Canal Winchester
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Location in Ohio
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1828 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| Counties : |
Fairfield County Franklin County |
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| Coordinates : | 39 ° 51 ′ N , 82 ° 49 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,478 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 271.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 16.5 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) of which 16.5 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 233 m | ||
| Postal code : | 43110 | ||
| Area code : | +1 614 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-11332 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1048579 | ||
| Website : | www.canalwinchesterohio.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Michael Ebert | ||
Canal Winchester is a suburb of Columbus in the American state of Ohio . The place is an independent municipality (" Village ") and has almost 4500 inhabitants. ( 2000 census state .) Canal Winchester is located on the Ohio-Erie Canal in County Franklin .
Canal Winchester is home to a number of Grade I listed buildings that have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). These include the oldest still operating school in Ohio, the Canal Winchester School built in 1862 , the Bergstresser Covered Bridge over Little Walnut Creek built in 1887 , the last remaining covered bridge in the county, the Methodist Church with its arched windows, built in 1908, and the historic town center Columbus Street Historic District .
Personalities
- John C. Speaks (1859-1945), Republican Congressman 1921-1931
- Oley Speaks (1874–1948), composer and songwriter
- Byron Mullens (* 1989), British-American basketball player
literature
- George Bareis: History of Madison Township, including Groveport and Canal Winchester, Franklin County, Ohio . Canal Winchester, 1902.
- Richard Lee Palsgrove: Groveport and Madison Township, Ohio . Arcadia Publishing, Chicago (IL) 2002. ISBN 0738519774 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Board Recommends 18 Ohio Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places ( Memento of the original dated June 5, 2011 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. . Ohio Historical Society press release April 11, 2006
- ↑ a b Richard Lee Palsgrove: Groveport and Madison Township, Ohio . Arcadia Publishing, 2002, p. 116. ISBN 0738519774
- ^ OHIO - Franklin County on the National Register of Historic Places: Canal Winchester School (2006 NRHP List, # 07000026), Bergstresser Covered Bridge (1974 NRHP List # 74001484), Canal Winchester Methodist Church (1982 Listed on NRHP, # 82003567), Columbus Street Historic District (Listed on NRHP in 1988, # 88000559)
