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The township was named for Liberty, Pennsylvania, at the suggestion of John Morrow, a resident in the township at the time of its formation in 1803 who was the brother of Ohio Governor Jeremiah Morrow, after his hometown. The first settler was John Nelson, who arrived in 1796, seven years before Ohio became a state.
1856 map of Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide. [4] Liberty Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve. It was established as a township in 1806. The first settler in the township was thought to be Henry Swager in 1798.
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The first non-American Indian settler of Liberty Township - also of Delaware County - was Capt. Nathan Carpenter, who settled in the township on May 1, 1801, after a journey of over 2½ months from New York City. Liberty Township was also "one of the three original townships into which the county was divided for temporary purposes, at the time ...
One of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide, [4] it was originally named German Township, but its name was changed to Liberty Township in the 1910s. [5] German Township was formed from parts of Harrison and Washington counties in 1820. The first settler within its bounds was James Cloyd, who arrived six years before the township's organization.
Fields in eastern Liberty Township Location of Liberty Township, Hardin County, Ohio Coordinates: 40°46′18″N 83°49′15″W / 40.77167°N 83.82083°W / 40.77167; -83
Countryside in southeastern Liberty Township Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio . Coordinates: 38°48′42″N 83°37′44″W / 38.81167°N 83.62889°W / 38.81167; -83