LOUDONVILLE — The Cline Cabin at Mohican State Park was originally built on a hill, circa 1863, by German immigrant Constantine Cline. The cabin continued to house generations of Cline descendants until 1947 when it was sold to the State of Ohio to be incorporated into the Mohican-Memorial State Forest. At that point, the cabin […]
Kenny Libben, Curator Cleo Redd Fisher Museum
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Civilian Conservation Corps celebrated Thanksgiving from Mohican Forest in 1938
LOUDONVILLE — Happy Thanksgiving to all! In 1938, the 182 men of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Co. 1570, encamped at Mohican Forest, celebrated Thanksgiving together in their barracks and mess hall. The menu consisted of roasted turkey fresh from the forest, with a sage dressing, hearts of celery, mixed pickles, giblet gravy, mashed potatoes, candied […]
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Corell’s Potato Chips landed in Loudonville after family expansion
LOUDONVILLE — Loudonville was once home to a potato chip factory, known as Corell’s. Around 1937, Wilbur Corell and his parents opened Corell’s Potato Chips in Strasburg. The business did well, but Wilbur went off to the war and when he returned he settled in Mansfield while his parents and brother continued the family operation. […]
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Loudonville’s Century House was rumored to be a stop on the Underground Railroad
LOUDONVILLE — One of the oldest houses in the Loudonville area is the “Century House,” located on State Route 3 at the Mohican Adventures campground. The house is constructed of two-foot thick native sandstone blocks, and believed to have been built around 1840. It was a rumored one-time stop on the Underground Railroad while owned […]
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Perrysville native rose through Civil War ranks to become a Brigadier General
PERRYSVILLE — The Mohican area has been called home by number of politicians and military officers. But perhaps the most high ranking was a Perrysville native born on Nov. 18, 1835. His name was Americus Vespucius Rice, the son of Clark Hammond Rice and Catherine Mowers Rice of Perrysville. Little is known of his early […]
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Loudonville’s Kettering had early impact on NFL as owner of the Dayton Triangles
LOUDONVILLE — With the National Football League draft looming, it seemed only natural to reflect on Loudonville’s influence on the historic organization. The NFL has a long, and storied history in Ohio; including famous teams and names such as the Canton Bulldogs led by Jim Thorpe and the Akron Professional’s who won the league’s first […]
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Mohicanville Mining Association controversy traveled from California’s Gold Rush to the Ohio Supreme Court
MOHICANVILLE — With the news of the discovery of gold in California in 1849, gold fever spread across the United States. Many area residents headed west dreaming of glory and fortune — a few struck it rich, most failed, and some never survived — but perhaps the most interesting case comes from the small town […]
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Loudonville native arranged music for Lawrence Welk Show
LOUDONVILLE — In 1948, Loudonville native Paul Weirick, best known as the music arranger for the Lawrence Welk Show, introduced his showbiz friends to a taste of his hometown. Weirick wrote “Hollywood Square Dance,” covered by the likes of Sammy Kaye and Vera Lynne, and brought a little country to Los Angeles. Paul’s friends in […]
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Train derailment near Perrysville described as incident of “monumental proportions”
PERRYSVILLE — Train derailments were huge stories a century ago, when there was far more traffic on the rails than there is today. So, when a train derailment described of “monumental proportions” occurred on July 7, 1927 just west of the railroad crossing at Perrysville, near the old bridge span of State Route 95, it […]
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Gatherings between Clear Fork & Black Fork residents led to a brawling good time
MANSFIELD — In the early settlement days of Richland County (which at the time included Loudonville and Perrysville) there was an intense — and only somewhat friendly — rivalry between the settlers along the Clear Fork and Black Fork rivers. According to A.A. Graham, “These two regions were always at enmity, and always getting up […]