Hopedale Betterment Association
Hopedale Betterment Association meets on the LAST
Tuesday of each month in the grade school building.
Members include: Tom Hieser, Kurt Litwiller, Debbie
Birkey, Jerome Grimmer, Don Maurer, and Brian Reed
HISTORY
In 1827,
Hopedale was founded by Asron Orendorff. The
original name of Hopedale was meant to be Osceola,
but another town by that name already existed. The
area of Hopedale was largely wooded with the
Mackinaw, Little Mackinaw and the Indian Creek as
the nearby water supplies. The Chicago and Alton
Railroad made its way through town in 1868. At
least 7 daily passenger trains were scheduled each
day. 1954 The Hopedale Medical Complex (as it is
now known) was started and has expanded over the
years.
Several
businesses have come and gone, and some still
survive in Hopedale, including:
The Hopedale Review, Railsback Grain Company, Smelz
Drug Store, Hunter Lumber Company, Rhoades
Restaurant, Augsburger Hardware, Thompsons Super
Market, Ed Sutters Tire Station, Gas stations with
brands like Sinclair, Phillips 66 & Texaco, K&L
Service, R. Myers Propane, Norman’s Shoe Shop,
Rolefsons Funeral Home, Greismers Nursery, Smith’s
Trucking and Feed Store, Ragland Builders, and
Eichelberger Electric, just to name a few.
DESIGNED BY: Samantha L, 8th grade, OMS
