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Canaan Township was established May 5, 1819 and was named by Dr. Isaac {{Surname|Barnes}}.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 772.</ref> It was named in honor of the Biblical land of Canaan.<ref>Wayne County Scrapbook, compliments of McIntire,Davis & Greene Funeral Home.</ref>
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Canaan Township was established May 5, 1819 and was named by Dr. Isaac Barnes.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 772.</ref> It was named in honor of the Biblical land of Canaan.<ref>Wayne County Scrapbook, compliments of McIntire,Davis & Greene Funeral Home.</ref>
  
 
It was formed from the originally surveyed township 17, of range 13.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 58.</ref>
 
It was formed from the originally surveyed township 17, of range 13.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 58.</ref>
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* [[1873 Caldwell Atlas Canaan]]
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** Index to [[Caldwell's Atlas (1873)/Canaan Township]]<br/><br/>
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* [[1897 Caldwell Atlas Canaan]]
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*The Evangelical Lutheran Church<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.</ref>
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*The Bethel Church<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.</ref>
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*Bend Church<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.</ref>
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*The Methodist Episcopal Church<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.</ref>
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*Unknown name<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.</ref>
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*The Canaan or Kopp's<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.</ref>
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*The Reformed Church<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 776.</ref>
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Canaan Academy, 1842-1875<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 775.</ref>
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*[[School Number 1, Canaan Township|No. 1 = Creston]]
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* [[1819 Census of Wayne County|1819 Quadrennial Enumeration]]
 
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An early settler, Isaac Notestine, said of Canaan township: "Wheat and flour were often hauled to Cleveland from there, and hogs were driven to Cleveland likewise. Wooster was the nearest point of trade, but it was poor place to sell produce of any kind."<br/>
 
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The township was organized in 1819. Incorporation of Burbank followed in 1868, when the name was changed from Bridgeport.|Harry B. Stapler|The Wooster Daily Record, 1940-MAR-09
 
 
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  • Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio
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  • May 5,1819
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    Canaan Township was established May 5, 1819 and was named by Dr. Isaac Barnes.[1] It was named in honor of the Biblical land of Canaan.[2]

    It was formed from the originally surveyed township 17, of range 13.[3]

    Government.png

    Information concerning the government of Canaan Twp.

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    Education.png

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    History.png

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    Residents.png

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    1. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 772.
    2. ↑ Wayne County Scrapbook, compliments of McIntire,Davis & Greene Funeral Home.
    3. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 58.
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