Sprankle Mills:

In Oliver Township, the first settler was Reuben Hickox who came from Connecticut in 1822. In 1833, Frederick Sprankle of Indiana, PA opened a grist mill at the junction of Kellar's Run and Big Run. This was later to become the town of Sprankle Mills. A general store opened in Sprankle Mills in 1846. The first tannery in Oliver Township was located in Oliveburg. In 1846 a carding machine was erected in Coolspring and a general store opened.