Williamsburg marks 100 years since incorporation
Residents recall the Feb 5 1820 incorporation and note no immediate celebration but a future observance may occur next summer. Williamsburg Township formed in 1801 by the Court of Quarter Sessions and later reduced by surrounding township establishments. Early settlers include James Kain and William Lytle, founders and innkeeper with farmland nearby.
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Williamsburg
Williamsburg Township
Court of Quarter Sessions
Tate
Batavia
Jackson
Clermont County
Brown County
James Kain
Newtown
William Lightle
Lytle
Lexington
How
Lydia Mystery and Williamsburg's Early Growth Tale
In Brown County historic tales recount Lydia's disappearance and possible Indian captivity near Muncietown and Perry Township. The article traces Williamsburg’s rise as county seat, notable founders, early stores, a frame hotel by 1816, and Clermont County’s first newspaper in 1813.
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Kain
General Morgan
Clermont County
Williamsburg
Thomas Foote
Robert Tweed
Williamsburg Industry and Milestones From 1797 Onward
A condensed history of Williamsburg documenting early industry including Peter Wilson’s 1797 grist mill, 19th century mills, chair factories, and wood goods makers. It notes first postmaster John Lytle, mail by stagecoach, 1874 postal money order designation, early lodges such as Clermont Social Lodge No. 29 and Angola Lodge No. 231, temperance activity from 1830, and local wartime memory of Gen John Morgan’s cavalry bivouac.
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Williamsburg
Peter Wilson
Dennis
Tunnel
Andrew Foote
Andrew Smith
Otis Dudley and Sons
8. D. Mounts
Charles H. Boulware and Brothers
Snell and Williams
Williamsburg Park
John Lytle
Clermont
A. M
Angola Lodge
Williamsburg shows varied industries and active community life
Williamsburg Ohio celebrates its 100th anniversary with diverse industries including White's Chair Factory and Williamsburg Furniture, two foundries, and a new Altman Bros shoe factory on West Eighth Street. Mayor Charles Danbury leads Trailmobile deliveries and civic groups while the town supports 4 H clubs, Scouts, Rotary, churches, and a growing PTA with about 200 members.
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White's Chair
Williamsburg Furniture
Williams burg Modern School Led by Thirey and Wurtz
The Williamsburg school in Clermont County led by Superintendent Rus sell W Thirey and high school principal Mrs Mary Wurtz, with elementary principal Norbert R Hare, enrolls over 650 students. Built in 1939 on government aid, the two story building houses 22 classrooms a study hall a home economics department a music hall a gym a cafeteria and a manual arts shop overseen by cafeteria head Mrs Bessie Smith with two assistants.
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Williamsburg
Russell W. Thirey
Monterey
Clermont County
Mary Wurtz
Norbert R. Hare
Bessie Smith
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Lydia
Perry Township
Byron Williams
Ebenezer Osborne
John Charles
Stonelick
Thomas Sloane
Osborne Charles
Professor Williams
Muncietown
Ind
John
John Donnell
de Benneville
Lytlestown
James Burleigh
Isaac Lines
Benjamin White
Newtown-Chillicothe Road
Aaron Burr
John Morgan
Charles E. Danbury
Burton E. Hodges
William Ireton
Earl Binkley
Harley Kidd
Everett Dugan
Isaac Malott
George Whiting
Stewart McCullough
Hugh M. Davidson
Morgan
Stars and Stripes
Altman Bros
Cin
Cinnati
West Eighth Street
Danbury
Trailmobile
U.S
Waterbury
Aux
Iliary
American Legion and Auxiliary
Knights of Pythias
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Cubs
Explorer Scouts
Dale Forney
Janice Berger
Russell Livingood
Rotary Club
Lloyd E. McNair
Batavia Rotary Club
Cumberland Presbyterian
J. B. Foster
First Presbyterian
Hugh F. Ash
Methodist
Forrest M. Moon
Williamsburg P. T. A
The
Marguerite Curry
Clermont County Farm Bureau Co-op Association
Bethel
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