GOSHEN TOWNSHIP

SETTLEMENTS.

ORGANIZATION.

VILLAGES.

     The village of Damascus was platted and laid out by Horton Howard in 1808.  It was made a postoffice in 1828, with John B. Bruff as first postmaster.
     It is a pleasant country village with good stores, and is the seat of which will be found in this article.  E. E. Walker is the present post master.
     Patmos was settled by John Templin, William Ware, Benj. Regle and Levi A. Leyman.  It was named after the old-fashioned hymn tune of that name.  Mr. Leyman was the first postmaster, being appointed in 1850, and holding the office twelve years.
     Garfield, first Garfield station, was established as a postoffice in 1875, with S. A. Fogg, postmaster.

INDUSTRIES.

     The inhabitants of Goshen township are largely engaged in farming and dairying, and kindred occupations.  There are a number of large and flourishing creameries and cheese factories.
     All the villages are well supplied with stores of various kinds suited to the needs of an agricultural community.

[ PICTURES OF:
LOG HOUSE, THORN HILL, COITSVILLE TOWNSHIP (Erected by James Stewart in 1803 and still standing.)'
OLD PRICE HOMESTEAD, COITSVILLE TOWNSHIP
McKINLEY HOME, POLAND (Occupied by parents of President William McKinley when he was a boy and a student at Poland.);
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CANFIELD;
PUBLIC SCHOOL, STRUTHERS;
PUBLIC SCHOOL, LOWELLVILLE]

SCHOOLS.

     The township now has eight schools, the enumeration of scholars (taken May, 1906), being 271.  There are two special districts - Garfield special district and joint sub-district, which is composed of territory in Butler, Knox and Smith townships.

DAMASCUS ACADEMY.

TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS.

CHURCHES.

INDUSTRIES.

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