View source for Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio

==Historical Information==

'''Perry Township''' was known as '''Mohican Township''' before 14 Sep 1814. It was one of the four original townships of [[Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne County]] declared on 11 April 1812. It became a township of [[Ashland County, Ohio]] on 24 February 1846 when Wayne County's western border was redefined.

===Historical Documents===

===Perry Townships Historical Landmarks===
Information found on the National Register of Historic Places
#'''Alliance Bank Building'''- County Historical Landmark (1925-1949, 1900-1924), Also known as Alliance First National Bank;Bank One, located 502 E. Main St. , Alliance., Architectural Style:	Renaissance, Historic Function:	Commerce/Trade
#'''Bair, Jacob H., House'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899, 1850-1874), Also known as Charles D. Homer House, located N of Canton at 7225 N. Market Ave. , Canton., Architectural Style:	Stick/Eastlake, Italianate, Historic Function:	Domestic
#'''Barber-Whitticar House '''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924), located 519 Cleveland Ave, SW. , Canton., Architectural Style:	Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Historic Function: Domestic
#'''Bender's Restaurant--Belmont Buffet'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899), Also known as Belmont Buffet, located 137 Court Ave. SW , Canton., Architectural Style: No Style Listed, Historic Function: Commerce/Trade
#'''Bordner House'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899), Also known as Cady,Jack A.,House, located 4522 7th St., SW. , Canton, Architectural Style: Italianate, Historic Function:	Domestic
#'''Brewster Railroad YMCA/Wandle House'''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924), located 45 S. Wabash Ave. , Brewster., Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
#'''Canal Fulton Historic District '''- County Historical Landmark (1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849), located Ohio-Erie Canal, Market, Canal, Cherry and High Sts. , Canal Fulton., Architectural Style: Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Transportation
#'''Canton Public Library'''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924), located 236 3rd St., SW. , Canton., Architectural Style:	Other, Historic Function: Education
#'''Case Mansion'''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924), located 1717 N. Market Ave. , Canton., Architectural Style: Romanesque, Historic Function: Domestic
#'''City National Bank Building'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899), located 205 Market Ave., S , Canton., Architectural Style:	Romanesque, Historic Function: Commerce/Trade
#'''Clearview Golf Club'''- County Historical Landmark (1950-1974, 1925-1949), located 8410 Lincoln St. SE , East Canton., Historic Function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture
#'''Cook, George E., House'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899), Also known as Vadose Research Center;Corman Health Care, located 1435 Market Ave. N. , Canton., Architectural Style:	Queen Anne, Historic Function:	Domestic
#'''Dewalt Building'''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924, 1875-1899), located 122 Market Ave., N , Canton., Architectural Style:	No Style Listed, Historic Function: Commerce/Trade
#'''Dobkins, John and Syd, House'''- County Historical Landmark (1950-1974), located 5120 Plain center N.E. , Canton., Architectural Style: Modern Movement, Historic Function: Domestic
#'''Eagles Building--Strand Theater '''- County Historical Landmark (1925-1949, 1900-1924), Also known as Wallace Building, located 243 E. Main St. , Alliance., Architectural Style: Renaissance, Historic Function: Recreation And Culture, Social
#'''Eagles' Temple'''- County Historical Landmark (1925-1949), located 601 S. Market St. , Canton., Historic Function:	Commerce/Trade, Social
#'''Earley-Hartzell House'''- County Historical Landmark (1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1850-1874), Also known as Hartzell,Mabel,Museum, located 840 N. Park Ave. , Alliance., Architectural Style:	Italianate, Historic Function:	Domestic
#'''Elson--Magnolia Flour Mill'''- County Historical Landmark (1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849), located 261 N. Main St. , Magnolia., Architectural Style: Italianate, Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
#'''Fife, Harry E., House '''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899), Also known as Beck Home, located 606 McKinley Ave. SW , Canton., Architectural Style:	Shingle Style, Historic Function: Domestic\
#'''First Methodist Episcopal Church'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899), Also known as Church of the Savior United Methodist Church , located 120 Cleveland Ave., SW , Canton., Architectural Style: Gothic, Historic Function: Religion
#'''First Methodist Episcopal Church'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899), Also known as First United Methodist Church , located 301 Lincoln Way E. , Massillon., Architectural Style: Romanesque, Historic Function:	Religion
#'''First Methodist Episcopal Church of Alliance, Ohio '''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899), Also known as Christ United Methodist Church,Alliance,Ohio., located 470 E. Broadway St. , Alliance., Architectural Style: Romanesque, Historic Function: Religion
