458     HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY.
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ison & Indianapolis Railroad; the former is located near where
the railroad crosses the West Fork of the Muscatatauk River. A
water-mill was built near this place more than sixty years ago, by
a man by the name of Langdon, and it was at this mill that the
early settlers of Washington Township got most of their grind-
ing done. Very little business has been done at this place, al-
though there has been a store kept there for many years. Chest-
nut Ridge is about two miles further north, near the line dividing
Jackson and Washington Townships.  The business that has
been done heretofore is now practically abandoned.  Saw-mills
which have been operated in the section were the most important
industry, and consequently a great deal of lumber has been
shipped from this point. In the early part of the thirties John
Love kept a small stock of goods at his residence on Chestnut
Ridge, and James Shewmaker manufactured a sufficient quantity
of whisky for home consumption.