Galion (Ohio)
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Location in Ohio
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| Foundation : | 1831 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| Counties : |
Crawford County Morrow County Richland County |
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| Coordinates : | 40 ° 44 ′ N , 82 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 11,341 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 886 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 12.9 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 12.8 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 357 m | ||
| Postal code : | 44833 | ||
| Area code : | +1 419 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-29162 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1064699 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.galion.oh.us | ||
| Mayor : | Thomas M. O'Leary | ||
Galion is a city in Crawford County , Morrow County and Richland County in the US state of Ohio . It is part of the Mansfield - Bucyrus area. The population was 11,341 at the 2000 census . Galion is the second largest city in Crawford County.
history
Settlers first came to the area of what is now the city of Galion in 1817. This was at a junction of the north-south route from Portland (now called Sandusky ) on Lake Erie to Columbus and the east-west route, which is now partially occupied by the Lincoln Highway and the Harding Highway .
When the settlement got a post office in 1824, the postmaster proposed the name Galion as a designation that could be clearly distinguished from all other place names in Ohio. The original name proposed for the ward and submitted to Richland County would have been Greensburg . It is not known whether the name Galion means anything in particular, although various etymological derivations have been suggested.
The year in which Galion finally became an independent municipality is usually given as 1831.
In 1841, Galion was the birthplace of Orville J. Nave, who in 1896, as chaplain of the United States Army , brought out the "Nave's Topical Bible", a Bible version that was often used at the time .
Galion was also the hometown of William Montgomery Brown , an Episcopal Church bishop who was tried and convicted of heresy by his own church in 1922 . The case attracted worldwide attention, as no heretic trials had been conducted since the days of Luther . The Bishop's estate in Galion, called Brownella Cottage , is now owned by the Galion Historical Society, which operates a museum in an outbuilding. Brownella Cottage was included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) along with the Grace Episcopal Church in 1980, making it a listed building.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brownella Cottage ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ OHIO - Crawford County on the National Register of Historic Places. Brownella Cottage and Grace Episcopal Church and Rectory (listed on the NRHP list in 1980, # 80002975)
