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Cedarville University DigitalCommons@Cedarville Cedarville, Ohio, Historical Information 1961 Cedarville, Ohio in Historic Greene County Cedarville Community Development Committee Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/cedarville_village_history  Part of the Archival Science Commons, Higher Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Cedarville Community Development Committee, "Cedarville, Ohio in Historic Greene County" (1961). Cedarville, Ohio, Historical Information. 10. https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/cedarville_village_history/10 This Brochure is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Cedarville, a service of the Centennial Library. It has been accepted for inclusion in Cedarville, Ohio, Historical Information by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Cedarville. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@cedarville.edu. WHAT MAKES CEDARVILLE A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE HIGH SCHOOL INDUSTRIAL ARTS BUILDING OHIO SKIN DIVERS HEADQUARTERS Cedarville is a small but aggressive community al-ways seeking ways to interest both young and old residents. Because of the excellent educational facilities the resident has every opportunity to study and improve himself. Besides the fine elementary and high schools, which are now in -the midst of an expansion program, the community is the seat of Cedarville College. Here are some facts about Cedarville's schools: • Cedarville Hiigh has been a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools since 1939. • Construction on another addition to the schools 1s underway which will include a new gymnasium. · • The most recent bond issue, submitted to the voters in 1960, carried with a 67 per cent favo r.able vote , one of the highest in the state. • The faculty of the Cedar Cliff Schools is composed of 36 teachers. • Studies show that from the last five graduating classes of Cedarville High, 41 per cent of the graduates entered fields of education above the high school level. • The four general courses of the high school are college preparatory, commercial, vocational and general. · • Active dubs at the school are Future Teachers of America, Varsity, "C" Club, JETS, Junior Engi-neers and Technical Scientists, Dramatics Club, Mathematics Club, Latin Club and Scholarship Team. • The Music Department has a marching band, con-cert band, pep band, and mixed chorus. COMMUNITY PARK LAKE CEDARVILLE COLLEGE FOR fflGHER EDUCATION : ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND SCIENCE HALL Founded in 1887 by the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Cedarville College has had a spiritual and cultural as well as educational influence on the community. During the decades that are past the college achieved state-wide recognition for outstanding work in the field of teacher education. Such men as Dr. McChesney and professors Jurkat and Steele were respons-ible for maintaining high standards and fostering quaEty education down through the years. In 1953 the sponsorship of Cedarville College was trans-ferred to the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches, and under the guidance of Dr. James T. Jeremiah as president the school has experienced considerable progress and grow th. Both the student enrollment and the number of faculty mem-bers have increased more than 200%. The number of volumes in the college library has doubled. Since 1956 five new buildings have been purchased or constructed for dormitory purposes. Three other buildings have been enlarged and remodeled. Construction is scheduled to begin on a new student center-gymnasium with an estimated cost of over $200,000. Cedarville College grants three baccalaureate degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Music. Majors are offered in twelve academic fields, including Bible aqd business administration, with several more to be added in the near future. Through a working agreement with Central State College state certification is provided for teachers in both elementary and secondary education. Some classes are offered in the evening for the benefit of those from the area who wish to enroll on a part-time basis. The college has a diversified pro-gram of extracurricular activities including intramural sports, and as a member of the Mid-Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has intercollegiate competition in five sports. With the promise of continuing increases in enrollment and the constant demand for qualified teachers and trained leaders in various vocations and professions, Cedarville College is seeking to gain state and regional accreditation in order that they might serve Cedarville and the surrounding way in I an even better way as a center of Christian higher education. Other colleges within a radius of 15 miles are Antioch, at Yellow Springs; Wilberforce University and Central State College at Wilberforce and Wittenberg University at Spring-field. FAITH HALL COLLl!GE LIBRARY BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY IN CE.DARVILLE Cedarville is a good place for business and industry. While it is one of the smaller communities it is in an industrial complex running from Cincinnati, Hamilton , Middltown and Dayton and