Carrollton (Ohio)
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 Carroll County Courthouse in Carrollton |
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Carroll County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 35 ′ N , 81 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,241 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 522.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6.2 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 6.2 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 341 m | ||
| Postal code : | 44615 | ||
| Area code : | +1 330 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-12280 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1056769 | ||
| Website : | www.villageofcarrollton.com | ||
| Mayor : | Dave Flanary | ||
Carrollton is a village in Carroll County , Ohio , United States . The population was 3,241 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County. The municipality is part of the Canton - Massillon metropolitan area .
history
Carrollton was founded as Centerville in 1815 and became an independent parish in 1834. It was named in 1834 after Charles Carroll of Carrollton , one of the signatories of the American Declaration of Independence , and was the county seat of the newly created Carroll County.
Some members of the McCook family lived in Carrollton. This family was also the Fighting McCooks named after the six family members in the American Civil War generals of the US Army on the part of the Northern states were. Others fell in the Civil War, including Daniel McCook , a Carrollton lawyer and father of nine sons and three daughters. On July 19, 1863, during the Battle of Buffington Island , he was hit by a bullet and died two days later. The battle was a decisive defeat for the southern states under General John Hunt Morgan , who had waged a campaign across Ohio, now known as Morgan's Raid .
The Daniel McCook House in Carrollton, the historic home of Daniel McCook and his family, is on the National Register of Historic Places . Another historical landmark is the County Courthouse , built in 1885 by architects JS Melbourne and Frank O. Weary. The courthouse was built from sandstone from the Berea area instead of an older brick building from 1835 . Only the bell of the old courthouse remained and was installed in the tower of the new building. Just outside the city is the Algonquin Mill Complex with an old steam mill, also known as the Petersburg Mill . The mill dates from 1826, in 1890 it was equipped with a steam boiler. It is still in operation today for museum purposes. An open-air museum has been created around the mill, which has been the scene of a three-day festival, the Annual Algonquin Mill Fall Festival , every October since 1971 .
Sons of the place
- Edwin Stanton McCook (1837–1873), officer and politician
- William Crozier (1855-1942), General
Individual evidence
- ^ Charles and Barbara Whalen: The Fighting McCooks: America's Famous Fighting Family . Westmoreland Press, 2006
- ^ Ohio Historical Society: The Fighting Mc Cooks ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2007 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.
- ^ The McCook House Civil War Museum
- ↑ Ohio - Carroll County on the National Register of Historic Places: Daniel McCook House, Residence, (1970 NRHP List # 70000486), Carroll County Courthouse, Courthouse, (1974 NRHP List # 74001406), Van Horn Building (added to NRHP list in 1987, # 87001375), Petersburg Mill, Dampfmühle, (added to NRHP list in 1970, # 70000487)
- ^ Carroll County Historical Society The Algonquin Mill Complex
