Scio, Ohio

Platted as New Market in 1836 and later renamed Scio to match its postal designation, this Ohio village became the site of Scio College in 1867. Founded by A. D. Lee, the college was widely known for its unusual one-study curriculum and for its notable School of Pharmacy under Prof. J. H. Beal, before merging with Mt. Union of Alliance in 1911. In June 1898, H. A. Snyder struck oil near Scio, and the once quiet village underwent a tumultuous boom until 1901, during which about 1000 oil wells were drilled in and near the village. Present-day Scio is known nationally as the home of the Scio Pottery Company, established in 1933 by Lewis P. Reese.

Scio, Ohio · United States