Ober's Corners has been named as such since the arrival of Joseph and Mary (Wallingford) Ober in 1815. Hailing from Massachusetts, they are credited as being the first settlers of what is now considered Sciota. Sciota itself was established as a hamlet in 1848. The Obers had nine children, eight of whom who survived to adulthood as Sylvester died at age three. Then, they had a second boy who was again given the name Sylvester, plus another called Jeranthum. Their six daughters were Minerva, Tryphenia, Cordelia, Betsey, Rowena, and Matilda. Joseph Ober acquired a large tract of land, which was heavily forested and undeveloped. Long hours of hard work went into clearing the land for farming, building three saw mills, and producing shingles. It's said that he hardly saw his children very little while they were growing up, since he was gone before they woke and back after they went to bed. Sylvester Ober grew up to follow in his father's foot steps. He operated a saw mill, though he also had an orchard on his farm. This historical marker was erected by the Chazy Friends of the Library.
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