#'''First National Bank Building'''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924), Also known as Lincoln Professional Building, located 11 Lincoln Way W , Massillon., Architectural Style: Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Historic Function: Commerce/Trade
#'''First Reformed and First Lutheran Churches'''- County Historical Landmark (1850-1874), Also known as First United Church of Christ and First Lutheran Church, located 901 and 909 E. Tuscarawas St. , Canton., Historic Function: Religion
#'''Five Oaks'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899), Also known as Massillon Woman's Club;J. Walter McClymond's Residence, located 210 4th St., NE. , Massillon., Historic Function:	Domestic
#'''Fourth Street Historic District'''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849), located Roughly bounded by 3rd, 5th and Cherry St. and Federal Ave. , Massillon., Architectural Style:	Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Historic Function: Domestic
#'''Frances Apartment Building'''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924), located 534 Cleveland Ave., SW , Canton., Architectural Style: Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Historic Function: Domestic
#'''French, Garnet B., House'''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924), located 2410 Cleveland Ave. , Canton., Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Historic Function: Domestic
#'''Glamorgan'''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924), located 1025 S. Union Ave. , Alliance., Historic Function: Domestic
#'''Haines House'''- County Historical Landmark (1850-1874, 1825-1849), located 186 W. Market St. , Alliance., Architectural Style: Federal, Historic Function: Domestic
#'''Hartville Hotel'''- County Historical Landmark (1825-1849), Also known as Pantry Restaurant, located 101 N. Prospect St. , Hartville., Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
#'''Harvard Company--Weber Dental Manufacturing Company'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899), Also known as Factory Industrial Supply, located 2206 Thirteenth St. NE , Canton., Architectural Style: Romanesque, Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
#'''Hercules Motors Corporation Industrial Complex'''- County Historical Landmark (1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874), Also known as White Engines Inc., Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
#'''Hoover Farm'''- County Historical Landmark (1850-1874, 1825-1849), Also known as Hoover Historical Center, located S of North Canton on Easton St , North Canton., Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
#'''Hotel Courtland'''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924), Also known as St. Francis Hotel;Stark County Office Building, located 209 W. Tuscarawas Ave. , Canton., Architectural Style: Renaissance, Historic Function: Domestic
#'''Ideal Department Store Building'''- County Historical Landmark (1925-1949, 1900-1924), Also known as Snyder-Hess Building, located 55--59 Lincoln Way E. , Massillon., Architectural Style: Chicago, Historic Function: Commerce/Trade
#'''Kettering, William, Homestead'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899), located N of Massillon at 5509 Wales Ave. , Massillon., Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Domestic
#'''Lake Township School'''- County Historical Landmark (1850-1874), Also known as Board of Education, located E of Uniontown at 1101 Lake Center St. , Uniontown., Historic Function:	Education
#'''Landmark Tavern'''- County Historical Landmark (1800-1824), located 501 E. Tuscarawas St. , Canton., Historic Function: Domestic
#'''Loew-Define Grocery Store and Home'''- County Historical Landmark (1850-1874), located 202 S. Market St , Navarre., Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
#'''Martin, Brooke and Anna E. House'''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924), Also known as Shurman-Martin House, located 1627 Market Ave. N. , Canton., Architectural Style: Tudor Revival, Historic Function:	Domestic
#'''Massillon Cemetery Building'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899), located 1827 Erie St. S. , Massillon., Architectural Style:	Romanesque, Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion
#'''Maudru House'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899), Architectural Style: Italianate, Historic Function: Domestic
#'''McKinley, William, Tomb'''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924), located 7th St., NW. , Canton., Historic Function: Funerary
#'''Mellett-Canton Daily News Building'''- County Historical Landmark (1925-1949, 1900-1924), located 401 W. Tuscarawas St. , Canton., Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
#'''Miller, John, House'''- County Historical Landmark (1825-1849), Also known as Lewis Miller House;STA-740-4, located 9677 Cleveland Ave. NW. , Greentown., Architectural Style: Federal, Historic Function: Domestic
#'''Mount Union College District'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899, 1850-1874), located Hartshorn St., Miller and Aultman Aves. , Alliance., Architectural Style: Romanesque, Historic Function: Education
#'''New Baltimore Inn'''- County Historical Landmark (1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849), located 14722 Ravenna Ave. , New Baltimore., Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Historic Function: Domestic
#'''Old McKinley High School'''- County Historical Landmark (1900-1924), located 800 N. Market St. , Canton., Historic Function: Education

