Breeding Mannoth Jack

Oak Hill was also a stop on Morgan's Raid, led by Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan during the American Civil War. Oak Hill was settled by Welsh immigrants that had been stranded on the Ohio River in Gallipolis. 1814 - First settler, Peter Seel 1818 - First Welsh settlers 1819 - Organization of the Union Baptist Church 1835 - Organization of the Moriah "Mother Church" 1837 - Establishment of the post office 1837 - Organization of Horeb Church 1839 - Beginning of Welsh immigration 1841 - Organization of Bethel Church 1841 - Organization of Congregational Church 1843 - Organization of Sardis Church 1843 - Organization of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church (United Presbyterian Church) 1853 - Construction of Jefferson Furnace 1856 - Organization of Gallia Baptist Church 1866 - Establishment of Portland Masonic Lodge No. 366 1873 - Incorporation of the village 1880 - Creation of the Oak Hill Morgan Academy 1881 - First Newspaper Created 1891 - Creation of the Farmers' Bank 1873 - Incorporation of the Aetna Fire Brick and Coal Company 1873 - Incorporation of the Oak Hill Fire Brick Company 1898 - Incorporation of the Ohio Fire Brick Company 1893 - Formation of the Oak Hill Local Union School District