Mount Vernon, Ohio
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 St. Paul's Episcopal Church Building (left) and Knox County Courthouse (right) |
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| Location in Ohio | |||
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| Foundation : | 1805 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Knox County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 24 ′ N , 82 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 14,375 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 659.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 21.9 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 21.8 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 305 m | ||
| Postal code : | 43050 | ||
| Area code : | +1 740 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-53102 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1056436 | ||
| Website : | www.mountvernonohio.org | ||
Mount Vernon is a city in the American state of Ohio . It is the county seat of Knox County .
geography
Mount Vernon is located in central Ohio, in the northeastern United States. The Kokosing River and US Highway 36 run through the urban area.
history
The city was founded in 1805 by Joseph Walker, Thomas B. Patterson and Benjamin Butler. Mount Vernon was named after the country residence of the same name of the first President of the United States, George Washington . The city's first residents came from the states of Virginia , Maryland , New Jersey, and Pennsylvania . Three years later, in 1808, Knox County was established.
In 1851 the Woodward Opera House opened, which is now considered the oldest free-standing opera house in the United States.
Economy and Infrastructure
In 1833 the mechanical engineering company Cooper Industries was founded in Mount Vernon , today one of the oldest large companies still in existence in the USA. Another resident company is Rolls-Royce Energy Systems, a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce .
sons and daughters of the town
- Dan Emmett (1815-1904), composer
- Lansford Hastings (ca.1819–1870)
- Paul Lynde (1926–1982), actor and comedian
- Daniel Sheldon Norton (1829-1870), politician
- Ralph Washington Sockman (1889–1970), author and radio host
- Jim Stillwagon (born 1949), football player
- Jeff Williams (born 1950), jazz drummer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 25, 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.
- ↑ The Woodward Opera House, Mount Vernon (English)
- ^ Cooper Industries - History ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 22, 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.
Web links
- Mount Vernon, Ohio at Ohio History Central (English)
- Mount Vernon News , a local newspaper