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

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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

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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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in the same year that George Ditto came from Scot- land. Goll settled about four miles northwest of Dit- to. During thirty years, Goll cleared over fifty acres of farm land, but he is most remembered by students and adults for the area he did not clear - Goll's Woods, As more people settled in this community, it be- came necessary to provide schools. Little red brick, one room schoolhouses were built. Because school buses were unheard of in the early days, walking was the only way for these children to get to school. A large, imposing, pop-bellied stove heated the school; it was either at the center or at one end of the room. Those sitting closest to it roasted, while those sitting The little red brick, one room schoolhouse farthest away froze. Many students are familiar with the bell which Drinking water was kept in a pail in the back of the school 8