Villages
Jacob
Brown built a log cabin about 1809 approximately 200 yards southeast of
the intersection of what are now Andora Road and State Route 9. This
property was later owned by H. M. Shaw and was the location of a
nursery. The names of several Brown families are shown as property
owners in the vicinity; so, in 1811, when Jacob Brown laid out a portion
of this village, it was first called Brownsville. Later that year he
sold the first lot to Mr. Rigglesworth. The first buildings in Augusta
were a new house built in 1813 and the Pottorf Hotel built in 1815. The
first business was Moreledge’s General Store, which sold all sorts of
merchandise needed by the early settlers. Another store was opened in
1817 by A. Hayes. The original lots fronting on Market Street were sixty
feet in front and one hundred eighty feet deep and those on Main Street
were sixty feet in front and one hundred sixty feet deep. Both Main and
Market Streets were sixty feet wide. These original lots sold for ten to
twenty dollars each.
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In 1803 Matthew Crawford came to Washington County, Pennsylvania
from County Donegal, Ireland, with his son William and their
families. In 1820,
Matthew came to Augusta Township with his three sons. Each son
received one hundred sixty acres of land through the United
States Land Office. Early township settlers were Samuel
Wass(1821), James Rowley(1822), Thomas McMillon(1825), Stephen Manfull (1826), Chris
Johnson (1832), Henry Johnson (1832), Roger Morledge (1832), and William
Wrigglesworth (1827). In 1837, William Wrigglesworth sold the southeast
quarter of Section 15, in Township 15, Range 5 to George Manfull and his
wife, Mary, except two lots to Henry Saunders, one lot to Charles Hays,
one lot to William Clinton for a graveyard, twelve acres to Stephen
Manfull and the original plot of Augusta. This was 143 acres more or
less. George and Mary Manfull remained until the farm was sold to Jehu
Manfull. Jehu sold to George Manfull, George to Paul J. Manfull, Paul to
Clair L. Manfull. Today, this is being operated by John and JoAnn Scherr
(the sixth generation). The Manfull’s sell fruit and vegetables raised
on their farm at a roadside market, also on the farm. Jennifer Kiko (a
seventh generation Manfull) sells antiques, primitives and country items
in her shop adjoining the farm market.
Other
early businesses, which came to this small village, were James Gaston
and William Higby, and the Manfull Brothers in the late 1820’s or early
1830’s. George Manfull opened a second store on the northwest corner of
the square about 1834, which was sold in 1837 by James Rowley to Thomas
Kinsey who later sold to John Manfull in 1854. It was sold by Chris
Manfull and Jonathan Milbourn as executors of John Manfull to Frances
Culp in 1864. It was operated as T. B. Culp’s Mammoth Dry Goods Emporium
through the 1870’s. George Manfull sold to Levi Marshall. (This must
have been his first store.) Marshall sold to Stephen Wilson.
Augusta
grew in size beyond the limits of the original plat and a new plat was
laid out on June 17, 1859 on the south half of Section 15, township 15,
range 5. George Cans came to Augusta in 1869 and formed a partnership
with T. J. Crawford and Albert Heston. They opened a General Store where
Jim Brice later had a garage at 8057 Kensington Rd NE. Then Crawford
bought out Heston. Vanemon A. Manfull became a partner and the store
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In 1879, they purchased all the Dry Goods stock from T. B.
Culp, leased the large storeroom and moved to the new location.
In 1884, Crawford, Gans and Manfull bought T. B. Culp’s
property. In September 1886, Mr. Manfull passed away. After
this, it was Crawford and Gans. In 1889, they had a Dry Goods
Store, Men’s Clothing Store and Hardware. After 2o years of
business, they decided to divide their operation. Crawford took
the Dry Goods Store and building. Gans took the Men’s clothing,
hardware and buildings. Crawford operated the T. J. |
John Dowling, George Gans, H. B. Manfull, H. McGrannahan, Perry Caldwell, Anna Smith, Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Cunningham and William Sheckler assisted in running the store. The store had a millinery department operated and assisted by Miss Mitzel, Janet Sweeney, Mary Huey, Ina Huey, and Myrtle Thomas at various times. There were seventy buildings by 1892 in addition to the business.
