THE NAPOLEON WOOLEN MILL was established in the year 1863 by Jacob Augenstein, and stands on Front street, between the canal and the Maumee river. After operating it about one year Mr. Augenstein effected a co-partnership with H. B. Lautzenheiser and Samuel Rigger, which lasted until 1873, when the former gentleman disposed of his interest to J. B. Augenstein, the firm building up quite an extensive business the meanwhile. In 1883 Charles and A. Augenstein, sons of the senior partner, became interested in the enterprise, and in 1885 J. B. Augenstein sold out to A. E. Augenstein, the firm thus constituted lasting until the death of A. Augenstein, in the spring of 1887. Subsequently the business was carried on by a firm composed of Samuel Rigger, Jacob, Charles F., Allison E. and Acquilla Augenstein, and still later the management passed into other hands, the different proprietors sparing no reasonable efforts to place the business upon a substantial basis and make the establishment one of the best of the kind in this part of the state. The product of the mill consists principally of woolen goods, various grades of flannels, shirting material and other textile fabrics and yarns, all of which gained a wide reputation by reason of superior quality, causing a demand in the local market and by the general trade which taxed the capacity of the mill to supply. The mill is still in operation and while not as extensively conducted as formerly, the business is quite successful and the output finds ready sale in the markets of Napoleon and neighboring cities and towns, besides being shipped to various other places in Ohio and elsewhere.