Goll Woods is a living memorial to the Goll family, whose love of trees preserved this natural sanctuary through five generations. The forest is part of a 320-acre farm purchased in 1837 from the U.S. Government by Peter Goll, Sr. and sold in 1966 to the state of Ohio by his great-granddaughter, Mrs. Florence Goll Louys and her children to perpetuate a great natural heritage for posterity. State funds for acquisition were obtained through the assistance of state representatives William H. Rychener and Fred B. Hadley.