Bryan (Ohio)
| Bryan | |||
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 Bryan, Eastside |
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| Location in Ohio | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1840 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Williams County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 28 ′ N , 84 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 8,333 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 706.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 11.8 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 11.8 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 234 m | ||
| Postal code : | 43506 | ||
| Area code : | +1 419 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-09792 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1048561 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofbryan.com | ||
| Mayor : | Douglas Johnson | ||
Bryan is a city in Williams County , Ohio , United States . It is the county seat of Williams County. At the 2000 census , there were 8,333 people in Bryan.
history
Bryan was founded in 1840 and named after State Auditor John A. Bryan. In 1854 it was a small village with 40–50 houses. The place soon became known for its artesian wells . Almost every house in Bryan had a well like this. They were easy and cheap to make and earned the name Fountain City . The water, which was 10–13 degrees cold even in midsummer, contained unusually high concentrations of magnesium and iron and was classified as very healthy.
The place developed into a local trade and industrial center and was granted city status in 1941. In 1946, 5,386 people lived here.
Infrastructure
The city is on State Route 15, about 6 miles south of the Ohio Turnpike Highway. The passenger rail traffic is provided by an Amtrak line . Bryan is also home to Williams County Airport. There are 14 public parks, 27 churches, several elementary schools and a high school in the village. The water is still drawn from artesian wells. Seven wells with an average capacity of 1.9 million gallons per day provide the city with drinking water.
Attractions
There are two listed districts in downtown Bryan that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places : the Bryan Downtown Historic District and the Fountain City Historic District .
Personalities
- Richard Cramer (1889–1960), actor
- Terence Thomas Henricks (* 1952), astronaut
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Henry Howe at E. Morgan: Historical Collections of Ohio. Indiana University 1854, p. 522.
- ^ Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, 1857 , p. 221
- ^ Federal Writers' Project: Ohio: The Ohio Guide , p. 377
- ↑ cityofbryan.com ( Memento of the original from September 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com