==Place Names==

==Maps==

===1875 Perry Township===
<gallery>File:1875 Perry Township.jpg </gallery>
<ref>Historic Map Works LLC. "Perry Township." Historic Map Works. Accessed April 09, 2019. http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/50196/Perry Township/Tuscarawas County 1875/Ohio/. </ref>

===1880 Allen County===
<gallery>File:1880 Allen County Map.jpg </gallery>
<ref>Author. Allen County OHGenWeb - Allen County Township Maps - 1880. Accessed April 09, 2019. http://www.usgenwebsites.org/OHAllen/maps/. </ref>

===2013 Perry Township Highway Map===
<gallery>File:2013 Perry Township Highway Map.png </gallery>
<ref> "Map Department." Perry County Engineer. Accessed April 09, 2019. http://perrycountyengineer.com/map-department/. </ref>

===Perry Township Zoning District=== 
<gallery> File:Perry Township Zoning District Map.jpg </gallery>
<ref> Zoning District Map | Perry Township, OH. Accessed April 09, 2019. https://www.perrytwp.org/2157/Zoning-District-Map. </ref>

===Indices to Maps===

==Original Businesses and Owners==

===Grist-millers===
* John Naftsinger (1820) <ref> History of Perry Township, OH. Accessed April 03, 2019. http://history.rays-place.com/oh/ash-perry.htm. </ref>
* John Raver (1818) <ref> History of Perry Township, OH. Accessed April 03, 2019. http://history.rays-place.com/oh/ash-perry.htm. </ref>

===Saw-millers===
* John Raver (1818) <ref> History of Perry Township, OH. Accessed April 03, 2019. http://history.rays-place.com/oh/ash-perry.htm. </ref>

==Churches==

===Catholic===
* St Joan of Arc Catholic Church <ref> "St Joan of Arc Catholic Church." St Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Accessed February 20, 2019. http://sjacanton.com/. </ref>
===Baptist===
* Perry Baptist Church <ref> "Perry Baptist Church." Perry Baptist Church. Accessed February 20, 2019. http://www.perrybaptistcanton.com/. </ref>

===Methodist===
* Trinity United Methodist Church <ref> Phelps, Tom, John Partridge, John Partridge, John Partridge, John Partridge, John Partridge, and John Partridge. "Trinity United Methodist Church of Perry Heights." Trinity United Methodist Church of Perry Heights. January 01, 1970. Accessed February 20, 2019. http://www.trinityperryheights.org/. </ref>

===Presbyterian===
* Reedurban Presbyterian Church <ref> "Reedurban Presbyterian Church." Reedurban Presbyterian Church. February 20, 2019. Accessed February 20, 2019. http://reedurbanpc.com/. </ref>

===Unknown===
* Perry Christian Church <ref>"The Truth Project." Welcome to the Frontpage! Accessed February 20, 2019. http://www.perrychristian.org/. </ref>

===Photos===
<gallery> File:Perry Christan Church, Perry Township.jpg </gallery>
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==Schools==

===Active Schools===
*Perry Local Schools <ref> "Schools." Perry Local Schools. Accessed February 20, 2019. http://perrylocal.org/schools/. </ref>

===Historical One Room Schools===
* Rowsburg School House <ref>"Historic Ashland: Bloody Hill One of the More Creative Names of Old, One-room Schoolhouses." Gazette. January 22, 2011. Accessed April 17, 2019. https://www.times-gazette.com/news/20110122/historic-ashland-bloody-hill-one-of-more-creative-names-of-old-one-room-schoolhouses. </ref>
* Red Haw School House <ref>"Historic Ashland: Bloody Hill One of the More Creative Names of Old, One-room Schoolhouses." Gazette. January 22, 2011. Accessed April 17, 2019. https://www.times-gazette.com/news/20110122/historic-ashland-bloody-hill-one-of-more-creative-names-of-old-one-room-schoolhouses. </ref>
* Fairview School House <ref>"Historic Ashland: Bloody Hill One of the More Creative Names of Old, One-room Schoolhouses." Gazette. January 22, 2011. Accessed April 17, 2019. https://www.times-gazette.com/news/20110122/historic-ashland-bloody-hill-one-of-more-creative-names-of-old-one-room-schoolhouses. </ref>

===Photos===
 <gallery> File:Perry Local School, Perry Township.jpg </gallery>
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==Residents==

===Early Settlers===
* Jonathan Cox <ref>History of Perry Township, OH. Accessed April 15, 2019. http://history.rays-place.com/oh/ash-perry.htm. </ref>
* John Raver <ref>History of Perry Township, OH. Accessed April 15, 2019. http://history.rays-place.com/oh/ash-perry.htm. </ref>
* James Campbell <ref>History of Perry Township, OH. Accessed April 15, 2019. http://history.rays-place.com/oh/ash-perry.htm. </ref>
* Daniel Williams <ref>History of Perry Township, OH. Accessed April 15, 2019. http://history.rays-place.com/oh/ash-perry.htm. </ref>
* Daniel Smith <ref>History of Perry Township, OH. Accessed April 15, 2019. http://history.rays-place.com/oh/ash-perry.htm. </ref>
* William Spencer <ref>History of Perry Township, OH. Accessed April 15, 2019. http://history.rays-place.com/oh/ash-perry.htm. </ref>
* Jacob Carr <ref>History of Perry Township, OH. Accessed April 15, 2019. http://history.rays-place.com/oh/ash-perry.htm. </ref>

===Census Records===

===Directories===

===Photos of Residences===

==Cemeteries==

* Center Road Cemetery <ref>"Cemetery - Perry Township." Perry Township - Perry Township, Ohio. Accessed February 25, 2019. http://perrytownship-lake.com/cemetery/. </ref>

* South Ridge/Lane Road Cemetery <ref>"Cemetery - Perry Township." Perry Township - Perry Township, Ohio. Accessed February 25, 2019. http://perrytownship-lake.com/cemetery/. </ref>

==Newspaper Articles==

===Newspaper Full-Text Articles===

===Newspaper Ads===

===Newspaper Citations With No Attached Images===

==References==
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==External Links==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Township,_Ashland_County,_Ohio Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio Wikipedia]

[[Ashland County, Ohio]] on 24 February 1846 when Wayne County's western border was redefined.
[[Category:Townships of Ashland County, Ohio]]
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