History Mysteries

Help us play detective and uncover more about Green's past.  Below are some of the current mysteries that we are trying to solve.

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When was Aultman Schoolhouse Constructed?
What district(s) did it belong to?
Did it serve Green Township and/or Lake Township?

To learn more about Aultman Schoolhouse, ​click here.

Latest clue:

The journal of D. J. Smith contains an entry dated Sunday, March 4, 1894, that reads "I was over to Greensburgh to attend a meeting of the board of Education concerning the giving to the Greentown School Dist 8 our farm to their Dis for school purposes.  It was rejected and a committee of five to be appointed to redistrict the schoolhouses on the lower half of Green Township." 

D. J. Smith owned the land that Aultman School was built upon.  Note that District 8 is a Lake Township district south of Greentown.   No other entries in D. J. Smith's journal that dates from February 14, 1894 to December 30, 1907 mention using the Smith property for school purposes or mention the school house.  The journal has many time periods without entries.

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Steiner Orchard Racetrack?

Was there a race track in Steiner Orchard?  Legend has it a large oval racetrack was located at the back of Steiner's Orchard (Caston & Arlington) into the Rolling Green Allotment.  The track was allegedly active during the 1930s.  An areial view of Green from 1933 clearly shows the old race track.  In Google Earth, a portion of the oval track is lined by trees still today.

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