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Dalton, Ohio, is a village located in the northern part of Sugar Creek Township in [[Wayne County, Ohio]].
Dalton, Ohio, is a village located in the northern part of Sugar Creek Township in [[Wayne County, Ohio]].
==Historical Information==
Dalton was formed from three separate towns that came before it. These are Dover, Sharon, and Middletown. Dover was surveyed on October 16, 1817 by A. [[Porter (surname)|Porter]] for Rev. James [[Adams (surname)|Adams]]. It had 46 lots when originally laid out. Sharon was surveyed on March 29, 1828 by C. W. [[Christmas (surname)|Christmas]] and had 30 lots. Middletown was laid out by Jacob [[Switzer (surname)|Switzer]] and John [[Jameson (surname)|Jameson]], and was surveyed by William [[Henderson (surname)|Henderson]] on December 27, 1828. It had 54 in-lots and 11 out-lots.
The three towns eventually joined to become Dalton, which was incorporated on August 14, 1856.
A man named Freeman had the first tavern, and the first physician was Dr. [[Watson (surname)|Watson]]. Mr. [[Johnson (surname)|Johnson]] had the first store, and the first church was formed by the Presbyterians.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 847.</ref>
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