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==Historical Information==
 
 
 
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>
  
 
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>
 
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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* [[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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*Church of the Brethren<ref>Wayne County History Book Committee. ''A History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1987. Pulled from Congress Township binder, pg. 1.</ref>
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*[[School Number 3, Congress Township|No. 3 = Frog Pond]]
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*[[School Number 5, Congress Township|No. 5 = Killbuck]]
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*[[School Number 6, Congress Township|No. 6 = Briar Hill]]
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*[[School Number 7, Congress Township|No. 7 = Hilltop]]
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*[[School Number 8, Congress Township|No. 8 = Fairview/Gardner]]
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==

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.