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Madden, Betty (1923-2015): See: People/Individuals/M-Q
JANUARY 1, 1911: Darrtown population (unofficially) reported as 120.
JANUARY 7, 1888: Darrtown Stock Protection Company held its first meeting.
JANUARY 13, 1931: Fire destroyed the Popst saloon & threatened other buildings.
JANUARY 18, 1825: Darrtown Post Office opened.
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WHO AM I?
For some hints to my identity, hover your cursor over the following icons.
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Here is the answer...
My name is Ellis Glardon. You may read about the Glardon Grocery store in the Business section of this website.
If you would like to nominate someone for a future "Who Am I?" game, contact the webmaster.
Even if you are unfamiliar with the person who is the object of the question, you may learn some Darrtown history, by playing the game.
This activity is designed to recognize people associated with Darrtown.
Here is a link to this person's family page.
A recently found, June 1925, news item revealed that gifts were bestowed upon newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kaefer of Pleasant Avenue, Hamilton.
Mrs. Kaefer was the former Ella Kolb of Darrtown.
A new Boy Scout troop was formed in the Darrtown community in 1935.
Click the link at the right to see details, including the names of some troop members.
As often happens, the discovery of a single news item, such as the Kaefer miscellaneous shower news item, leads our Research Department down the proverbial "rabbit hole" of information.
As a result, the following new items have been added to the Kolb Family page:
> George Kolb being twice widowed.
> a newspaper interview of George Kolb, regarding his views on the subject of farming.
> Ella Kolb's plan for a year-long visit with the Burton Roth family of Poplar, Montana.
> Ella Kolb's employment at the children's home in Hamilton, Ohio.
For details, see the Kolb Family page.
A mid-to-late 1920s image of Darrtown High School students and faculty; plus background info. See: Mid-to-late 1920s photo
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A 1929 intermediate grade photo. Click the following link to see the 1929-30 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade photo.
A 1929 image of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. Click the following link and scroll to the 1929-30 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade class photo.
Please inform the webmaster, if you can identify any of the people in these photographs.
Examples of student progress reports (aka "report cards") from the early 1900s are now available. See the qualities that were observed and reported to parents ... "back in the day."
Visit the Report Card page.
on Thursday, January 20, 1994, perhaps you will recall the weather being a tad nippy.
Two 1994 news items reported that Darrtown's temperature bottomed-out at 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
In 1896, the Darrtown cornet band began the New Year by performing in the village streets.
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As evidenced by his artwork, at the right, Darrtown native, Paul Bufler, was an accomplished artist.
IF YOU WERE IN ... OR NEAR DARRTOWN...
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A 1931 newspaper article about a fire in Darrtown that destroyed the Popst Saloon and threatened several other Darrtown structures.
Darrtown at risk!
It was a "veritable tinderbox." See Landmark destroyed.
JANUARY 23, 1973: The Milford Township Fire Association announced plans to purchase a new tanker for Station 2 at Darrtown.
JANUARY 25, 1936: Temperance Day observed at Darrtown High School.
JANUARY 31, 1907: Darrtown Post Office closed.
QUESTION...
When is it appropriate to identify something as an "event," when it never happened?
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It's okay to label a "non-event" as an EVENT, when it is A PART OF DARRTOWN'S HISTORY.
Such is the case of a story about a housing boom that was expected to take place near Darrtown, almost 100 years ago. Imagine TWO housing projects that would add 50 NEW HOUSES to Darrtown's "suburbs."
Read about it at: Housing Boom Anticipated
General Anthony Wayne
If you know American history, then you may be aware of Anthony Wayne's military achievements, including his role in winning the Northwest Indian War (1786-1795).
Despite the historic connection between the naming of Four Mile Creek and Anthony Wayne's route north, some people pursued the idea of re-naming the waterway, as the Talawanda Creek.
The possibility of renaming the Four Mile Creek was reported in a 1928 newspaper.
FOUR MILE CREEK NAME LINKED TO ANTHONY WAYNE'S MILITARY EXPLOITS
General Wayne (aka "Mad Anthony" Wayne) used a fort on the Great Miami River, north of Cincinnati, as a supply base for his battles with the Indians. The fort, known as Ft. Hamilton, was a precursor to the city of Hamilton, Ohio.
As Wayne and his army traveled northward, landmarks were named in reference to their DISTANCE FROM Fort Hamilton. Hence, we have the Four Mile Creek and the Seven Mile Creek in Butler County.
Anthony Wayne's name is attached to several local sites, such as Wayne Township, Wayne-Madison Road, Wayne-Milford Road, Wayne-Trace Road, and the Anthony Wayne hotel.
STORIES
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...the 1912 application for telephone exchange with service to Cincinnati
...the 1920 plan for the paving of Darrtown Pike
...the 1967 collision of two trucks at Davis Corner
...the 1973 approval of a new tanker for Fire Station No. 2 at Darrtown
Manrod, George O. (1923-2015): See: People/Individuals/M-Q