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This town, located in the southern tier
of the county, is one of the finest towns in the county, possessing
in its own limits a good supply of wood, timber, limestone, clay
for bricks, creeks, water-power, and an excellent soil, properly
proportioned between timber and openings, all well watered. Turtle
Creek passes through the township, affording several fine water-powers.
There are other smaller streams running through the town. The
first settlers here were D. B. Egery, D. Bennett, Chancey Tuttle,
John Lewis, S. G. Colley, R. Dole, and John Hopkins. Shopiere,
located on Turtle Creek, is a fine little village; at this point
there is a splendid water-power of nine feet head and fall; they
have a four-story grist-mill with a capacity of 50,000 bushels
annually. At Turtleville, a short distance down the creek, there
is another flouring-mill. In point of improvement, Turtle is
not behind other towns of the county. |