Here are the names fromthe Empire Bicentennial Anniv. book 1776-1976 In the early 1700's settlers were already arriving and settling up and down the Ohio River Valley. The early settlers came mostly from New England of Scotch-Irish and German descent. From the East to the West came a flow of settlers using the waterway of the Ohio River as their chief means of transportation. One of these early settlers was Lewis K. McCoy who bought a section of land, at the mouth of Jeremy's Run, namingt it "Stumptown"because the grove of maple trees had been cut down leaving an area of tree stumps. Stumptown's location would be north of the present route 152. The parcel of land lying south of route 152 was bought by a Scotchman, Alexander Stewart. At the present time this section of land is owned by 84 Lumber Co. The Village of Empire is located on McCoy's land. This little settlement at the mouth of Jeremy's Run grew and prospered because of its busy and convenient water transportationof the Ohio River. The village has had so many names. 1. Stumptown,2. Shanghai, Olive City,(McCoy changed the name of Shanghai to Olive City in honor of his youngest daughter.) Soon after the naming of Olive City, McCoy laid out the town into lots 50X100 ft and streets 60 ft wide. Then it was called McCoy's Station, then Empire City and last of all Empire.

Does anyone have information on the history of Startle, OH (Jefferson County)? My grandparents lived there around the beginning of the 1900s. My father was born there. Other than that, I have been unable to obtain any information about the community. Thanks! Ed Durbin Comcast Mail wrote: > Here are the names fromthe Empire Bicentennial Anniv. book 1776-1976 > > In the early 1700's settlers were already arriving and settling up and down the Ohio River Valley. The early settlers came mostly from New England of Scotch-Irish and German descent. From the East to the West came a flow of settlers using the waterway of the Ohio River as their chief means of transportation. > One of these early settlers was Lewis K. McCoy who bought a section of land, at the mouth of Jeremy's Run, namingt it "Stumptown"because the grove of maple trees had been cut down leaving an area of tree stumps. Stumptown's location would be north of the present route 152. The parcel of land lying south of route 152 was bought by a Scotchman, Alexander Stewart. At the present time this section of land is owned by 84 Lumber Co. The Village of Empire is located on McCoy's land. This little settlement at the mouth of Jeremy's Run grew and prospered because of its busy and convenient water transportationof the Ohio River. > The village has had so many names. 1. Stumptown,2. Shanghai, Olive City,(McCoy changed the name of Shanghai to Olive City in honor of his youngest daughter.) Soon after the naming of Olive City, McCoy laid out the town into lots 50X100 ft and streets 60 ft wide. Then it was called McCoy's Station, then Empire City and last of all Empire. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >