Dorset was originally named Millsford, and under the latter name was founded in 1828. The present name is after Dorset, Vermont, the native home of an early settler.

John Brown Junior, son of John Brown the abolitionist, lived in Dorset from approximately 1855 to 1885.

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  Milk factory in Dorset Ohio. Located at the intersection of Footville Richmond Road and State Route 307, on the East side of Mill Creek.
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  Train at Dorset Station in Dorset Ohio
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  North on 193 in Dorset Ohio
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  Mill and Hotel in Dorset
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  Dorset Baptist Church
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  Class photo in front of the school in Dorset.
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  This store appears to be the same as another photo that I have posted, only difference being the addition of a gas station.
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  Appears to have been one of the many stores in Dorset, I am unsure of the location.
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  Looking North on State Route 193, second house on the left appears to be roughly where the Township garage is now located.
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  Store fronts in Dorset Ohio
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  Some sort of community event in Dorset Ohio
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  Mine prop shipment Dorset Ohio
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  Railroad Tower possibly located on the west side of Tower Road in Dorset Ohio
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  One of the first schools located in Dorset Ohio
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  Early car, photo taken in Dorset Ohio
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  Log shipment in Dorset Ohio
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  Hotel and Mill located in Dorset Ohio
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  Home and barn in photo located to the left of the Dorset school in Dorset Ohio
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  Train station in Dorset
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  Stores fronts located in Dorset Ohio
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  State Route 193 looking North in Dorset Ohio. Block home on the left side of the photo would later become the bakery and game room after.
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  Train Station in Dorset Ohio

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