Petersburg was platted around 1805 by Peter Musser, and named for him. The post office was originally called Musser's Mill. The Mussers Mills post office was established in 1807, the name was changed to Petersburgh in 1819, and renamed again Petersburg in 1893.
The building that was once used as the Petersburg Inn burned to the ground in 1961 and was believed to have been built around 1800. A few other significant historical buildings in the community were St. John's Lutheran Church and the Petersburg Presbyterian Church that were founded by early settlers of that area including the following families: Wallace, Musser, Smith and Kneasel.
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20th century history of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio1907 · page 228Read the page →
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The village of Petersburg, which, as we have seen, was founded by Peter Musser, was also named in his honor. The original name of the postoffice was Musser's Mill, and in 181 1 he was the first postmaster. The first regular store was opened by James Wallace in or about 181 5. He also kept a hotel in the first frame house built in Petersburg, it after-
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Twentieth century history of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio1907 · page 228Read the page →
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The village of Petersburg, which, as we have seen, was founded by Peter Musser, was also named in his honor. The original name of the postorfice was Musser's Mill, and in 1 8 1 1 he was the first postmaster. The first regular store was opened by James Wallace in or about 1815. He also kept a hotel in the first frame house built in Petersburg, it after-
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