"The first permanent settlement of which we find any record was made by Christopher Crary, who came with his wife and nine children from Becket, Mass., in 1811. He was a surveyor and had charge of lands owned by Joshua Stowe. He located at what is now known as Peck's Corners; in earlier years, Crary's Corners. A road had been laid out from the lake to Chilliconthe, then the capitol of the state, which passed that point. With that exception it was a pathless wilderness, but they, with true New England courage, set themselves the task of making a home and succeeded." Source: Ohio County and Family Histories, 1780-1970: Pioneer Women and the Western Reserve; author unknown; Ohio historical archives.
"The first permanent settlement of which we find any record was made by Christopher Crary, who came with his wife and nine children from Becket, Mass., in 1811. He was a surveyor and had charge of lands owned by Joshua Stowe. He located at what is now known as Peck's Corners; in earlier years, Crary's Corners. A road had been laid out from the lake to Chilliconthe, then the capitol of the state, which passed that point. With that exception it was a pathless wilderness, but they, with true New England courage, set themselves the task of making a home and succeeded." Source: Ohio County and Family Histories, 1780-1970: Pioneer Women and the Western Reserve; author unknown; Ohio historical archives.
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