Township Has Pride In Past,Hope In Future
Township Has Pride In Past,Hope In Future
By Catherine Ellsworth (1976)
By Catherine Ellsworth (1976)
The usual hardships were endured by those first travelers in the wilderness, who found it necessary to use all their ingenuity to provide the necessities of life. One young couple, traveling to Pierpont by wagon, told of milking their cow early in the morning, using all the milk they could, then placing what was left in a wooden bucket. This bucket was placed on top of the wagon covering. By nightfall, the irregular pitch and swaying motion of the wagon had produced a butter ball in the center of the bouncing liquid, a precious treat in an otherwise bare existence.
The pioneers exhibited a fortitude hard to equal in today's "soft" society. Lydia Rock and daughter Susan, of Boston, walked to Pierpont about 1818, for the purpose of visiting Lydia's brother and sister. Lydia returned to Boston on foot, and is said to have made this trek three times.
The first road was cut from Pierpont to Monroe in June, 1816. It ended at a place called Ferguson's bridge.
Business began in the township with the construction of Martin Vosburgh's sawmill in 1817. It was one mile north of the center of the east branch of Ashtabula River. The same year, Ewins Wright built his gristmill on Lot 17. It functioned in a log building 24 by 24 feet. Water flowed through wooden troughs to power the tub-wheel.
On June 18, 1818. the territory now known as Pierpont and Richmond townships was detached from Denmark. By 1820, the little community was growing, now sporting a hotel at the center. It was also now on the stage route from Meadville, Pennsylvania, to Painesville. Mail was carried over this same route until after the Civil War.
Pierpont schools began in 1813 or 1814. with the construction of a log cabin on Lot 17, just east of the first cemetery. It was a typical pioneer building, with a stick chimney and oiled paper windows. First teacher was Lucy Huntley. The following winter, William Read Jr. taught, using the New Testament, Webster's spelling book, the Doddridge Collection, a few sheets of rough paper, and ink concocted from maple bark and copperas.
The present school, built in 1838, has two additions since that time, now serving 184 pupils in six grades. Junior and senior high students attend Braden Junior High and Edgewood Senior High School of the Buckeye system.
The usual hardships were endured by those first travelers in the wilderness, who found it necessary to use all their ingenuity to provide the necessities of life. One young couple, traveling to Pierpont by wagon, told of milking their cow early in the morning, using all the milk they could, then placing what was left in a wooden bucket. This bucket was placed on top of the wagon covering. By nightfall, the irregular pitch and swaying motion of the wagon had produced a butter ball in the center of the bouncing liquid, a precious treat in an otherwise bare existence.
The pioneers exhibited a fortitude hard to equal in today's "soft" society. Lydia Rock and daughter Susan, of Boston, walked to Pierpont about 1818, for the purpose of visiting Lydia's brother and sister. Lydia returned to Boston on foot, and is said to have made this trek three times.
The first road was cut from Pierpont to Monroe in June, 1816. It ended at a place called Ferguson's bridge.
Business began in the township with the construction of Martin Vosburgh's sawmill in 1817. It was one mile north of the center of the east branch of Ashtabula River. The same year, Ewins Wright built his gristmill on Lot 17. It functioned in a log building 24 by 24 feet. Water flowed through wooden troughs to power the tub-wheel.
On June 18, 1818. the territory now known as Pierpont and Richmond townships was detached from Denmark. By 1820, the little community was growing, now sporting a hotel at the center. It was also now on the stage route from Meadville, Pennsylvania, to Painesville. Mail was carried over this same route until after the Civil War.
Pierpont schools began in 1813 or 1814. with the construction of a log cabin on Lot 17, just east of the first cemetery. It was a typical pioneer building, with a stick chimney and oiled paper windows. First teacher was Lucy Huntley. The following winter, William Read Jr. taught, using the New Testament, Webster's spelling book, the Doddridge Collection, a few sheets of rough paper, and ink concocted from maple bark and copperas.
The present school, built in 1838, has two additions since that time, now serving 184 pupils in six grades. Junior and senior high students attend Braden Junior High and Edgewood Senior High School of the Buckeye system.
