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[[File:1826Wooster.jpg|thumbnail|An 1826 map of Wooster.]]

[[File:1826Wooster.jpg|thumbnail|An 1826 map of Wooster.]]

==History==

==History==

'''Wooster, Ohio''' became the county seat of [[Wayne County, Ohio]] [[File:1808Wooster.jpg|thumbnail|An 1808 map of Wooster.]] on 30 May 1811.  The town was laid out in 1808 by John Beaver, William Henry and Joseph H. Larwill.  Joseph H. Larwill named the town in honor of Major General David Wooster, a Revolutionary patriot.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028848765 History of Wayne county, Ohio, from the days of the pioneers and the first settlers to the present time] by Ben Douglass, p.281</ref> It is often asked why Larwill named the town after General David Wooster, when General Wooster never stepped one foot in Wayne County, or Ohio. It has been speculated that the Larwill family had known David Wooster in England where Wooster had once served as an emissary of the developing young republic.<ref>[http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/20080629/woosters-story-continues----200-years-later <em>Wooster's story continues -- 200 years later</em>], Wooster Daily Record, Author Paul Locher, 2008-JUN-29.</ref> It might have been because Joseph H. Larwill was married to Nancy Quinby, who was a sister of Samuel Quinby, who served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Perhaps Larwill heard stories about General Wooster from his brother-in-law during family get-togethers and was impressed upon to name our town after the General. Unfortunately, exactly why Larwill chose to name the town after David Wooster we'll likely never know as his reasoning has been lost in the mists of time.

[[File:1808Wooster.jpg|thumbnail|An 1808 map of Wooster.]]'''Wooster, Ohio''' became the county seat of [[Wayne County, Ohio]] on 18 May 1811<ref>[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001264757 Jenkins, W. (1837). ''The Ohio gazetteer, and traveler's guide: containing a description of the several towns, townships and counties, with their water courses, roads, improvements, mineral productions ... with an appendix, or general register ... 1st rev. ed. ... By Warren Jenkins. Columbus: I. N. Whiting.'']</ref>.  The town was laid out in 1808 by John Beaver, William Henry and Joseph H. Larwill.  Joseph H. Larwill named the town in honor of Major General David Wooster, a Revolutionary patriot.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028848765 History of Wayne county, Ohio, from the days of the pioneers and the first settlers to the present time] by Ben Douglass, p.281</ref> It is often asked why Larwill named the town after General David Wooster, when General Wooster never stepped one foot in Wayne County, or Ohio. It has been speculated that the Larwill family had known David Wooster in England where Wooster had once served as an emissary of the developing young republic.<ref>[http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/20080629/woosters-story-continues----200-years-later <em>Wooster's story continues -- 200 years later</em>], Wooster Daily Record, Author Paul Locher, 2008-JUN-29.</ref> It might have been because Joseph H. Larwill was married to Nancy Quinby, who was a sister of Samuel Quinby, who served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Perhaps Larwill heard stories about General Wooster from his brother-in-law during family get-togethers and was impressed upon to name our town after the General. Unfortunately, exactly why Larwill chose to name the town after David Wooster we'll likely never know as his reasoning has been lost in the mists of time.

Wooster was not the first designated county seat for [[Wayne County, Ohio]].  Bazaleel Wells, John Shorb and Joseph Dorsey were original proprietors of the town of [[Madison, Ohio]], just southeast of present day downtown Wooster.  The original commissioners desired the county seat to be the town of Madison.  Dissatisfaction grew and the Legislature appointed new Commissioners who chose the county seat to be Wooster.  In the April 1814 session of Court, the town plat of Madison was ordered to be vacated.

Wooster was not the first designated county seat for [[Wayne County, Ohio]].  Bazaleel Wells, John Shorb and Joseph Dorsey were original proprietors of the town of [[Madison, Ohio]], just southeast of present day downtown Wooster.  The original commissioners desired the county seat to be the town of Madison.  Dissatisfaction grew and the Legislature appointed new Commissioners who chose the county seat to be Wooster.  In the April 1814 session of Court, the town plat of Madison was ordered to be vacated.