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  Tuscarawas County, Ohio History
It is distinctively the region of the valley of the Tuscarawas River.
Its early capital, Tuscarawas, stood near the northern confines of the county, opposite the mouth of Sandy Creek.
Though the soil of Tuscarawas County was remote from the American colonies and far from the settlements of white men, yet it witnessed more of the calamities of war than much of the land that was situated in the midst of that memorable struggle.
www.heritagepursuit.com /Tuscarawas/TuscarawasChapI.htm   (1867 words)

  
 Escape, Experience, Enjoy!...The Timeless Adventures of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County is located in east-central Ohio, a short distance from several major cities, with highway access to all parts of Ohio and surrounding states.
In 1770, David Zeisberger was summoned to the Tuscarawas Valley by the Delaware Indians.
The river provided Tuscarawas County citizens with resources to construct a canal, that began to be built in 1825 and was named the Ohio and Erie Canal.
www.neohiotravel.com /histories/tuschist.htm   (2001 words)

  
 Water Resources of Tuscarawas County, AEX-480.79
The county's population of 84,090 (1990 census data) is predominantly a mixture of rural and urban, and 88 percent of Tuscarawas County households rely on ground water for their water supply.
Tuscarawas County lies in the Muskingum River Basin.
Tuscarawas County contains portions of several streams and their tributaries that have been classified by the Assessment as being affected by nonpoint source pollution.
ohioline.osu.edu /aex-fact/0480_79.html   (2429 words)

  
 CIC - Tuscarawas County Overview
He selected water not from Lake Erie or the mighty Ohio River, but from the Tuscarawas River at a site in the northern part of Tuscarawas County, symbolizing the significance of the Tuscarawas Valley as a commercial crossroads in prehistoric America.
Tuscarawas County communities maintain a "small town" appeal offering peace and security that are rare in major metropolitan areas.
Tuscarawas County is proud of its symphony and theatre.
www.tusccic.com /why/overview.asp   (434 words)

  
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The Village of Tuscarawas is located in south central Tuscarawas County in the state of Ohio.
Tuscarawas (also known as Tusky) is about 5 miles south of New Philadelphia, the County Seat.
It lies in the valley partly surrounded by hills with the Tuscarawas River flowing along the eastern border.
tusky.org   (108 words)

  
 Tuscarawas County, Ohio History
The ancient capital of the Delawares, Tuscarawas, said also to have been previously inhabited by the Senecas and Wyandots, stood on the plains a few rods from the river, and opposite the mouth of Sandy Creek.
The Tuscarawas River enters the township from Stark County, and soon after takes a northern bend of several miles, then returning it pursues a gen eral southeasterly direction till it leaves the township.
St Peter's Catholic Church, the first Catholic congregation of Tuscarawas County, having its home in the southwestern part of Lawrence Township, on one of the highest elevations in the county -the "Hessian Hills " was organ ized in 1840.
www.heritagepursuit.com /Tuscarawas/TuscarawasHLawrence.htm   (6124 words)

  
 Tuscarawas County, Ohio History
In October, 1809, Thomas Hamilton raised a house on the north bank of the river, near the southwest corner of the Gnadenhutten tract.
Gnadenhutten is a quiet, secluded village, situated in the eastern part of the township, on the east bank of the Tuscarawas, and a short distance south of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad.
The settlement west of the river, in the Gnadenhutten tract, was in early tines known as Yankeetown.
www.heritagepursuit.com /Tuscarawas/TuscarawasHClay.htm   (5038 words)

  
 Tuscarawas County Ground-Water Resources, AEX-490.79
Although the Tuscarawas River basin lies beyond the glaciated portion of the state, meltwater from the glaciers to the north has deposited well-sorted sands and gravel in the bedrock valley beneath the river.
The amount of water available by induced infiltration depends on the mud and silt on the river bottom, the thickness and permeability of the sand and gravel deposits, and the distance between the well and the river.
Area C delineates locations of valley fill material in the Tuscarawas River Valley containing deposits of sand and gravel which are hydraulically connected to extremely thick sand and gravel deposits.
ohioline.osu.edu /aex-fact/0490_79.html   (2668 words)

  
 Tuscarawas River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tuscarawas, colloquially the Tusc, is a medium-sized river in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio and is an important tributary of the Muskingum.
In Barberton, the river turns southward and the former path of the Ohio and Erie Canal runs side by side with the river for much of its length.
The Tuscarawas continues through (among other places) Clinton, Canal Fulton, Massillon, Navarre, Bolivar, Zoar, Dover, New Philadelphia, Gnadenhutten, Port Washington, Newcomerstown and Tuscarawas,Ohio before joining the Walhonding River to form the Muskingum near Coshocton.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tuscarawas_River   (199 words)

