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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.
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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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