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Orangeville,
formerly known as Haun’s Mills, is located on the Pymatuning
Creek, the greater part lying in Ohio. That portion is incorporated, and
contains the post-office, while a flouring-mill, hotel, etc., is on this
side of the line. The first settler was Jacob
Loutzenhiser, who erected a saw and grist-mill in 1798. The
building was a hewed log structure, and the motive power was supplied by
a huge under-shot wheel, twenty-five feet in diameter, operated by a
race from Pymatuning Creek On the 19th of April, 1802, Loutzenhiser
sold the mills to Adam Haun, who
carried them on many years. A mill has ever since existed at that point,
a very good one being now [1888] operated by S.
L. Hendrickson. At
an early day a woolen-mill was built by Mr. Hull,
the father of George E. Hull, of
Orangeville. It served an excellent purpose, but was burned down on the
3d of April, 1888. On
the 20th of March 1838, a small craft, known as the “Orangeville
Packet,” left Orangeville, at the mouth of Booth Run, where it was
built, destined for Galena, Ill. It contained the three families of St.
Clair, Casper and Carnes, and was
intended to go via the Pymatuning Creek and the Shenango, Big Beaver,
Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to its destination. It sailed on its way
grandly, distributing its crew at various points along the route, but is
understood never to have returned. This is the only expedition of the
kind that ever descended the Pymatuning. History of Mercer County, 1888, page 576
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ORANGEVILLE HISTORY According to the History of Mercer County, 1877  Orangeville, formerly known as Haun’s Mill, is located upon Pymatuning Creek, and lies partly in Ohio. Its first settler and founder, was Jacob Loutzenhiser, but [Adam]Haun, the purchaser of the property, gained the honor of connecting his name with it for years after Loutzenhiser was forgotten. The portion lying in Ohio, has been incorporated a borough, but the Pennsylvania section is merely a village, and contains two churches, a large hotel, drug-store, depot, and mill. The school and post office are in Ohio, although the latter was formerly in Pennsylvania. The Methodist Episcopal Church was built in 1836, and the old house is now used as a barn - - about fifteen rods from the present building - - which is a vast improvement upon its predecessor. The Pymatuning is a rapid and clear stream, at this point, and contains excellent water-power. A cheese-factory was erected a little east of the village, in 1873, and since then has been doing a good business. (Source: History of Mercer County, 1877, page 63) | ||||||||||
