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Congress Township was established October 5, 1818.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878.</ref> It was named to honor the Congress of the United States.<ref>Wayne County Scrapbook, compliments of McIntire,Davis & Greene Funeral Home.</ref>
  
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==Historical Information==
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It was formed from the originally surveyed township 21 of range 14.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 57.</ref>
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Established in 1818 and named to honor the Congress of the United States.<ref>Wayne County Scrapbook, compliments of McIntire,Davis & Greene Funeral Home.</ref>
 
  
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==Maps==
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==External Links==
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* [[1856 Baker Map Congress|1856 Baker Map of Congress Township]]
 
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** [[1856 Baker Map Index Congress|1856 Index to Congress Township]]
 
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* [[1873 Caldwell Atlas Congress|1873 Caldwell Atlas of Congress Township]]
 
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** [[1873 Caldwell Atlas Index Congress|1873 Index Congress Township]]
 
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* [[1897 Caldwell Atlas Congress|1897 Caldwell Atlas of Congress Township]]
 
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** [[1897 Caldwell Atlas Index Congress|1897 Index of Congress Township]]
 
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* [[1819 Census of Wayne County|1819 Quadrennial Enumeration]]
 
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_Township,_Wayne_County,_Ohio Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio - Wikipedia]
  
 
[[Category:Townships of Wayne County, Ohio]]
 
[[Category:Townships of Wayne County, Ohio]]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 17 July 2023

Congress Township was established October 5, 1818.[1] It was named to honor the Congress of the United States.[2]

It was formed from the originally surveyed township 21 of range 14.[3]

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External Links

Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio - Wikipedia

  1. ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878.
  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. 57.
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