▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁The ▁eastern ▁part ▁lies ▁on ▁a ▁tract ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁acres ▁war r anted ▁to ▁Alexander ▁Sand erson ▁who ▁transferred ▁it ▁to ▁John ▁Henry ▁Bar n he is el ▁( B ern he is el ) ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 7 5 5 . ▁So on ▁there after , ▁James ▁B ax ter ▁war r anted ▁property ▁east ▁of ▁Bern he is el ' s ▁( in ▁the ▁present ▁location ▁of ▁West ▁Perry ▁High ▁School ) ▁and ▁named ▁the ▁tract ▁" Green ▁Park ." ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁Judge ▁Martin ▁and ▁John ▁M oot zer ▁opened ▁a ▁store ▁and ▁post ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁( today ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Rout es ▁ 2 3 3 ▁and ▁ 2 7 4 ). ▁They ▁were ▁succeeded ▁in ▁the ▁business ▁by ▁Frank ▁Mort imer , ▁George ▁Ernest , ▁William ▁B . ▁Ke ck , ▁W . W . ▁Mc Cl ure , ▁Samuel ▁St amb augh , ▁George ▁Bern he is el , ▁William ▁Ho ob augh , ▁and ▁Ed gar ▁A . ▁St amb augh ▁( the ▁establishment ▁being ▁known ▁as ▁G range ▁Store ▁Company ). ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Green ▁Park ▁school ▁emer ged ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁Several ▁log ▁schools ▁and ▁brick ▁ones ▁were ▁built ▁over ▁next ▁ 7 0 ▁years , ▁but ▁all ▁fell ▁victim ▁to ▁fire . ▁The ▁historic ▁one - room ▁school house ▁now ▁standing ▁on ▁Green ▁Park ▁Road ,