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Due to growing disputes with the French and closer trade relations with Pennsylvania-based merchants, the Wyandot burned their village and relocated to the mouth of the Cuyahoga River in what is today Cleveland in 1748. [5] Castalia was laid out in 1836. [6] The village was named after Castalia, a figure in Greek mythology. [7]
Junundat, also called Junandot, Ayonontout, or Etionnontout, was a Wyandot village located south of Sandusky Bay, near modern-day Castalia, Ohio.Junundat was founded c. 1740 by Wyandots moving south from the vicinity of Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit in order to escape harassment by the Odawa (Ottawa).
Preble County District Library (PCDL) is a multi-branch library system that serves the various cities and villages of Preble County, Ohio.It has seven branches across the Preble County, along with the Library Administration and Resource Center and the Preble County Room (local history and genealogy), both located at 450 S. Barron Street in Eaton.
Entrance to Blue Hole. The Blue Hole is a fresh water pond and cenote located in Castalia, Erie County, Ohio, in the United States.From the 1920s to 1990 the Blue Hole was a tourist site, attracting 165,000 visitors annually at the height of its popularity, partly because of its location on State Route 269, about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio.
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Ohio provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Ohio, where 104 public libraries were built from 79 [1] grants (totaling $2,846,484) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1915. In addition, academic libraries were built at 7 institutions (totaling ...
Clermont County Public Library; Location: Clermont County, Ohio, United States: Established: 1955 [1] Branches: 10: Access and use; Circulation: More than 1.6 million in 2013 [1] Population served: 197,363: Other information; Director: Chris Wick [1] Employees: More than 100 [1] Website: Clermont County Public Library
The Athens County Public Libraries are a consortium of seven public libraries located in Athens County, Ohio. The library system was originally known as the Nelsonville Public Library. The original facility in Nelsonville was created in 1935 as an outgrowth of the Nelsonville school system. [2] The library system has an inventory of about ...
A schoolhouse was in operation at Wyandot by 1828. [2] A post office called Wyandot opened in 1837, and was discontinued in 1905. [3] Dr. Charles E. Sawyer, the personal physician of Warren G. Harding, was born in Wyandot in 1860. [4]