Creston, Ohio
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Historical Information
The village was named Seville Station when Isaac Wells platted farm land in 1860. The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad, later known as the Erie, laid track in 1863. The station located at the intersection of the track and Cleveland-Columbus pike road was called the "pike station. In 1865 a post office was established in Pike Station, Ohio by Postmaster Ebenezer A. Benjamin, consequently changing the village's name to Pike Station. The name was changed to Creston on July 5, 1881. It was incorporated on June 2, 1899.[1]
Gallery
Creston street view circa 1905
Maps
1897 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio
Creston
E. Main St view before 1913
Businesses
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Churches
Schools
Residents
Early Settlers
Photos of Residences
References
- ↑ Wayne County History Book Committee. A History of Wayne County, Ohio. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1987. pg. 30.