Revolutionary War veterans began buying land in the Madeira area in the 1790s. Family farms and orchards blossomed throughout the rural landscape for the first six decades. The coming of the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad and establishment of a freight station in 1866 precipitated the community�s creation and gave it the name Madeira, chosen for the surname of the rail line�s treasurer. Public schools, churches, and small businesses developed to serve a flourishing new population. Madeir...