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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> | 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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+ | 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> | ||
==Place Names== | ==Place Names== |
Revision as of 15:52, 15 June 2016
Historical Information
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]
Place Names
Present Name | Former Name(s) | Plat Date |
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Addel's Corners | ||
Armstrong | ||
Aukerman | Aukerman's Station | |
Burbank | ||
Centennial Hall | ||
Cherry Corners | ||
Clark's Grove | ||
Congress | Noodle Docey, then Waynesburgh | Waynesburgh platted 6 Mar 1827
(vol. 6 p. 24); citation WWR 25 Jan 1899) |
Garden Isle | ||
Johnstown | ||
Pleasant Home | Pleasant Grove | |
West Salem | Salem | 13 Jun 1834 |
Maps
- 1856 Baker Map of Congress Township
- 1873 Caldwell Atlas of Congress Township
- 1897 Caldwell Atlas of Congress Township
Businesses
Churches
Denomination
Schools
Active Schools
Historical One Room Schools
- No. 1
- No. 2 = Champion Hall
- No. 3 = Frog Pond
- No. 4 = Centennial Hall
- No. 5 = Killbuck
- No. 6 = Briar Hill
- No. 7 = Hilltop
- No. 8 = Fairview/Gardner
- No. 9 = Pleasant Home
- No. 10 = Chapel
- No. 11
Residents
Early Settlers
Census Records
Directories
- 1859-1860
- 1884-1885
- 1894-1895