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David Courtney and his brother Thomas, both of whom afterward became prominently identified with the business and political interests of Wolf Creek Township, were among the arrivals of 1802.  The present [1888] Courtney's Mill, which they erected , is located on the original tract which they secured immediately upon their entrance into the county.  The tract consisted of 600 acres of perhaps the finest land in the region, situated in a beautiful stretch of country, on the bank of Wolf Creek, whose water furnished the motorpower for the mill.  David was the builder of the mill, which was erected in 1803.  


He had been a miller at his home in Franklin County, and, upon viewing the superb facilities afforded by the swift-flowing stream, he became imbued with a desire to resume his former occupation.  The mill was, like most of its fellows at that early day, a combination affair, uniting in one establishment the advantages of a saw and a grist-mill.

 

History of Mercer County 1888, page 557

 

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