[6] The earliest history of Pomeroy begins with the arrival of Samuel Ervin at what is now Kerr’s Run in 1806.

In 1830 Samuel Wyllys Pomeroy of Massachusetts, arriving by boat from Cincinnati enjoyed the view from the Nye tavern, and the wild turkey, turtle and Ohio River fish.

After viewing his coal land purchased in Massachusetts in 1804, and the fertile fields of the county he deemed it “a good healthy place to live, and with proper management a bright industrial future.” He established the Pomeroy Son’s Company and sent his son-in-law Valentine B. Horton, to develop coal and other industrial possibilities.

He brought about the incorporation of the village in 1841, and through political maneuvering the removal of the county court from Chester to Pomeroy in the same year.

Excelsior Salt Co., among many, opened during that period and continued in business until 1975 when the Environmental Protection Agency forced its closing because of high Sulphur coal smoke in the air and the brine polluting the river.

The early 20th century was the time of greatest prosperity for Meigs County and likewise Pomeroy.

The Ebersbach family assumed coal production where Horton and others left off; also, as machinery.

During WWII and after the building of the bridge across the Ohio River and the TNT plant in West Virginia, there was a sudden and temporary boom in prosperity, but when the war was over, coal and salt production was not resumed.

Railroads have ceased operation into the Bend and this adversely affected business.

[7] During the late 1880s, a school was built in the oldest part of town in Kerr’s Run.

They became the first 1882 (Jones) and in 1884 the second (Campbell) people of color to graduate from Pomeroy Academy, while segregation still plagued the United States.

Later Rutland, Middleport, and Pomeroy were consolidated as Meigs High School at Rock Springs.

The original buildings have all been removed and new edifices built, and several new denominations have been added.

It also served as a temporary jail for more than 200 of Morgan’s Raid after their capture in the Battle of Buffington Island.

29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Public education in the village of Pomeroy is provided by the Meigs Local School District.