Settled by Alexander and Sarah Sutherland / Newton Township Duck Creek Settlement

Settled by Alexander and Sarah Sutherland / Newton Township Duck Creek Settlement (HM2A8L)

Location: Newton Falls, OH 44444 Trumbull County
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N 41° 8.65', W 80° 55.125'

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Side A
Alexander Sutherland (1767-1845) and his wife Sarah (1768-1836) were the first settlers in Newton Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. Coming from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, the Sutherlands acquired 205 acres of land along Duck Creek southward from this site. Alexander was an influential person in the area after the settlement was made at Duck Creek. He was the second Recorder and the first elected Surveyor for Trumbull County. He was an early Mason with Old Erie Lodge, Warren schoolteacher, postmaster at Newton, Newton Township Trustee and Clerk, and Justice of the Peace. Sutherland, along with Ezekiel Hover, marked the first path from this Duck Creek settlement to Youngstown to reach the nearest mill.

Side B
Early pioneers came to Newton Township a year before Ohio became a state. A plentiful water supply and the waterpower provided by the east and west branches of the Mahoning River, natural falls, and two creeks drew them to the area. The lands between the streams provided rich bottom soil for agriculture and great stands of white oak were later exported for lumber and shipbuilding. Duck Creek was the route by which Native Americans traveled to reach the salt springs located to the northeast which also provided the settlers with a means for preserving their own food. The Duck Creek settlers



were followed by others at the River (Pricetown) and Kale Creek, and then at the Falls (Newton Falls) in 1806-1807.
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HM NumberHM2A8L
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Year Placed2001
Placed ByNewton Township Trustees and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, August 11th, 2018 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 506818 N 4554764
Decimal Degrees41.14416667, -80.91875000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 8.65', W 80° 55.125'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 8' 39" N, 80° 55' 7.5" W
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Area Code(s)330
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3459 Hallock Young Rd, Newton Falls OH 44444, US
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