Colorized Photo image of Chaffin's Mill on Pine Creek in Vernon Township near present day Lyra. Reuben Chaffin owned the mill from 1830 until 1863. The Detroit, Toledo, & Ironton Railroad was built through Vernon Township in 1902.
Handcolored image of Union Mills. The grist mill was built by Lemuel Moss in 1834 and David Gibson built a distillery nearby in 1857. George Davis bought and operated both businesses from about 1860 until shortly before his death in 1894.
Colorized image of the canal, towpath, and mill in West Portsmouth.The grist mill was built by Lemuel Moss in 1834. David Gibson built a distillery nearby in 1857. George Davis bought and operated both businesses from about 1860 until shortly before his death in 1894.