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St. Marys

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1790

St. Mary's was settled

Other events that happened on or around 1790

1849

Alexander Creel bought back land he had previously sold and established the city of St. Marys

Other events that happened on or around 1849

1910

A factory making buttons from river mussel shell opened in St. Marys

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1914

The Ohio Valley Refining Company began operating in St. Marys

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1919

St. Mary's Glass opened

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1928

The St. Marys factory making buttons from river mussel shells closed

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1936

The Alley Agate Manufacturing Company began making glass marbles and dishes in St. Marys

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1960

St. Marys population peaked at 2,442

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1987

The Ohio Valley Refining Company closed in St. Marys

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2000

St. Marys population was at 2,017

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