Ogden, Ohio

There are only two villages in the township, Sligo and Ogden, neither of which is incorporated. Sligo had no existence prior to the building of the Goshen & Wilmington Turnpike. A man by the name of George Taylor, a hatter by trade, had a shop there on a lot in the forks of the road long before the town was laid out. This lot was afterward owned by John Kimbrough, on which he built a house in 1841 or 1842, the first two-story house erected in the town. In this building he kept hotel for several years. A toll-gate house (the first one) was built by John Shields in 1840. The lot is now owned by the heirs of John Murphy. The second toll-gate house was built by Rebecca Kersey, sister of Thomas Kersey, but the gate was kept by the Widow Beach. The toll-gate was taken down several years ago, but the house is still standing. John Swindler was the first blacksmith at Sligo, and John Hawthorn the next. Hawthorn left in the spring of 1839, and went to Eaton. John Kimbrough commenced smithing in the same shop, a log one, in 1839. It -stood north of the pike, but on the south side of the old road. That shed was torn down, and a brick one built by Kimbrough, in 1841.

Passage source: The History of Clinton County, Ohio, published 1882.

Ogden had no existence until some years after the railroad was built. It was first called Linden, but there being a station on the Marietta & Cincinnati road by the name of Lyndon, many mistakes occurred in shipping freight out from Cincinnati, causing confusion and delay in receiving them. The name, therefore, was abandoned, and that of Ogden substituted, being named for Ogden on the Pacific Railroad. It was made a passenger and freight station in 1855, by the railroad authorities; $700 were raised by the citizens of the vicinity and donated to the railroad company for the purpose of getting the station established at that point, the stopping-place for passengers, therefore, being about half a mile farther west, at Andrew's Mill. Afterward, there was some land donated to the company for stockpens, switch, etc. To Asa Green belongs the credit of getting the station established there more than to any other person. He put up the first building in Ogden. It was used as a station-house and storeroom, and has been occupied ever since as such, some additions having been added since. He also put up the freight depot with the assistance of some other parties of the neighborhood. A small house, built by Peyton Burton, was moved across the creek to a lot and used for a residence by John Marsh, the first station agent. John Wisman built the second residence in Ogden He was a miller by trade Asa Green laid off five lots in 1857, on the south side of the railroad, on land bought of John B. Carter. In 1859, Jacob Beard built a residence. In December, 1860, Carter laid off four lots on the north side of the railroad, and Asa Green five. In June, 1866, there was a meeting-house lot and five others laid off by Asa Green, making twenty in all. In the spring of 1864, David F. Carter built a residence, now owned by Joseph Smith, and in March of that year I. W. Quinby bought the corner lot of Asa Green, and moved a two-story frame building from Sligo upon it. He used the lower story for a storeroom, and fitted up the upper story for a residence. In October of that year, he and Amos Huffman, under the firm name of Quinby & Huffman, opened a store in the lower room. In 1864, Abraham Haney built a residence since known as the Joseph Coate property. Various other residences were built from time to time. Adam Osborn built the first blacksmith shop about 1864, and has occupied it continuously ever since. The station and railroad agents have been as follows, and in the following order: John Marsh, Jacob Beard, Isaac Roberts, Huffman & Osborn, Jeremiah Kimbrough, George W. Owens and Clare & Colter.

Passage source: The History of Clinton County, Ohio, published 1882.

There have been two post offices in Adams Township. The first was at Sligo, established the 13th of March, 1844. This post office remained located at Sligo until the 8th of September, 1865, when it was removed to Ogden by order of the Post Office Department in order to avoid the expense of conveying the mail from the station at Ogden to and from Sligo, and to afford better mail facilities. The following are the names of the various Postmasters, and when appointed:

Passage source: The History of Clinton County, Ohio, published 1882.

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Read the whole chapter on Adams Township - it names this place 15 more 15 times.