Historical society discusses how Mt. Eaton was named
May 11, 2011
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The Mount Eaton/Paint Township Historical Society met Monday, April 25, with 13 people present.
There was discussion of how Mt. Eaton was named, with new evidence in the book Spies, Scoundrels, Rogues, The Ohio Frontier, by Gary S. Williams, who was at the regional meeting. The town was Paintville until 1829, then a pamphlet called The Red Spring said that when some businessmen wanted a new name for the town they came up with Mt. Eaton. Many feel it was named after General William Eaton, 1764-1811, who helped end the Tripolitan War and came home a hero.
Twenty-three of the historical society history books were given to the sixth-graders at Mt. Eaton School. The sponsors for the book were: Mt. Eaton Greenhouse, Dutch Quality Stone, Spidell Funeral Home, and Spectors Store.
Carol Walters, from Mt. Eaton, shared about her life in Mt. Eaton. She was born in 1946 to Don and Virginia Klintworth in Marietta, but when she was 4 she moved to Mt. Eaton. Later they moved to the Ola Dodez duplex, which they bought from him. The Klintworth house is at least 120 years old. They say that the stagecoach would come through and downstairs was a salon.
She cleaned house for many people: Mrs. Zartman, Mrs. Desvoignes, Mrs. Rudy Harold, Mrs. Younker, Gertrude Rudy, Clara Rudy, and Mrs. Feller. She married Paul Walters in 1965. They have two children, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The next meeting will be held May 23, at 7:30 p.m., at the town hall. Discussion will center on the layout of the building that the historical society will occupy in a few weeks.