on to Springfield on the north. The fine network of highways makes Cedarville's position in this complex important. Interstate 71 to the south gives direct transportation between Cincinnati and Cleveland. Route 42, running through the village also gives fast transportation between the same points. Interstate 70, running east and west through Spring-field, to the north, gives direct transporation between the east and west coasts, and all metropolitan areas in between. Interstate 7 5, running through Dayton to the west, is another north-south expressway connecting this indus-trial complex with the southern states and the St. Lawrence Seaway on the north. State Route 72, between Cedarville and Springfi eld , also gives direct access to northern points such as Toledo and Detroit. Cedarville is on the main line of the Pennsylvan ia Railroad which gives it speedy access to all American points for fast frei ght service. Being a part of this complex means that Cedarville is accessable to a supply of highly skilled labor. Aside from skilled labor already available it means that workers from other communities can quickly reach thcir jobs over the network of fine highways without a great loss of time. Indianapolis Route 40 Int.-rstate 701 ·Yell<>w Cincinnati For those interested in making their homes in Cedar-ville, the community offers modern facilities and beauti-ful new developments. A moderate tax rate and low bonded debt mean that the officials have kept the community in a solvent state. This has been done, however, without sacrificing progress since the village has excellent service facilities . The municipally-owned water system has a capacity far in excess of its present use and is sufficient for res idential and industrial growth. Complete sanitary sewer and dis-posal plant are in service. A volunteed fire department has a fine record for protection of proper ty within its service area. Night and day police protec tion is main-tained through an adequate force. Dayton Power and Lig~t Co. and Ohio Bell Telephone Co. furnish utility services. Present manufacturing industries are Morris Bean & Co., makers of iron cas tings; Blue Grass Co., maker of staves; Carey Lumber Co., wood products. Blue Rock Stone Co. is preparing to open a large highway materials plant. The community with a population of 1,750 is made up of highly intelligent workers skilled in many types of production. Labor-management relations have been of the best with no stoppages because of strikes. Available industrial sites are listed with the Cedar-ville Community Development Committee. Such a list is a\·ailable by writing to P. 0. Box 6, Cedarvi lle , Ohio. HIiisboro C'leve/a,11d Interstate 70 tllARVllU Published by H. K. Skinner & Son Springfield, Ohio THIN·GS YOrU SHOULD l(NOW ABOUT CEDARVILLE Cedarvil le, like most of Greene Count y, was settled by pioneers collling mainly from K entucky eith er before, or shortly after Ohio. became a state in 1803. Their main reason for migrating to Ohio was to get away from the slavery issu e in the southern states. Cedarville Township' s first settlers were James and Thomas Townsley who came from Kentucky in 180 I. Shortly thereafter a group of Scotch Covenenters from South Carolina moved into the virgin territory to make their homes. The village itself was laid out in 1816 by Jesse New-port , although the township was not formed until 1850. The earl y settlement at various times was known as Newport's Mill , Hanna's Store, "The Burgh" and Mil-ford. The present name was adopted in 1834 to perpetuate the cedars which abound the area. The first schoolhouse was built in 1806 on the farm of James Townsley and he was the first teacher. The present township hall was bui lt in 1888 and still se rves as the main public building. Cedarville College Library was built through a donation of $11,000 fro~ Andrew Carnegie. One of the most prominent residents of Cedarvi lle was Whitelaw Reid who became ambassador to the court U. S. ROUTE 42 EAST WHITELAW REID HOME of St. James. He was born in an imposing farmhouse on th e outskirts of Cedarville. In his younger days Whitelaw Reid was a reporter on the Xenia Gazette and later be-came famous as the editor of the New York Tribune. Other early day men of importance from Cedarville were U. S. Senator James H. Kyle, Judge Samuel Kyle and Gen . Robert Jackson. In later years Wallace Reid, the famous star of the silent movies, was a Cedarvil le native. Of present-day fame is Eleanor Parker, a native of the village, who is a leading screen actress. One of Cedarville's marks of distinc tion during the Civil War was that it was the banner township of the banner county in the banner state for the number of soldiers sent to fight for the Union cause. Cedarville Cliffs is one of the imposing geological formations in this part of Ohio. It is the site of an an-cient T ndian fortifica tion. Located on Massie's Creek, it was considered of sufficient archeological importance to be investigated by the Smithsonian Institution in 1848 and a de tailed discription was made of the en tire area. Near the fortif ication and cliffs is the .remains of an Indian mound whic h, in the early days, was 30 feet high and 140 feet in diameter at the the base. PALMER DRIVE U. S. ROUTE 42 EAST 

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