who carried them on many years. A mill has ever since existed at that
point, a very good one being now [1888] operated by S. L. Hendrickson. At
an early day a woolen-mill was built by Mr.
Hull, the father of George
E. Hull, of Orangeville. It served an excellent purpose,
but was burned down on the 3d of April, 1888. On
the 20th of March 1838, a small craft, known as the “Orangeville
Packet,” left Orangeville, at the mouth of Booth Run, where it was
built, destined for Galena, Ill. It contained the three families of St. Clair, Casper and Carnes, and was intended to go
via the Pymatuning Creek and the Shenango, Big Beaver, Ohio and
Mississippi Rivers to its destination. It sailed on its way grandly,
distributing its crew at various points along the route, but is
understood never to have returned. This is the only expedition of the
kind that ever descended the Pymatuning. History of Mercer County, 1888, page 576
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ORANGEVILLE HISTORY
According to the History of Mercer County, 1877  Orangeville, formerly known as Haun’s Mill, is located upon Pymatuning Creek, and lies partly in Ohio. Its first settler and founder, was Jacob Loutzenhiser, but [Adam]Haun, the purchaser of the property, gained the honor of connecting his name with it for years after Loutzenhiser was forgotten. The portion lying in Ohio, has been incorporated a borough, but the Pennsylvania section is merely a village, and contains two churches, a large hotel, drug-store, depot, and mill. The school and post office are in Ohio, although the latter was formerly in Pennsylvania. The Methodist Episcopal Church was built in 1836, and the old house is now used as a barn - - about fifteen rods from the present building - - which is a vast improvement upon its predecessor. The Pymatuning is a rapid and clear stream, at this point, and contains excellent water-power. A cheese-factory was erected a little east of the village, in 1873, and since then has been doing a good business. (Source: History of Mercer County, 1877, page 63) |
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