In october 1827, Patrick O'Meara, a peddler on his way from Dodgefille to
Galena, accidentally discovered lead along the banks of the nearby creek. The
creek is now named peddler's creek. Word spread. A log hut settlement, known as
Peddler's Creek, sprang up. extended westward, spreading out like a T up and
down the valley. 1834, made memorabale by the influx of miners, prospectors,
fortune hunters, and visitors to this area, saw the establishment of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, with prayer meetings held in the home of Wm.
Heathcock. In 1836 Heathcock and Michael Poad erected a log church near this
cemetery. Victims of disease, epidemic, sudden death, violence, and high infant
mortality all found their final rest in this rocky slope. This cemetery served
the area from the mid 1830's to civil war times.
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