The tract of land, located in Susquehanna Township, was originally granted to Edward C. Fisher in 1835 when it was a dense forest.
Two early settlers David Ralston and Peter Garman cleared the land and sold the lumber.
He is the grandfather of former New Jersey Deputy Attorney General Andrew Walko, III and Miss X of blogtalkradio.com/miss-x, Cleveland's first female horror movie host.
In 1898 the Barnes and Tucker Company built the first power plant which supplied electricity to both the community and the mining property.
The growth of the business district kept pace with the coal industry to provide the needed services for the increasing population.
The Opera house provided many evenings of entertainment as traveling troupes visited the town regularly to give performances.
The major attraction was the annual local talent minstrel shows directed by Michael Durkin.