 Welcome
to The Village of Arcanum ~ ARCANUM, OHIO ~ A Secret Place |
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HISTORY
OF ARCANUM |
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| Arcanum began settlement in the early 1800's by William
Gunder, whom is considered to be Arcanum's founding father.
He was the son of Williams and Nancy Gunder. Wiliams
passed away in 1863. There are no known pictures
of William Gunder althought his 3rd born son, George
W. Gunder, is often mistaken to be of his father, William. |
| Col. George W. Gunder was a very impressive man active
in community and business. He served in the 141st
Indiana Volunteer Infantry, which he founded. Col.
Gunder also served int he Civil War which was where he
was commissioned as an officer. He also fought
in the Spanish-American war. |
| Col. William Gunders great great grandchild, William
Gunder IIII currently resides in Arcanum and is an important
contributor in keeping the history of Arcanum alive. To
meet Bill Gunder Click
Here. |
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Col. George W Gunder |
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The Dayton Union City Railway,
completed in 1852, ran through Arcanum aiding in attracting
residents. Arcanum established a formal government in 1859
electing their first mayor, Mayor H. A. Kepner in 1874.
By the end of the 20th century, Arcanum boasted
a population of just over 1200 residents. |
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The
Arcanum City Building was completed
in 1889.
The
bell tower, once used to alert fire fighters, is
no longer standing.
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City Building |
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This
beautiful structure, The Old Arcanum Schoolhouse,
was built in 1876.
The
first graduating class of 3 graduates took place
in 1889.
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School House
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More vintage photographs
from early Arcanum days. |
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