On October 6, 1791, 2,200 troops marched to the area and encamped in the bottom on the east side of the creek. The area was then called Seven Mile after the creek name. The Indian name for Seven Mile Creek was Watamaw, meaning shining water.
Seven Mile was laid out on a turnpike in 1841. It took its name from nearby Sevenmile Creek. Seven Mile was incorporated as a village in 1875.
In 1905, Seven Mile contained a hotel, a harness shop, a tin shop, meat store, and a mill. The village was spared during the Great Dayton Flood due to the elevated railroad grade separating it from Sevenmile Creek.
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Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio1905 · page 349Read the page →
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Seven Mile was laid out in 1841. The original proprietor of the land was Samuel Brand, who owned five hundred acres and built a mill and a distillery, which he conducted until 1835. John Walter, who came into possession of a portion of the Baird land, laid out Walnut and High streets, and one twelve-foot alley. F. B. Landis pur-
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The first school in this neighborhood was taught by William Garrison in a building erected very early. It stood a half mile east of Seven Mile. The second building was erected in 1830 and the present building in 1878. The turnpike passing through Seven Mile, from Eaton to Hamilton, was built in 1833 and 1834. The pike is sixty feet wide
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