Frank Orr and his brother, William, settled Orrville in the early 1800's with a very strong religious group of people. A church was soon organized and a place of worship was built on this site in 1846. The church was known as the Methodist Episcopal . . . — — Map (db m23003) HM
James Franklin Orr founded Orrville in 1842 after arriving in the
area with his father. Originally named Orr's Mill, Orr set about the
slow task of acquiring adjacent lots to build his new town. Orr first
purchased 88 acres and he planned the . . . — — Map (db m244894) HM
