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Line 1: − + − Name changed from West Union in 1855, and was named after Ephraim {{Surname|Latta}}.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 836.</ref>+ + +
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==General Information==
==General Information==
Surveyed 27 Feb 1851 by J. W. {{Surname|Hoegner}} for Jacob {{Surname|Grose}}.
Surveyed 27 Feb 1851 by J. W. {{Surname|Hoegner}} for Jacob {{Surname|Grose}}. The plat was recorded on January 26, 1854. Name changed from West Union in 1855, and was named after Ephraim {{Surname|Latta}}.
John {{Surname|Fasig}} built the first house out of logs o the north-east corner of the Public Square for a residence and a shop. {{Surname|Latta}} bought out {{Surname|Fasig}} and began the manufacture of hand sickles.
The post-office was establishe on May 14, 1867, when W. C. {{Surname|Baker}} received his first appointment. Samuel {{Surname|Bridenstein}} started the first dry-goods store. The first settled doctor was Henry {{Surname|Allspaugh}}. The first person who died supposedly was a woman who is buried in the middle of the road between Lattasburg and the German Baptist Church.<ref>Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio''. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 836.</ref>
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