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 Aultman - Coal Bank

 A coal bank was mined in 1862 by John Stripe & Henry Cooper.  The coal bank was eventually operated by Smith, Borst, & Co.

Stripe & Cooper Mine

“In 1862, Mr. John Stripe and Henry Cooper were operating contiguous coal mines, in the southeastern portion of Green township, Mr. Stripe's mine being in charge of his son, Isaac, then about 19 years old.”

See Fifty Years and Over of Akron and Summit County, Lane 1892, pg. 796 Green Township, page 803.

 Advertisement from the Guide Book for Tourists and Travelers over the Valley Railway from Cleveland to Canton, Ohio, John S. Reese, 1880:

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