▁approximately ▁one ▁mile ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁present - day ▁community . ▁The o ▁A der hol z , ▁August ▁B ede ▁and ▁Charles ▁Blo hm ▁founded ▁the ▁original ▁settlement ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁M enn on ites ▁from ▁the ▁north ▁established ▁a ▁col ony ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁by ▁bu ying ▁property ▁on ▁Big ▁Creek . ▁So on ▁about ▁fifty ▁families ▁were ▁working ▁the ▁land . ▁They ▁built ▁roads , ▁business es , ▁and ▁schools , ▁including ▁separate ▁ones ▁for ▁white ▁and ▁black ▁children . ▁After ▁a ▁mal aria ▁ep ide mic ▁swe pt ▁the ▁area , ▁the ▁Gal vest on ▁H urr icane ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁w reck ed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁un l ucky ▁M enn on ites ▁abandoned ▁the ▁site ; ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁stayed . ▁A ▁post ▁office ▁served ▁the ▁village ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁when ▁it ▁closed . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁the ▁community ▁had ▁one ▁general ▁store . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁there ▁were ▁four ▁business es ▁and ▁about ▁ 2 5 ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁Fair child s . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁village ' s ▁population ▁grew ▁from ▁ 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 2 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 1 0 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁In ▁