Editing Marysville, Ohio (section)

=== Early development ===
Marysville was originally laid out in 1820. The first permanent settlement was made by Abraham Amrine, of Swiss descent, in 1817, two miles north of the city.<ref>Durant, "Township Histories- Chapter 1" p.64</ref> Today the main road leading to the high school is named Amrine-Mill Rd.
[[File:First United Methodist Church MarysvilleOH.jpg|thumb|First United Methodist Church]]
In 1824, the first post office was established. At this time, there were only four families in the village.<ref>Durant, "Township Histories- Chapter 1", p.8</ref> In 1828, Marysville's first school was established in the east side of town using a log cabin as its building structure. By 1839, there were already three schools operating in the town. In 1843, the first high school was opened by Caroline Humphrey, and by 1850 there was a Board of Education making annual reports to the voters.<ref>History, Paris Township, p.43,44</ref>

In 1837, the Ohio Gazetteer published that Marysville was a small post town consisting of  a court house, a jail, forty-five dwelling houses, one tavern, three stores, one practicing physician, two attorneys and about 250 inhabitants.<ref>Durant, "Township Histories- Chapter 1", p.31</ref> By 1846, Marysville had 360 inhabitants, three small dry goods stores, two churches (Presbyterian and Methodist), a private school, and a newspaper office.<ref>Durant, p. 347</ref>

Early Marysville businesses during this period included McClouds Drug Store on the south side of the square, the Cheap Cash Store, the American Hotel, the W.W. Woods store, and Hare and Hughes, a hat business located on the southwest corner of the square. Several locals ran personal unnamed businesses. The village was incorporated in 1840, with [[Otway Curry]] elected as the first mayor.<ref>Durant, "Township Histories- Chapter 1", pp.32 & 48</ref>

Ladders were first purchased for a fire department in 1845, and by 1865 the village had purchased the first fire engine. The commissioners petitioned for a fire house, but it would not be built until 1906, being a two level brick building.<ref>Durant, "Township Histories- Chapter 1", p.53</ref>

[[File:Marysville Landmark Building1.jpg|thumb|Landmark building]]
A census in 1859 showed that the village had 981 residents. By 1865, Marysville had six dry goods stores, one hardware store, nine or ten groceries, a mill, a woolen factory, and most of the trades and professions. It was growing steadily by this point.<ref>Durant, "Township Histories- Chapter 1",  p.32</ref>

In 1877, the town council decided to build a city hall on the southeast corner of Main and South. It would be completed in 1878, and house the council rooms, public library, fire department rooms, and city prison.<ref>Durant, "Township Histories- Chapter 1", p.54</ref> An opera house would be constructed as well. In 1877, a fine building was erected on the eastside of town for education. It had ten rooms for educational purposes, other rooms for various purposes, and an exhibition hall on the upper floor. The Agassiz Scientific, Archaeological and Historical Society of Marysville was organized in 1879, and placed in the East school building, their museum was also placed in the same building.<ref>Durant, "Township Histories- Chapter 1", pp.47 & 62</ref>

By 1888, Marysville had earned itself the title of "the Shaded City" because of its tree-lined streets, and by 1890, its population increased to 2,832 residents.<ref>Durant, "Township Histories- Chapter 1"</ref>