Newton Falls in Trumbull County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Settled by Alexander and Sarah Sutherland
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Newton Township Duck Creek Settlement
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 10, 2018
1. Settled by Alexander and Sarah Sutherland Marker
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.
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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
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Erected 2001 by Newton Township Trustees and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 13-78.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.
Location. 41° 8.65′ N, 80° 55.125′ W. Marker is in Newton Falls, Ohio, in Trumbull County. It is at the intersection of Hallock Young Road and Hallock Sook Road, on the right when traveling east on Hallock Young Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newton Falls OH 44444, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Western Reserve and in the Mahoning Valley. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Dino" Sings at Craig Beach (approx. 3.9 miles away); Rehabilitation of the Newtown Falls Covered Bridge (approx. 4.1 miles away); Newton Falls Covered Bridge (approx. 4.1 miles away); Our Old Covered Bridge (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Our Old Covered Bridge (approx. 4.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 10, 2018
2. Newton Township Duck Creek Settlement Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 10, 2018
3. Settled by Alexander and Sarah Sutherland Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 10, 2018
4. Newton Township Duck Creek Settlement Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,011 times since then and 385 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 11, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
