Adams Mills, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Adams Mills is a small unincorporated community
in northeastern Cass Township
, Muskingum County
, Ohio
, United States
. It is located on State Route 16 four miles northeast of Dresden
. Little more than a grocery stop in the early 20th century, this mostly residential community grew up around the Adams Brothers flouring mill in the 1830's.
Although Adams Mills is unincorporated, it used to have a post office from 1944 to 1990. The postmaster for all 46 years was G.H. Billman. It is still there and is being used as a home. Across the railroad tracks is a small unincorporated community called Preston. It had its own school which is still standing and being used as a home. There are only 15 homes located there today.
Along State Route 16 is Munro Basin, which, in the canal
days, was used as a place where canal boats could rest or turn around. A mile to the south is Stillwell Bridge, across from which is Pleasant Hill, once the site of houses and churches that have since been destroyed.
Built between 1835 and 1840.
Madison Presbyterian Church is a member of the Presbytery of Muskingum Valley of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
. The congregation was founded in 1837 by members of the Dresden Presbyterian Church who lived in the area north of Dresden and desired their own church in that area. The first Madison Presbyterian Church was a wood frame structure located on the southern bank of the Muskingum River in Madison Township, Muskingum County (thus the name of "Madison" for the Church), south and across the Muskingum River from the current church site. A few years later, the church was moved to a site on a small knoll in the relatively new village of Adams Mills, and again a wood frame church building was built. With the arrival of the Ohio and Erie Canal in Adams Mills, the village became more prosperous, and a brick church was built in 1882. The stained windows for the church were purchased from the Marshall Brothers Company of Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
are located in Adams Mills on the north side of State Route 16. Both locks are located on either side of town. The ditch where the canal boats traveled through is still visible.
, with children from Adams Mills attending elementary, middle and high school in Dresden
. Before the schools were combined Adams Mills had two different locations in town where there were schools.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in northeastern Cass Township
Cass Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Cass Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,492 people in the township, 1,419 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, Muskingum County
Muskingum County, Ohio
Muskingum County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 86,074. Its county seat is Zanesville...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located on State Route 16 four miles northeast of Dresden
Dresden, Ohio
Dresden is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River at the mouth of Wakatomika Creek. It was incorporated on March 9, 1835...
. Little more than a grocery stop in the early 20th century, this mostly residential community grew up around the Adams Brothers flouring mill in the 1830's.
History
The village of Adams Mills was settled by employees of the George Willison Adams and Edward Adams Flour Mill which was built on the Ohio and Erie Canal locks at this place. The mill itself was moved in the early 20th century to the nearby town of Dresden, where it was used as a feed mill until it burnt down on February 12, 2009. At some point in the 1840's George and Edward Adams purchased the land around their mill and gave it, free of charge, to their employees to build housing.Although Adams Mills is unincorporated, it used to have a post office from 1944 to 1990. The postmaster for all 46 years was G.H. Billman. It is still there and is being used as a home. Across the railroad tracks is a small unincorporated community called Preston. It had its own school which is still standing and being used as a home. There are only 15 homes located there today.
Along State Route 16 is Munro Basin, which, in the canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
days, was used as a place where canal boats could rest or turn around. A mile to the south is Stillwell Bridge, across from which is Pleasant Hill, once the site of houses and churches that have since been destroyed.
Historic Buildings
At least two historic buildings from the 19th century remain in Adams Mills:- The Edward Adams house (circa 1841)
Built between 1835 and 1840.
- Madison Presbyterian Church (1882)
Madison Presbyterian Church is a member of the Presbytery of Muskingum Valley of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Presbyterian Church , or PC, is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S...
. The congregation was founded in 1837 by members of the Dresden Presbyterian Church who lived in the area north of Dresden and desired their own church in that area. The first Madison Presbyterian Church was a wood frame structure located on the southern bank of the Muskingum River in Madison Township, Muskingum County (thus the name of "Madison" for the Church), south and across the Muskingum River from the current church site. A few years later, the church was moved to a site on a small knoll in the relatively new village of Adams Mills, and again a wood frame church building was built. With the arrival of the Ohio and Erie Canal in Adams Mills, the village became more prosperous, and a brick church was built in 1882. The stained windows for the church were purchased from the Marshall Brothers Company of Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
Historic Structures
The remains of locks 28 and 29 of the Ohio and Erie CanalOhio and Erie Canal
The Ohio Canal or Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed in the 1820s and early 1830s. It connected Akron, Summit County, with the Cuyahoga River near its mouth on Lake Erie in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and a few years later, with the Ohio River near Portsmouth, Scioto County, and then...
are located in Adams Mills on the north side of State Route 16. Both locks are located on either side of town. The ditch where the canal boats traveled through is still visible.
Education
Adams Mills is located within the Tri-Valley Local School DistrictTri-Valley Local School District
The Tri-Valley Local School District, or Tri-Valley Schools, is a public school district located in northwest and north central Muskingum County, Ohio....
, with children from Adams Mills attending elementary, middle and high school in Dresden
Dresden, Ohio
Dresden is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River at the mouth of Wakatomika Creek. It was incorporated on March 9, 1835...
. Before the schools were combined Adams Mills had two different locations in town where there were schools.