Difference between revisions of "Paint Township, Wayne County, Ohio"
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| + | Paint township was established March 5, 1816. The township was named for a spring that was there which had water that looked like red paint.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878.</ref> The spring imparted colors to the earth.<ref>Wayne County Scrapbook, compliments of McIntire,Davis & Greene Funeral Home.</ref> | ||
==Place Names== | ==Place Names== | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 14 June 2016
Historical Information
Paint township was established March 5, 1816. The township was named for a spring that was there which had water that looked like red paint.[1] The spring imparted colors to the earth.[2]
Place Names
Maps
1873 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio
Paint Township
Mt. Eaton
West Lebanon
1897 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio
Paint Township
Mount Eaton
West Lebanon
