The first white settlement was in 1810 when Stephen Butler built a single log cabin on the Black Fork of the Mohican River.

[4] In 1814, Thomas Jelloway and James Loudon Priest (the town's namesake) laid out the village of Loudonville, starting with twelve plots.

The nearly all-glass 1927 expansion to Plant 1 made for frigid working conditions in the winter and required paint to be heated before it could be applied.

The town of Loudonville includes three sites on the National Register of Historic Places.

One is the Ohio Theatre, which was erected in 1909 under the name of "City Hall and Opera House.

"[8] The theatre had a troubled history and was almost closed in the 1990s, but three freshmen from Loudonville High School raised $4,000 in a local talent show to keep it afloat.

Black located at 303 N. Water Street is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[10] The third, TJ and Sarah Bull House, is a Greek revival home built in 1852.

[12] In December 2015, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay visited Landoll's Mohican Castle just outside of town to film an episode of Hotel Hell.

[13] The show "Ghost Hunters" filmed an episode at the castle in the summer of 2019, airing on September 11, 2019.

It was there held each year until 1888, when the town's streets and Central Park became the "fairground" after field's private owner, a farmer, unexpectedly planted and forced the Association to find another location.

The show includes music, food, raffles, and downtown shopping, making it a family-friendly occasion.

There are a variety of camping, canoeing, fishing, hiking and picnicking activities available along the Mohican River.

Students then transition to the Loudonville High School campus, which includes seventh through tenth grades.

The high school colors are red and gray and the athletic teams are known as the "Redbirds".

In November 1925, builders completed construction on the new Loudonville High School on east Main Street with a final cost of $170,000.

The building was located immediately north of the Union School (built in 1885) which faced west on Wood Street and had until then housed all grades.