The township would eventually have 13 schools. There were also several grocery stores in the township. Most businesses in Pleasant Township were linked to farming other occupations included blacksmith, carpenter, broom maker and lumber dealer.

Early township trustees included Henry Miller, Joseph Chenoweth, O. Other early settlers included Thomas Roberts, John Bigger, James Garliner, Samuel Dyer, Samuel Kerr and John Turner. Biggart is credited as building the first brick home in Pleasant Township sometime before 1812. John and Margaret Gibson Biggart were also early settlers arriving around 1800. Pleasant View Middle School, 7255 Kropp Road, now stands on that site. This is a picture of the Story School once located in Pleasant Township.

Planning a move north, the brothers purchased 200 acres in what would become Pleasant Township in 1799 from Lucas Sullivant who was living at Franklinton. They had moved from their home in Maryland to Pike County, Ohio. In 1815, a portion of its land mass was taken to create Jackson Township additional Pleasant Township land was taken in 1819 to help create Prairie Township.īrothers Thomas and Elijah Chenoweth of Maryland were the first settlers in what would become Pleasant Township. Pleasant Township was organized in 1807 and at the time it was five times larger than it is today. Pleasant Township Harrisburg – Darbydale – Georgesville – Pleasant Corners – Miller’s Station

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