Calcutta in Columbiana County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
First Paper Mill
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Little Beaver Creek Bridge
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 2, 2013
1. First Paper Mill Marker
First Paper Mill
The first paper mill in Ohio and the Northwest Territory was established in the valley below in 1807 by John Coulter of Virginia, Jacob Bowman and John Beaver of Pennsylvania. The mill was in St. Clair Township on the East bank of Little Beaver Creek.
Called "The Ohio Paper Mill," the firm produced handmade rag paper in a stone building until the early 1830's. The firm's watermark was a spread eagle, the word Ohio and the initials of the proprietors, C B & B.
Little Beaver Creek Bridge
Near this place in Liverpool Township where the old road, from New Lisbon to Georgetown, Pennsylvania, now abandoned, crossed Little Beaver Creek, is the site of the earliest known covered bridge in Ohio. The abutment, still standing on the west bank of the creek, is the only physical evidence remaining of this structure built in 1809 by John Bever and Thomas Moore. Erected as a toll bridge, authorized by an act of Legislature, it was donated to Columbiana County about 1832.
Erected 1965 by The Ohio Historical Society, The East Liverpool Historical Society, The Northern Ohio Covered Bridge Society. (Marker Number 4-15.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts
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Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 40° 39.17′ N, 80° 31.72′ W. Marker was in Calcutta, Ohio, in Columbiana County. It was on Calcutta-Smith Ferry Road (County Route 430) 0.8 miles north of Harvey Avenue (Ohio Route 39), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 51570 Calcutta-Smith Ferry Rd, East Liverpool OH 43920, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley. It was also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Beginning Point of the U. S. Public Land Survey (approx. 0.9 miles away); Land Ordinance of 1785 / The Seven Ranges (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gateway To The Northwest (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Point of Beginning (approx. 0.9 miles away in Pennsylvania); Down The Ohio (approx. 0.9
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 2, 2013
2. Little Beaver Creek Bridge Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 2, 2013
3. First Paper Mill / Little Beaver Creek Bridge Marker
Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, September 4, 2022
4. Washed out section of the road where the marker once stood
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025
5. First Paper Mill / Little Beaver Creek Bridge Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,700 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 2, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on September 7, 2022, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. 5. submitted on November 16, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
