History & Hauntings
in Northern Appalachia and the Western Reserve

Research and writing by Author/Historian Ashley Armstrong

Stories

Early Mecca Settler and Schoolteacher, Noble Mason
2026-05-13 17:56 Early Mecca settler, Noble Mason, was the first schoolteacher in West Mecca
Early Settlers of Mecca Twp., Part 5: The Smith Family & Smith Cemetery
2026-05-09 17:43 A very large, multigenerational family group of Smiths came to West Mecca from Connecticut sometime in the 1830s.
Early Settlers of Mecca Twp., Part 4: Masons, Bentons, Browns
2026-04-27 20:09 More accounts of the trials and tragedies of the first settlers who came to the west side of Mosquito Creek in Mecca Twp.
Early Settlers of Mecca Twp., Part 3: First Postmaster and Mail Carriers, Phillips, St. John, Knapp, and the Buttles, First Settlers of West Mecca
2026-04-10 19:19 First postmaster and mail carriers of Mecca Twp., along with the first settlers on the west side of Mosquito Creek
Early Settlers of Mecca Twp., Part 2: Taylors, Chaffees, First Death, and First Physicians
2026-03-26 18:36 Stories of some of Mecca Twp.'s first settlers, its first death–a little girl, first physicians–one a fierce female who was a force to be reckoned with
Early Settlers of Mecca Twp., Part I: Dawson, Rose, Rowe, and Pettis families & South Mecca Cemetery
2026-03-17 18:20 The lives of the first settlers to come to Mecca were full of uncertainty and hardship
Early Mecca Settler and Wounded Veteran: William Johnson
2026-02-27 17:47 Early Mecca, OH Settler William Johnson barely survived the Civil War and experienced much sorrow in his life.
Early Mecca Settler: Alanson McCullour
2026-02-18 16:32 After the mysterious disappearance of his father in Canada, Alanson McCullour came to Mecca, OH, where his house still stands to this day

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