Mansfield was laid out in 1808 under the direction of Surveyor General of the United States Jared Mansfield. As the surrounding lands were cleared and cultivated in the 1820s, Mansfield became a center of trade and commerce. In the late 1840s and 1850s the arrivals of the railroads and telegraph drew the first industries, such as the Ohio Brass Co. and Aultman and Taylor, makers of threshing machines. Learn More...