Carnot

Carnot. . top left , The Crossroads , By 1819 a tiny village had taken root at the intersection of Beaver Indian Trail and Sharon road. It consisted of a few log cabins. Traces of old military road between Fort Pitt and Fort McIntosh (Beaver) could still be seen. Colonel Daniel Brodhead built that road through the wilderness to fight the Indians in the Ohio Country. A few of the old freight wagons still came along, hauled by oxen or horse, and and occasional stage, but mostly farm wagons followed the dirt roads. This 1940 aerial photo shows mostly fields and woods. , , middle left , Sadi's Place , So how did Sharon Village become Carnot? Sharon Village grew more slowly than the nearby city of Sharon. Confusion at the Post Office resulted in a request, in 1887, that Sharon Village change its name. Imagine you lived then and were told to find an inspirational name. You might have recalled that France just donated a centennial statue, the Lady Liberty, to the United States. Schools, likely including those here, had penny drives. Also France just completed the Suez Canal, a feat of skill and engineering that awed the world. And a new engine, called a Diesel, had been invented based on the theories of French military engineer and physicist Sadi Carnot. Just last year Sadi Carnot's nephew, also named Sadi Carnot, was elected President of France. You chose the name Carnot! , , bottom left , Commerce fo an Agricultural Community , The first "Settler" commerce was located just east of here, the Meek Sugar Camp. About 1828, William McGinnis opened his blacksmith shop at Sharon Village. Later blacksmiths included McMillen, Vandervort, Aaron Beer, Peter Earhart and James Belford. Blacksmith James Donnan, in 1932, closed his shop and built the first motorcar garage. Wagon Shops were common, early owners were James Miller and Alf Shay. By 1899, about 15 log cabins and stores could be seen from where you are now standing. When a new school building was built, Mrs. Shrodes' General Store opened in the old school. Later General stores: A H Syke, Samuel Meanor, and the Mercers. In the 1890s Robert Winter ran a brick factory at Carnot. , , top center , A Prehistoric Commerce Center? , Findings of 77 chert projectile points along the old Indian Trail, Beaver Grade Road, might represent trade goods of Adena or Monongahela people who lived here thousands of years before Europeans arrived. , , top right , For a "Buck" , Make deer skin, called a buckskin and eventually a "buck" was a standard unit of trade. But, as we all know, a buck isn't what it used to be. In 1767, 282,629 deerhides were traded at Fort Pitt. , 1 Buck = 1 Buck , 2 Does - 1 Buck , 1 Large Beaver = 1 Buck , 2 Doe Beaver = 1 Buck , 6 Raccoons = 1 Buck , 4 Foxes = 1 Buck , 2 Fishers = 1 Buck , 2 Otters = 1 Buck , 3 Summer Bucks = 2 Bucks , 1 Elk = 1 Buck , Men's Plain Shirt = 1 Buck , Men's Ruffled Shirts = 2 Beavers , Children's Shoes = 1 Small Beaver , Gun Powder (1 lbs) = 1 Buck , Tin Kettle = 2 Bucks. , , bottom right , After world war two , A lot of changes have come to the area since World War 2. After the war, growth spurted, and business was booming Remember these businesses that you could see from here? , , Station Street Hot Dogs –› Winky's –› Dunkin Donuts –› Walgreens , Roth's Barber Shop –› Crognale Barber Shop –› Crognale Beauty Salon , Giuseppis Restaurant –› Mario's –› Wal-Mart , Rustler's Steak House –› Chubbs Pier –› KFC , James Donnan Blacksmith Shop and Motor Car Garage –› Starbucks