| In the 1870’s and 1880’s, several Carroll County people called Augusta “the Hub”. Around 1903, Edgar Crawford was elected Ohio State Senator from this district. William Crawford ran the store and then his widow, Ina Crawford, until it was sold to Ralph McCartney in 1944. After his death, the store was purchased by Denton Locke, the last owner to have a store in the building. In a room adjoining the Crawford and Gans General Store, George Gans operated a men’s clothing store in the 1880’s and 1890’s. The Masons later had their Lodge in the room. “Ben” Manfull also had a clothing store for six years, probably at this site. |  A034031 |
| In 1900, a doorway was installed between the two rooms and Crawford’s store and the clothing store were combined. | |
In
1873, the Masons and Odd Fellows built new two story buildings on Main
Street and used the second story for their meetings and leased the first
floor for storefronts. Mr. Cunningham leased one for a hardware store
and a General Store was set up in the second one by Ashbrook and
Turnipseed. Apparently,
Ashbrook sold to Turnipseed because Mr. Cunningham purchased all the
stock of D. B. Turnipseed early in 1885. Cunningham, then, had both
stores and put in a new line of dry goods and added a millinery. Nellie
Curtis was in charge of the millinery department.
In 1886 or 1887, Len Cunningham sold to his brother Richard who operated both stores and added a jewelry line and men’s ready made and tailored suits. J. Clark Etling was his cutter and tailor. On February 12, 1888, a fire was discovered in the wareroom of the Odd Fellows block and shortly in the Masons block on the same lot. All the buildings and contents on the lot were lost. The house on the east side of the lot was completely destroyed by falling walls. The loss was estimated at $30,000.00 and thought to be caused by arson.
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1913 |
Lemuel
Stockman came to Augusta in the early 1880’s and started a grocery store
and also operated a barbershop. His wife and daughter helped in the
store. News of January 1885 stated Frank Fleming moved his barbershop to
Stockman’s store and planned to teach Stockman barbering. After
Stockman’s death, his daughter and son-in-law, Charles Thomas, ran the
store before selling to George Leatherberry. Lew Myers did the barbering
for a while until Charles Leatherberry, who had started in the Rutledge
building, joined his father and operated the barbershop. Eventually,
Charlie remodeled the store and added meats, confections and other items
and ran the store with his family until his death. After this, Seth Owen
operated a Hardware here for a while.
In
1889, D.H. and J. W. Rutledge (the Rutledge brothers) purchased the Odd
Fellows lot and built a two-story building. The first floor housed a
General Store and the second floor was town hall. Later, J. W. moved and
D. H. ran the store. He bought farm produce and poultry, which he
shipped to John who sold it through a commission house. After a time,
they switched places. In 1896, Rutledge brothers sold or leased the
store to A. H. Myers and M. S. Milbourne. Myers ran the store with help
from his son and Samuel Crawford. Lulu Long ran the millinery
department. September 1898, Myers and Milbourne sold to Rutledge
brothers and they closed the store January 1899. Frank Brannon ran a
hardware and general store in the building for several years. His
daughters helped and did the millinery work. In 1905, Douglas Hunter
opened a hardware in the building.
In
1908, J. W. Rutledge and D. V. Manfull opened a general store in the
building where Gans, Crawford and Heston had their store in 1869. They
later moved to the Rutledge building. (Mr. Hunter had sold the stock and
moved.) Later Manfull sold to Mr. Rutledge who continued to operate for
several years. Frank Manfull and his wife ran the store for a while. J.
W. Rutledge was also a funeral director. After many years in Augusta, he
moved to Minerva with his family and operated the Rutledge Funeral Home
there.
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When Crawford and Gans divided their
operations, George Gans owned the hardware in the Brice
Building. He sold to Frank Brannon and William Kennedy in 1893.
About 1895, Brannon and Kennedy sold to John Thomas and his
sons, Charles and Thomas. After a fire damaged the building,
Thomas and his sons moved the store to the McLean building and
operated a hardware there for a time until they sold to Simeon
Ashbrook, who continued to operate the hardware until 1904
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Carl
Walters had a garage and machine shop on the north side of Main Street
(west) in the Brice garage building.
Frank Geffert had a filling station opposite on the south side.
Harry Brown and his father, Harry, had a hardware east of the Stone
House at 8074 Kensington Rd NE. Many businesses have came and gone in
this village over the years. Some of them were shoemakers, wagon makers,
clock and watch repair, tin shop, roofing and spouting, restaurants,
grocery stores, meat markets, pool rooms, barber shops, hotels, steam
powered mill, saw and planning mills, basket factory and broom making,
print shops, furniture stores, shoe repair, drug stores, handle factory
and fruit and vegetable growers and nurseries. There were several livery
and feed stables and blacksmith shops in Augusta. Changing times and
modes of transportation have had their effect on commerce on local
levels. In 2010 the only businesses in the village are a family run
produce stand and country, primitive and antiques shop, and a tax
service. There is also a post office, two churches and an elementary
school.
