St Christopher's-By-The-River
by Paul Quinn
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St Christopher's-By-The-River
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Paul Quinn
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In 1826, twenty years after the first known permanent settlement in Gates Mills near what became Wilson Mills, Holsey Gates purchased 130 acres along the Chagrin River, built a cabin, dammed the river and dug a mill race. Much of the mill race can still be seen. It cut across a bend in the river, beginning about where the current dam is now, ran through the Hunt Club, crossed under Epping and Old Mill Roads just west of the library, and emptied back into the river across from the Gates Mills municipal buildings. Gates built three mills along the race: 1) the original saw mill approximately where the Library now stands; 2) a grist mill across the road and 3) a second saw mill further down the race. Holsey’s third home in Gates Mills was a house he built across the road from St. Christopher’s to accommodate both his family and a tavern. This building, subsequently transformed into the Eagle Tavern, the Maple Leaf Inn and the Hunt Club, was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1935 and was indeed completely destroyed by fire in 1994.
This small quaint little church tucked away close to the Chagrin River has had continuous church service for more than 150 years.
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February 25th, 2018
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