  
 Escape, Experience, Enjoy!...The Timeless Adventures of Tuscarawas County, Ohio
"Tuscarawas", for which the county, river and village are named, is an Indian word meaning "open mouth" or "mouth of the river".
The 1913 flood of the Tuscarawas River marked the end of the Canal era for the area as well as doing massive damage to the city of Dover.
Tuscarawas County is one of the northern-most Appalachian counties in Ohio.
www.neohiotravel.com /facts.htm   (666 words)

  
 Saf_Drainage networks
The drainage basin for the Mississippi River occupies approximately half the land area of the U.S. The two principal tributaries of the Mississippi are the Missouri and Ohio rivers.
The nearby Tuscarawas River is a tributary of the Muskingum River.
Both rivers are in the Ohio River watershed, a major tributary of the Mississippi River.
www.mhhe.com /earthsci/geology/mcconnell/streams/drainage.htm   (569 words)

  
 Barberton, Ohio - Part I: Before Barberton (1810-1890)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The land which was to become Barberton was watered by the Tuscarawas River, which followed a westerly course through Coventry Township before turning south to form the border between Coventry and Norton.
The eight-mile trail met the Tuscarawas to the west of Barberton in Coventry Township.
Just as the canal had followed the Tuscarawas River through this area when it was built in 1826-27, the first railroad line to enter Norton Township in 1852 followed the route of the canal.
www.cityofbarberton.com /live/history/1810-1890.shtml   (2175 words)

  
 Upper Tuscarawas River Watershed
The Upper Tuscarawas River Watershed is a diverse area covering portions of Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, and Wayne Counties in Northeast Ohio.
The Upper Tuscarawas River was also part of the historic Ohio and Erie Canal, and its remnants are now part of the Ohio and Erie Canal Scenic Byway for all to enjoy.
Types of information to be found include numerous documents and reports about River's water quality, facts about the local watershed groups, photos of the Tuscarawas River and its tributaries, watershed news, and links to other watershed activities and upcoming events in the watershed.
www.uptuscwatershed.org /upper_tusc.html   (206 words)

  
 County History
Tuscarawas County is situated in the heartland of the nation's great industrial base.
Tuscarawas County's diverse industrial community is expanding and has positioned itself in worldwide markets.
The Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce partners with the CIC to encourage community development.
www.appalachianohio.com /main/histories.aspx?CoID=32   (423 words)

  
 Rivers Unlimited - Links
The Upper Tuscarawas River Regional Watersheds - This website provides the most up-to-date information available for the Upper Tuscarawas River, Nimishillen Creek, and Chippewa Creek Watersheds and supplies educational resource materials and links and for those interested in water quality protection and restoration.
River Network - River Network's Mission is to help people understand, protect and restore rivers and their watersheds.
We envision a nation whose rivers are cared for by those who use them and live in their watershed.
www.riversunlimited.org /links/index.htm   (638 words)

  
 Community Profile Network
Tuscarawas County is rich in American history, containing, among other things, historical sites commemorating the only Revolutionary War Fort and the first white settlement in what later became Ohio.
The first people who settled in the Tuscarawas Valley were the prehistoric mound builders who left their mysterious mounds scattered about the area, but we have no clues as to who these people were, or what the mounds were for.
The Ohio-Erie Canal was built, in part, along the shores of the Tuscarawas River, and all the communities in the county benefited, both through increased commerce and an influx of new residents.
www.villageprofile.com /ohio/tuscarawas/02his/topic.html   (779 words)

  
 The Ohio & Erie Canal in Tuscarawas County Part 5
A series of wasteways allowed the overflow of water into the Tuscarawas River and a wooden towpath bridge was built over the dam and wasteway to allow the crossing of the mules pulling the canal boats.
The guard lock was removed during the rebuild of the canal in the early 1900's and a sluice put in in its place.
Tuscarawas County was formed in 1807 and New Philadelphia battled Canal Dover for the county seat.
home.neo.rr.com /canal1/TuscarawasCounty5.htm   (788 words)

  
 Tucarawas County
            Population of Tuscarawas in 1820 was 8,328; 1830, 14,298; 1840, 25,632; 1860, 32,463; 1880, 40,198; of whom 32,753 were born in Ohio; 1,716 Pennsylvania; 262 Virginia; 198 New York; 136 Indiana; 32 Kentucky; 2,073 German Empire; 442 England and Wales; 356 Ireland; 153 Scotland; 49 British America; 41 France, and 5 Sweden and Norway.
CRESSON in the valley of White river, Ind., has great cumulative weight, and forces, even on the most unwilling, the conviction that glacial man on this continent is not a myth, but a reality.
Gekelemukpechunk, the capital of the Delawares in the Tuscarawas valley.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~henryhowesbook/tuscarawas.html   (8146 words)

