Chillicothe (Ohio)
| Chillicothe | |||
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| Nickname : Ohio's First Capital | |||
 Ross County Courthouse by Chillicothe |
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| Location in Ohio | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1803 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Ross County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 20 ′ N , 82 ° 59 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 22,216 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 899.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 25.2 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 24.7 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 190 m | ||
| Postal code : | 45601 | ||
| Area code : | +1 740 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-14184 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1060960 | ||
| Website : | ci.chillicothe.oh.us | ||
| Mayor : | Joseph P. Sulzer | ||
Chillicothe is a city and the county seat of Ross County , Ohio , United States . The population was 21,796 at the 2000 census.
Chillicothe, the village of the Shawnee , also called Shawano Indians, originally got its name from the large Shawnee group of the Chilacatha. The famous Shawnee chief Cornstalk also came from this large Shawnee group. Chillicothe was right on the edge of the steep bank of the Scioto River . The inland sides of the village were secured by palisades, which were connected with wickerwork. Chillicothe was inhabited by the Shawnees until 1787. Today's Chillicothe is located in the US state of Ohio in Ross County , whose county seat it is, and was founded by Colonel Nathaniel Massie in 1796. In the 19th century, Chillicothe was the capital of Ohio twice . In 1947, Betty Harris & The Four Tunes set the city a musical memorial with Chillicothe, Ohio, published on Manor 1087-A.
sons and daughters of the town
- Lucy Hayes (1831–1889), wife of US President Rutherford B. Hayes and the American first lady at the time
- Thomas M. Anderson (1836-1917), Brigadier General
- Albert Douglas (1852-1935), politician
- Frederick Madison Roberts (1879–1952), politician and newspaper publisher
- Herbert Alton Meyer (1886–1950), politician, member of the House of Representatives
- Edward Cook (1889–1972), track and field athlete and Olympic champion
- Lawrence Dixon (1895-1970), jazz musician
- Gardner Murphy (1895–1979), psychologist and parapsychologist
- Noel Sickles (1910–1982), comic book artist, illustrator and cartoonist
- Myrl Shoemaker (1913–1985), politician
- Neil Johnston (1929–1978), basketball player
- Nancy Wilson (1937-2018), singer and two-time Grammy Award winner
- James Mason (* 1952), right-wing extremist and publicist as well as thought leader in the Atomwaffen Division
Web links
- The City website (English)