Archbold High School - Blue Streak Yearbook (Archbold, OH)

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One Hundred Years A man stands on a rise of ground dipping his ax into virgin timber. He is making a home for his family. He wants to get it done as soon as possible, for his family has been sleeping in the wagon since they came to this new land. The man is Christian Lauber and the place is Lauber Hill. Thus the first settlers came to this untamed land and began to build one of the most prosper- ous communities in Ohio. Although Christian Lauber, along with forty- two other pioneers, was one of the first settlers in The place is Lauber Hill Settlers outside the church at Lauber Hill 6

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Draws To A Close It has been a busy nineteen years as superintendent: board meetings every month, records to be completed, budgets to be prepared and new programs to be started. Retirement has been long awaited. The last state report is now completed. The office lights fade as a long, success- ful career draws to a close. 5

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Scenic views in Goll's Woods enjoyed by everyone • ' Cemetery in Goll's Woods Northwestern Ohio, he was not the founder of Archbold. George Ditto from Scotland, who came here in 1838, and a land speculator from New York by the name of Haywood bought a siz- able portion of land in this area. In 1855 Ditto laid out the town of Archbold. Just eleven years later Archbold became an incorporated village, having a population of 350 persons. Peter Goll came to this country from France An enchanted evening in Goll's Woods