Talk:Lexington, Ohio

Adding additional information for History project
I'm a student at North Central State College and my History class is doing a project to find more information about topics of our choosing that are pre- 1900. My goal is to add as much Historical information to the page as I can. I have a couple of weeks before the final draft is due and feedback and/or constructive criticism would be much appreciated.

Lexington was first inhabited by the Delaware, Wyandot and Mohawk Indians. They used the hills of Lexington as hunting grounds and they picked berries on their way back from the hunt. The Indians were friendly with Watson when he and his family moved into the area until Watson's pig ate their baby. The Indians demanded Watson's newborn daughter, who was the first white child born in Lexington, as replacement to their own. Watson settled the argument by agreeing to give the Indians the pig instead. Watson chose to name his new home Lexington. He chose this out of respect for his father who fought in the Revolutionary War of which the first battle was fought in Lexington, Massachusetts. In 1813, Watson built a water-powered sawmill along the Clear Fork River. The mill made work easier and attracted more and more settlers. Business owners used the gristmills for their woolen and saw mills and also distilleries. The first tavern was built in 1815 by Jacob Cook. It was called "Cook's Tavern" and the first grocery store was built in 1825 by William Damsell. It was in 1839 that Lexington was recognized as a village by the Federal Government. In 1850 the railroad made it's path through Lexington and this attributed to much of the business transactions and travel for the settlers. Also by 1850 Lexington was booming and anyone could get anything they needed from Lexington and it's resources. By 1853 there were over 50 established businesses in Lexington, many of which competed with each other. The cemetery is on land originally owned by Amariah Watson himself. It wasn't until 1857 that the village fenced it in to allow a more safe resting place. The sexton house was built in 1863 and the row of maple tress were later planted in 1889. The Lexington Square was once decorated with a Civil War Gatling gun. In 1958 the village of Lexington donated the gun to Smithsonian Institute and it can still be found their today in Washington, D.C. A structure still standing in Lexington, Ohio from 1843 is known as the "Old Stone House". It was built by James Gass and was host to many runaway slaves traveling along the Underground Railroad. The owners today believe that slaves were hidden in a secret closet. Benjamin Gass took 11-12 slaves in a wagon to Springfield Township and those slaves eventually made their way to Canada. A farm on Texter Road owned by Samuel McClure was also part of the underground railroad and George Mitchell hid slaves in his home and water pwered mill off of 97 and 314. Many more families in Lexington helped and hid slaves making their way to freedom. While there is no list of names there was a drawn out court case against certain citizens that were charged with helping slaves. Other than Watson, Harry F. Smith is another figure worthy of taking note in Lexington's History. Smith grew up in Lexington and is responsible for the first outdoor lighting system that was powered by steam in 1894. Smith later founded Smith Gas Power Company which was Lexington's largest business at the time and then he sold it to General Motors in 1918. After retirement Smith was involved in helping create Lexington's water system and became known as the "Father of the Clear Fork Reservoir". A stoffer (talk) 00:22, 14 October 2014 (UTC)A stoffer

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