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History The area of Mineral Ridge was primarily a farming community, with some coal mining in the 1830s. In the mid-1850s, John Lewis, superintendent of the Mineral Ridge Coal Mines, discovered black band iron ore beneath the layers of coal ore, leading to a boom of companies working with the blast furnaces of Brier Hill , Niles , and later ...
5 paź 2019 · 1607: The first permanent English colony, Jamestown, is established. 1670: Robert de La Salle, a French explorer and the first European in the Ohio Country, discovered the Ohio River. 1748: The Ohio Company was formed in Virginia to settle the Ohio River Valley. 1754-1763: Colonial America is thrown into the French and Indian War.
The Mineral Ridge Historical Society is an organization with the goal of preserving and promoting the history of Mineral Ridge and its surrounding areas, such as Ohltown, Evansville, Weathersfiled,...
In the mid-1850s, John Lewis, superintendent of the Mineral Ridge Coal Mines, discovered black band iron ore beneath the layers of coal ore, leading to a boom of companies working with the blast furnaces of Brier Hill, Niles, and later, Mineral Ridge itself.
The Mineral Ridge Historical Society started collecting artifacts and researching information for Mineral Ridge and its surrounding areas in 2003. We became incorporated in 2007 and a...
6 gru 2021 · The name Mineral Ridge appears for the first time in print in the Mineral Ridge Railroad plans in 1856. In 1858, the Rice, French, Chamberlain and Co. sold the house and about an acre of...
The Mineral Ridge Historical Society has helped Mary Lou with open houses and events for about 20 years. Come see this unique historic treasure which was placed on the National Register of...
