Tidbits
Poor House
The original county infirmary (Poor House) was located in this
township. On May 1, 1839 the county commissioners (William Davis, John
Shober and Robert Reed) purchased a tract of land (1250 Alamo Rd SE)
consisting of 128 acres from Christian Stern for $2,570 and it was
developed for that purpose.
A board of directors was appointed on September 9, 1839 by the County
Commissioners. The board consisted of William Coleman, Jonathan Kelly
and John McCormack. Edward McCoy was the first superintendent. The land
deed was recorded as a 'poor house' on August 1, 1842.
On July 6, 1867 a new farm, north of Carrollton, of 286 acres was
purchased for $13,600 from George Ebersole and was later expanded to 365
acres. In 1871 the former
location was sold to Armstrong Bothwell, a former superintendent of the
Infirmary. This site
continues to be the location of the Carroll County Home now called the
Golden Age Retreat.
Telephone Company
The first
telephone lines were built in May 1903 and the first switchboard was
installed in the home of Elmer Gregg with Mrs. Gregg as the operator.
Thus the
Petersburg Telephone Company
was developed. In 1923
William A Rutledge was president and
Jesse E Brackin was the secretary of the company.
The Petersburg Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
In the late 1800’s an insurance company was organized to protect the
property of the families in the community. The officers and appraisers
are
listed here.
No records are available as to what happened to the company.