West Overton Village And Museums

The mission of West Overton Village and Museums is to share our history to cultivate personal connections and forge pathways to the future. We strive to uphold the values of accountability, collaboration, equity, scholarship, stewardship, and transparency. With thoughtful planning, the assistance of peer organizations, community neighbors, and friends, West Overton will continue to grow and thrive for generations to come. West Overton Village illustrates the rise of the American Industrial Revolution. A Mennonite family transformed their small agricultural village into an industrial powerhouse over the course of the 1800s. Their small frontier farm evolved into an industrial hub with a commercial coverlet factory, a distilling complex that produced one of the country’s oldest and most renowned rye whiskey brands, and a coal mine with 110 coke ovens.