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  2. Xenia, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Xenia Station is a replica building based on the original Xenia Station Downtown Xenia in 1930. Xenia was founded in 1803, the same year Ohio was admitted to the Union. In that year, Hollander-American pioneer John Paul bought 2,000 acres (8.1 km 2) of land from Thomas and Elizabeth Richardson of Hanover County, Virginia, for "1050 pounds current moneys of Virginia."

  3. Samuel N. Patterson House - Wikipedia

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    Patterson arranged for the construction of his house on the upscale North King Street around 1863.Local newspaper "Xenia Torchlight" states in the April 29th 1863 edition "In the north-west part of the city, Samuel Patterson has his new residence nearly ready for the brick mason".

  4. East Second Street Historic District (Xenia, Ohio) - Wikipedia

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    Xenia's first banker, John Hivling, once lived at 183 Second, which was built circa 1880. Eastlake details on this house include decorations above the door and the windows as well as a round window in the gable. Among the features of the first floor are an entrance on the side and tall sash windows.

  5. Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home - Wikipedia

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    Ohio members of the Grand Army of the Republic took up that challenge, and, through a donation of 100 acres by a Xenia farmer, created the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home. This institution was the predecessor of the Ohio Veterans' Children's Home. In 1870, the State of Ohio assumed control of the home.

  6. AP Was There: A 1974 tornado in Xenia, Ohio, kills 32 and ...

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    XENIA, Ohio (AP) — EDITOR'S NOTE — On April 3, 1974, a fierce tornado barreled through Xenia, Ohio, without warning, killing 32 people, injuring hundreds and leveling half the city of 25,000.

  7. Hollencamp House - Wikipedia

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    The Hollencamp House is a historic residence in the city of Xenia, Ohio, United States. Constructed as the home of a prominent immigrant businessman, it has been named a historic site. Born in Germany, Bernard Hollencamp settled in Xenia, where he began operating the Hollencamp Brewery on Second Street east of the city's downtown.

  8. Millen–Schmidt House - Wikipedia

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    The Millen–Schmidt House is a historic residence in Xenia, Ohio, United States. Built in the late nineteenth century, it was named a historic site after surviving a massive tornado. Eli Millen settled in Xenia in 1837, having left South Carolina because of his sense of revulsion toward slavery.

  9. Xenia Township, Greene County, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Xenia Township (/ ˈ z iː n i ə / ZEE-nee-ə) is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 6,742. Geography