Overmyer Creek

1927- Apr 27 This news article found brings in the term "Overmyer Ditch" and its vague location:

Guard Rails Now Form Protection For Cottagers Mr. N. J. Busuart has just completed substantial guard rails at the driveway over the Overmyer creek on the south side of the lake.

This provides one of the finest drives through the woods around the laks and presents a very romantic and attractive view of a shady winding road on a hot summe day.

Those who use this road will appreicate the added safety these guard rails ' provide. There has been a very rapid delevopment of interest in this past of the lake frontage the last year of two.

Two of the best artesian wells on the lake shore were brought in there last year.; one by Mr. Russell Fisher at his picturesque log cabin home and the other by Mr. John Beck and Mrs. Adolph Muessell of South Bend.

Other houses on this part of the lake front whose owners use the bridge over Overmyer creek are
J. W. Harrison , who has built there one of the largest and best houses on the lake.
Mr. W. W. Rankin, Cleveland, Ohio.,
Mr. Geo. H. Thayer, Jr. Plymouth,
Dr. C. L. Slonaker,
Mr. Harry Medbourn
and several others.

The 1908 & 1922 plat maps gives some of the names mentioned at the "very south end" of the lake. This area was formerly the Farrar land holdings and commonly refered to as "Farrar's Woods.

1908

As for the names - cottages with owners were listed on a well testing chart of 1900 as follows:

137 - 1900 - Adolph Muessel

138 - 1900 - Samuel E. Medbourn

139 - William Rankin

140 - 1900 - John W. Cromley

141 - 1900 - L. & H. Faulkner

142 - 1900 Washington Overmyer

143 - 1900 - Daniel Mc Donald

The 1930 cottage list give:

1930 - Kline, John

1930 - Beck, John

1930 - Muessel, Adolph / 1900 - Adolph Muessel

1930 - Eaken, W. A.

1930 - Lang, Matilda

1930 - Fisher, Russell

1930 - Beatty, Arthur

1930 - Beatty, Edith

1930 - Medbourn, S. E.

1930 - Thayer, Mary

1930 - Rankin, Wm.

1930 - Harrison, J. W.

1930 - Overmyer, S.

If you click on the first picture it enlarges and you can see what is a very crooked line - this is "Overmyer Creek", tho not found on any plat maps it is there.