The
doctors of Augusta were: Dr. Blackledge, Dr. Westfall, Dr. J. B. Roach,
Dr. Frank Laughlin, Dr. Thomas Crawford, Dr. William Leiper, Dr. J. A.
Rhiel, and Dr. Jos. Laughlin. Others who practiced by making house calls
to the township areas were: Dr. George Patterson, Dr. Thomas, Dr.
McHenry and Dr. Robert Long.
Several
bands were organized at various times. A drum and bugle corps was
organized in the 1890’s. In the early 1900’s another band was organized
and they met to practice in the Brice Garage building. Many people would
come to town on Saturday evening and the band would often play on the
square by the light of a torch that someone held. There were several
school bands due to the fact that music was taught in high school as
well as lower grades. For a while, there was a “toy band” in the
elementary grades at the school with the students playing fifes, drums
and various percussion instruments while dressed in caps and capes for
performances. For a while, there was a “toy band” in the elementary
grades at the school with the students playing fifes, drums and various
percussion instruments while dressed in caps and capes for performances.
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1st Row-Robert Draher, Martha Kupick, Ernest Leatherberry,
Lorn Brown, Thomas Lucas, Evelyn Leatherberry, Edward Richard, Mary Jean
Richard, Bobby Leatherberry.
2nd-Cary Manfull, Evelyn Sheckler, Edward Sanor, Esther
Lozier, June Guthrie, Lucille Oyer, Jimmy Dolly.
3rd-Sarah Manfull, Martha Kandel, June Wright, Robert
Donaldson, Orin Jay Herriington, Mildred Donaldson, Vera Leatherberry,
Dorothy Dolly.
4th-Dorothy Hawkins, Charles Walter, Yvette Draher, Lloyd
Leatherberry, Dorothy Arnold, Marjorie Hawk.
Post Office
Mail
was delivered with horses or mules pulling a cart, buggy or mail wagon.
In extremely bad weather, it was carried on horseback. It was in this
manner mail was carried from Kensington to Augusta. In the 1880’s, there
was a tri-weekly mail route from Carrollton to Kensington for several
years. Ellsworth Harsh was given a contract for this route for four
years beginning March 4, 1887. After the railroad was built, the mail
was carried from Augusta Station (at Pattersonville) and continued until
it was delivered by truck. In February 1902, rural free delivery routes
were established facilitating the delivery of mail to the major portion
of the rural population. This was considered one of the greatest
improvements of that time. As time went by and roads were much improved,
horses with their carts, buggies and wagons were replaced by automobiles
and six-day delivery became the norm.
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Augusta
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Joseph Fleming |
Postmaster |
07/03/1828 |
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Discontinued
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07/05/1829 |
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Reestablished
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04/12/1830 |
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Joseph Gaston |
Postmaster |
04/12/1830 |
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Roger Morledge |
Postmaster |
04/06/1832 |
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Changed to Carroll
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in December 1832 |
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William Clinton |
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04/25/1835 |
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Alexander McLean |
Postmaster |
10/14/1851 |
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Almon L Iden |
Postmaster |
12/04/1897 |
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Charles F Caldwell |
Postmaster |
04/10/1914 |
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James A Crook |
Acting Postmaster |
02/09/1918 |
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James A Crook |
Postmaster |
06/25/1918 |
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Mrs Emma Kinsey |
Acting Postmaster |
09/17//1921 |
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Mrs Emma Kinsey |
Postmaster |
10/12/1921 |
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Charles W Leatherberry |
Acting Postmaster |
12/31/1945 |
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Thomas L Kinsey |
Postmaster |
02/24/1947 |
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Mrs Donna J Tucker |
Officer-In-Charge |
06/30/1972 |
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Mrs Donna J Tucker |
Postmaster |
11/25/1972 |
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Jane Marie Jeffery |
Officer-In-Charge |
09/21/1992 |
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Susan J Jackson |
Postmaster |
01/22/1994 |
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Judy Hite |
Officer-In-Charge |
05/25/2001 |
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Jeanette Emmons |
Officer-In-Charge |
06/08/2001 |
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Susan J Jackson’s
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changed to Kudro |
10/20/ 2001 |
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Karen S Weingart |
Officer-In-Charge |
06/12/2002 |
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Joyce D Wilson |
Officer-In-Charge |
10/09/2003 |
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Joyce D Wilson |
Postmaster |
11/29/2003 |
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Karen Weingart |
Officer-In-Charge |
01/28/2005 |
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Lisa Ann Gomer |
Officer-In-Charge |
04/19/2005 |
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Jonell Sell
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Officer-In-Charge |
01/17/2007 |
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Pattersonville was platted in 1907 by George S. Patterson. The
