History of Greenwich, (Huron County) Ohio United States of America

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Local History Notes:

The village of Greenwich (population 956) is in the southeastern part of Huron County. It is on the B and O, the Big Four and the Northern Ohio; also state auto route 17 (Benjamin Franklin Highway), six miles west of Ruggles. East of the town is the Sherman Highway (route 13).

The first settler in Greenwich Township was Henry Carpenter from Ulster County, New York. Among the early settlers were quite a number of Quakers, the first ones coming as early as 1818. The north and south center road was first laid out, the line being established in 1820, but it was not until later that it was cleared very much. The east and west center road was next built. The first mail carried through the township was in 1829. The carrier for several years was Robert Inscho of New Haven. He carried it once a week on horseback between the village of New Haven and Medina. The first postoffice in the township was established at the center and Benjamin Kniffin was postmaster.

Greenwich was incorporated as a village in 1879. The village officers are: Mayor, R A Dove; clerk, F H Daniels; treasurer, H B Knapp; marshal, G P Atwater; members of council, G B Baker, C A Crum, R I Frizzell, H S McLaughlin, L K Templer, I J Travis. The village newspaper is the Enterprise Review.

FROM: History of North Central Ohio, by William Duff. Historical Publishing Co, Topeka-Indianapolis, 1931.

Biographies:

John K. Brown, civil engineer, was born at Greenwich, Ohio, Oct. 26, 1832. He acquired his education at the Ohio Wesleyan university and at Jefferson college, Cannonsburg, Pa., taking a partial course in civil engineering in the latter institution. In 1856 he entered the railway service as rod-man, and in 1858 was advanced to the position of assistant engineer in charge of construction and surveys of the Atlantic and great western railway. He held various positions on several railways, and from 1876 to 1878 was principal assistant chief engineer on the Covington, Flemingsburg and Pound Gap railway. In 1880 he entered the service of the Union Pacific railway as assistant engineer on surveys and location of the Oregon short line, remained there four years, and, after serving in the same capacity on other railways, he became, in 1889, assistant engineer on the Missouri Pacific railway, in charge of construction. He superintended the building of the Arkansas river bridge at Fort Smith, the Red river bridge at Alexandria, La., and in 1892 was assistant engineer at Wichita, Kan.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor