History
The first settles to arrive at the headwaters of Roaring Creek arrived in 1774. In 1812, a road was built through the upper Roaring Creek valley for the purpose of using the timber in that area. The Esther Furnace was built in Locust Township on Roaring Creek in 1817. It manufactured stoves and plow blades. In 1874 an iron bridge was built across Roaring Creek. Andrew Trone once built a hotel on the creek.
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