Patterson house is located northeast of Pattersonville at
7175 Abbey Road NE.
This is a two and half story brick house built about 1840. The
window sills and lintels are stone. There is a 1920’s porch. The
rear section has a kitchen with end chimney. In addition to the
Pattersonville Telephone Company there was a railroad station,
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John Rutledge and M. O. Leyda moved the creamery from Specht. It was
operated as a creamery for a few years, then as a skimming operation.
Rutledge later bought Leyda out and he operated it for a time and then
sold to George Leatherberry. Jacob Leatherberry operated it for several
years before George Leatherberry sold to Andalusia Dairy. Homer Arnold
then operated the creamery until it ceased operations. It was abandoned
and torn down.
The
last remaining business (2010) is the Pattersonville Telephone Company.
It was started as a farmer’s cooperative about 1903, by a group of local
citizens to get phones to
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Looking West
2010 |
as many
local people as possible. Pattersonville was the hub where the
switchboard and exchange were placed. L. D. Wilson and his family owned
and operated the company after taking possession in 1937 until selling
it to Scott and Nelva Toot in 1971. The Toots then turned the physical
work over to their grandson. They have gradually switched to the modern
devices needed to provide call waiting, three-way calling and caller
identification as well as 911 and DSL Service.
Other
Settlements
Specht
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Col. Bouquet and his men camped at this site, which would become
Specht, on their journey from Fort Pitt to the Muskingum Valley.
William F. Specht, eldest of seven children, was born in 1863
near Cadiz, Ohio. William bought 6.75 acres of land in Section
34, Township 15, Range 5 from John Patterson who resided in the
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In 1893, several local residents joined in a venture to build a creamery and cheese plant. They made an attempt to make a dug well but due to quick sand, they came up with another solution to the need for a water supply. They decided to pipe water from the strong spring west of the road across what is now Andora Rd.
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This spring, under a giant oak |
| A096074 - Specht is just and intersection in 2010 |
He was post master for 17
years, was probate judge of Carroll County for 7 years and Justice of
the Peace for several years. He was actively involved as a member of
Herrington Bethel Methodist Church and chairman of the Carroll County
draft board during the First World War.
He faced some opposition at the time because he was of German
descent. In 1902, he went to Germany with his mother for a three month
visit to relatives. It has been stated that he brought pine trees home
in his suitcase, which he planted on the hill between the store and the
church. Some of these trees or their offspring survive today.
In a
large room above the store, Saturday night dances and parties were held.
A large balcony, reached by a wide outside stairs led to the entrance.
Community oyster suppers were held there after shipping oysters became
safe due to better and speedier transportation and means of keeping them
cool. There was cold spring water and an ice house here to keep
perishables cold. The focal point of the store room was a big potbellied
stove in the center of the room; especially in winter when the locals
came in from the cold and lingered to swap neighborhood stories.
Merchandise included various food supplies, hardware and supplies as
well as tailored clothes, shoes and boots.
This
writer remembers anticipation of going in the door and directly to the
long counter on the left side, lined with glass jars filled with candy,
chewing gum and cookies. (This would have been later after Charlie and
Zelpha Marshall kept the store.) There were sometimes auctions at the
store and new farm machinery for sale in the field area. A gas pump was
installed on the southeast corner where Arbor, Andora and Savior roads
meet and Freedom Oil Gasoline was sold. In 1918, the cost of five
gallons would be about $1.40.
There
was a sawmill on the west side of the road where barrel staves were
made. A great deal of lumber and the staves were loaded into railroad
cars at the Specht siding. The staves were shipped to distilleries. Mr.
Specht also shipped oil from one successful well that was drilled
nearby. Many wells were drilled but were unsuccessful because of quick
sand. On November 5, 1938, Will Specht died of a stroke after being in
ill health for about two years. In 1939, Specht sold the store and land
to Thomas F. Adset of Minerva. The general merchandise store was carried
on in a smaller scale by the following owners:
Charles and Zelpha Marshall, Franklin Hosterman, Homer E. Wolf
and Harry E. Bellamy. The store was destroyed by fire on May 18, 1961.
**Some segments above as written
by
Taylor
C.,Woodward, 1967