The 1926 community history describes Wood County's early log homes, with clay-daubed chinks, clapboard roofs, puncheon floors and small windows. Wool and flax became cloth and blankets, food was raised and stored at home, and candles supplied light. It also recalls a frame church followed by the church built in 1896, with regular services and two Sunday schools.
By 1926 the history counted about fifty homes in Lee Creek. Farming, dairying, poultry and fruit growing supported the community; produce traveled to Pittsburgh on Ohio River boats, while newer farm machinery and electric light marked the changes since settlement.