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Early settlers were also attracted to the vicinity of Yocumtown because of the water power of Fishing Creek.

Along its banks they built fulling mills that carded wool for area farmers, woolen cloth mills, and grist mills.

By the mid-1820s, the village of Yocumtown had established itself with a log schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop, and a tannery.