Timeline of Alliance History 2021 1808First house built in Alliance area by Amos Holloway. 1820First log cabin school 1824Jobsville founded at the intersection of what is now Union Avenue and State Street – Renamed Mount Union in 1833 1827Williamsport founded by William Teeters – Birthplace of Alliance Methodist and United Brethren churches 1832The Great Squirrel Hunt of 1832 when 1600 squirrels were shot to help the farmers save their crops from being devoured by the rodents