  
 ATSDR - PHA - Dover Chemical Corporation, Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
The 60-acre facility is located in the Sugar Creek valley, bounded on the west by I-77, on the east by Davis Street and railroad tracks, on the south by several other industrial facilities, and on the north by an open field (Figure 1, Appendix A).
It is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River.
Groundwater flow is southeast towards the Tuscarawas River (Weston, 1993).
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /hac/pha/doverchem/dcc_p1.html   (2672 words)

  
 Indian Trails and Towns in Ohio
The principal Indian towns on the Great Trail in Ohio were the Tuscarawas and Beaver towns where it crossed the Tuscarawas river; Mohican John's town, further west; and the Sandusky towns around Sandusky bay and river.
Ascending the Sandusky river, crossing the portage and descending the Scioto to its juncture with the Ohio, the Scioto trail crossed the latter river and joined the famous "Warriors' Path," leading far into the southland.
The principal towns on this trail were Saguin's Post, Ottawa town and Mingo town on the Cuyahoga; Tuscarawas and Beaver towns on the Great Trail; Conchake and White Eyes towns near the forks of the Muskingum and the several Delaware towns to the south.
www.railsandtrails.com /Maps/OhioArch1914/trails.htm   (1212 words)

  
 Past never dies in Tuscarawas County, Ohio
History is so much a part of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, that folks there are likely to bristle if you refer to Marietta as the first European settlement in Ohio.
Just east of Bolivar lies the quaint and historic village of Zoar, still looking very much as it did in the 19th century when it was the home of the "Society of Separatists," a religious sect who fled persecution in their German homeland.
As rich in history as the Tuscarawas Valley, there are plenty of other ways this county is steeped in regional color.
www.cincinnati.com /travel/stories/10132002_tuscarawas13.html   (949 words)

  
 Pittsburgh to Columbus
Just west of Tuscarawas, the Pan Handle Route enters the valley of the Tuscarawas River, a stream which rises to the north, through the hills, and alongside of which runs for many miles the canal connecting Lake Erie with the Ohio River at Portsmouth.
Gnadenhutten, a little country village on the Tuscarawas, is reminiscent of one of the most tragic events in early American history.
Coshocton, marks the junction of the Tuscarawas and Mohican rivers to form the Muskingum.
www.railsandtrails.com /PRR/HD1916/PittsburghColumbus.html   (1094 words)

  
 Catfishing in Ohio
According to local fisheries biologists, the Sandusky River is a great place to catch good numbers of channel catfish between 2 and 5 pounds.
The lower Tuscarawas River is a vastly overlooked catfish hotspot in District Three.
The river seems to provide the best catfishing opportunities from the town of Tuscarawas downstream to its confluence with the Walhonding River, where the Muskingum River is formed.
www.ohiogameandfish.com /fishing/OH_0706_02/index1.html   (556 words)

  
 City of Massillon - History
Massillon is located in the northeastern portion of Ohio, Stark County, on the Tuscarawas River.
The Tuscarawas River served as a boundary line among the Indians as early as 1650.
The Fort McIntosh Treaty of 1785 established the Tuscarawas River as the boundary between the Indians and the Territory of the United States.
www.massillonohio.com /hist.html   (1075 words)

  
 History of Perry Township
In 1800 lands east of the Tuscarawas River were ordered surveyed and were thrown onto the market for sale.
Although Ohio became a state in 1803, the Indian title to this land was not cancelled until 1809, but still the Indians clung to the land of their forefathers and traded furs for the white mans firewater.
To acquire a small quantity of salt, Jacob Grounds, living in the Tuscarawas Valley, walked fifteen miles to a clearing east of Zoar, got a tin cup full of the scarce commodity and walked back again; he was as happy as though he had received a whole sack of salt.
perrynet.stark.k12.oh.us /community/perryhistory   (716 words)

  
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Barr reports that his favorite fish is the smallmouth bass and the Tuscarawas keeps him satisfied with plenty of bronzeback action.
Indian River Outfitters targets the scenic, upper Tuscarawas from Canal Fulton to Massillon while NTR concentrates on a more pristine, untouched look of the river from Navarre to Bolivar.
"Slipping quietly down the river in a canoe enables photographers to get that shot of a lifetime." Besides deer and squirrel, the river is a staging area for waterfowl, and other migratory species.
www.ebait.com /show.asp?number=46   (932 words)

  
 Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tuscarawas County is a county located in the state of Ohio.
About 7.20% of families and 9.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.
They were granted permission to build a cabin near the junction of the Sandy Creek and Tuscarawas River, in present day Stark County.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tuscarawas_County,_Ohio   (869 words)

  
 Zoar Valley Trail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The high points at either end of the camp overlooking the Tuscarawas River were Native American lookouts.
It is a three-span Pratt through-truss with separate spans of 86 feet and an overall length of 265 feet.
The bridge is slated to be restored by Tuscarawas County in the near future as a link from the trail to Zoar.
www.tuscazoar.org /ZoarValleyTrail.htm   (1155 words)

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