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Grabill is a town in Cedar Creek Township. The town was founded in 1907 around the Grabill family home. Today it is known for the presence of antique stores and Amish farms. Grabill is a quaint town of about 1,000 people, just north of Fort Wayne, Indiana nestled in the heart of a large Amish community. The town's country-style fair highlights the area's Amish heritage and draws more than 100,000 visitors. The Grabill Country Fair has expanded to become one of the finest craft fairs. Held on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday after Labor Day, the fair encompasses streets lined with tents and canopies, which shelter 130 craft booths. Among crafts are those that showcase the natural beauty of wood, which include shelves, frames, and board games, other works highlight needlepoint, knitting and crocheting projects. Dolls, ceramic villages, blown glass objects, lampshades, and whirlybirds are also among craft items offered.
Leo/ Cedarville
In 1835 a state road called the Fort Wayne and St. Joseph was the first road surveyed in Cedar Creek Township. It was a continuation of an existing road that connected the area with Fort Wayne. Little information can be found to describe Cedarville and its relatively slower development. Cedarville was actually platted approximately ten years earlier than Hamilton (Leo). Cedarville was laid-out in May 1838 and Hamilton (Leo) was laid out in February 1849.The population of the Leo-Cedarville area remained small from the time of the first settlement in the early 19th century into the late 20th century. During the 1990s, however, the number of people in Leo Cedarville began to increase rapidly. From 1990 to 1997 the population increased from 1,818 to 2,391; an increase of almost 32% in only 7 years. This rapid growth and the threat of annexation from the neighboring city of Fort Wayne prompted citizens of the Leo-Cedarville area to incorporate into a town on January 1, 1996.
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