Talk:Bellville, Ohio

I am a student at North Central State College and have been asked to do this assignment by my professor. This assignment includes information about this sleepy little town we call Bellville, Ohio pre 1900's. Bellville is a beautiful city to live in and bring your children up in. It almost feels like Mayberry in the sense that everyone cares about everyone here. Please check out what I have found out about this town.

I plan to add more to this article about the history of Bellville before the 1900's. I am completing this assignment for my college history class. I would like to ask other members to help me with this project by posting their thoughts. Below is my initial research and ideas. Final revisions must be posted by October 21st, 2014.

Bellville's Early History -The village of Bellville started in the Summer of 1808 when a furious tornado swept through diagonally across Jefferson Twp. -Founded by James McCluer and Jonathon Oldfield. They built the first cabin on what is now known as Ankneytown road in 1808. -About 1814 Robert Bell among others helped form the town. Bell purchased a quarter section of land from McCluer and laid out the original plot of Bellville. -The First school started 1816-1817. -The first tavern was built by Enoch Ogle and the first post office was established January 22, 1824 with Isaac Hoy as the postmaster. Mail was then carried by horseback from Mansfield to Mt Vernon by John Bell and Samuel Miller. -The first birth in the township was to Mary McCluer Oldfield, daughter of Jonathon Oldfield and Elizabeth McCluer who were married in 1812. -The B&O railroad runs through Bellville, but is now used as part of the bike trail. -The growth of businesses increased up until 1878. Bellville had town wagon and blacksmith shops, two hardware stores, one bakery, four groceries, two saloons, one wallpaper store, two harness shops, two barber shops, and two dentists. -The first person to ever be buried in the Bellville Cemetery was Steven Dodge but his grave is lost still to this day.

I am going to continue to dig deeper into the topics above. All of my initial research came from www.bellvilleohio.net/history.htm as well as the local library reference center and the local historical society.

Bellville "Gold Rush"
The first person to discover gold in Bellville, Ohio was Dr. J.C. Lee in the Fall of 1849. According to the Historical Society of Bellville, Ohio the first gold mining that was on record was done in a mine or shaft that was made under State Route 13 just west of the present Scout Cabin. This mine came to an end when Caleb Grice and his horse caved into it on the way to Bellville right around 1860. The story goes that many things went into this "cave" when it collapsed into the ground such as wheel barrows, picks and shovels.

Around 1870 the second big find was made in Bellville by a man (unnamed) and it was considered a significant find valued at $5.50. This find caused many to stampede into the hills of Bellville to begin searching for gold.

Searching for gold in Bellville still goes on to this day. Many reasons bring people to Bellville still to look for gold some of which could be the fact that the collapse of the mine mentioned above is believed to have many treasures still if it were opened back up today. Another reason is the finds that people have made over the years in the twenty first century even. Recently, according to the Bellville Star, a quartz rock laced with gold nuggets was found on the Swank family's farmland near Ohio 97 in Bellville. The rock which was discovered by two gold prospectors from Michigan had a possible value of $50,000. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andikingcc (talk • contribs) 01:25, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

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