Curtisville, Indiana

The first mill in the township was a saw mill erected sometime during the year 1848. It was the property of Gilbert Wright and was located on the west fork of Duck creek, from which it drew its motive power. It was operated by a large water-wheel, and supplied the lumber for many of the first frame houses in the township. Wright operated the mill until his death in 1854, and from then on it passed through several hands. B. F. Mar¬ shall erected a saw mill, run by steam, in 1868, at the village of Curtisville.

Passage source: History of Tipton County Indiana, published 1914.

Near the year 1859 the town of Curtisville was founded by L. B. Col¬ vin, who built a saw mill in section 31, on the railroad, and sold lots for the purpose of securing a switch and a station. Among the first men to buy lots were U. T. Moon, John Balser, C. D. Colvin and A. B. Newman. The latter opened up the first stock of goods for sale, erecting a building in the east part of town for that purpose. Jacob Stamm, John Tuttle, Tohn Starkey were subsequent owners of this business. The early blacksmiths were Will¬ iam Little, Joseph Leach and James Hamilton. The manufacturing interests of the place have been represented by several steam saw mills; at one time the village was a popular trading point and shipping point for lumber.

Passage source: History of Tipton County Indiana, published 1914.

Curtisville has reached the climax of its growth and now is in the fourth act of its existence. There are not two hundred people in the village and the chief industry is the Curtisville Tile and Brick Company, manu- (6) facturing, as the name signifies, various sizes of drain tile and various kinds of brick. The town is not incorporated in any form and, like Hobbs, has no officers. The Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad runs through the town, stopping a few accommodation trains there daily. This is the only avenue of commerce there, intercourse being even cut off from the county seat, except by way of Elwood, in Madison county. Curtisville has one of the most modern public school buildings in the state of Indiana, it being a model recommended by the state board of health for other schools to pattern after.

Passage source: History of Tipton County Indiana, published 1914.

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