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I^ock Bailt Too DateWhile the traffic on the OMo canal declined, a new lock was built at Dresden in the latter part of the nineteenth century.But it was too late for use. The Increased railroad facilities of the Pennsylvania line from * Zanesville and other roads at ' Trinway gave attractive transportation facilities to Dresden.In IS8S the Caldwell Woolen Mills were moved to Dresden. Originally established at Caldwell. CX.'in 13S4, the mill burned on Jan- 12, IS8S. Within 90 days the mill had been established in Dresden in the old stove foundry and was - operating with new machinery.J. S. Prettvman' and Vv. _H, Bush were the owners of the woolen mill. Prettyman w as bom In 1S4S near SummerfieM in Noble county. Be spent his boyhood on his lather's farm and in young manhood worked in_ a general store at Carlyle In No- c;ble county. When his father tdied in 1SS3. he took charge of P-the farm. In 1837 he traced the ^farm for a half Interest In the tiCaldwell Woolen Mall. siAfter the fire of 1SSS, W. H- ^Bush and Preityman started a ^mill in Dresden and called it the *;Muskingum Valley Woolen MiIL The old stove factory became too siri3.lL and in 1392 a stock company was formed and the present brick building* of the Bush Woolen Mill v?zs constructed. It :s two stories in height 2nd 450 sby 2C0 feet in size. IPreityman became an 5m- fnortant official In the Dresden *bank. W. K. Bush withdrew 'from the Muskingum Valley Mill 'and started a small mill of his JOvvn in Columbus. Both the bank and the mill failed about the 3same time. Pretlyman spent sev- 'eral years in Columbus and then moved to California, where he died.uhPi
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Zanesville Signal
Zanesville, Ohio, US
Sun, Aug 15, 1948
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