jess green: History of Pataskala
- 04/07/07 09:45 PM
This information and more can be found at: http://www.pataskalaohio.com The first settler to the area which was to become known as Pataskala was David Heron, who was living here in 1805 when Richard Conine and his wife Sarah visited the area. Richard Conine, who was to become known as the "Father of Pataskala", liked what he saw, and when he returned home to New Jersey, he arranged to purchase 2,000 acres of land here. He returned to this area in 1821 to live and built the first grist mill in the area at the south end of town, and prior to (7 comments)