New Garden, Ohio
New Garden, Ohio | ||
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ZIP code 44423 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1057866[1] | |
New Garden is an
History
New Garden was laid out in 1810.[2] A post office called New Garden was established in 1830, and remained in operation until 1893.[3]
Quaker missionary Stephen Grellet passed through New Garden in 1824, and wrote in Chapter 66 of his memoirs that he was under "great depression of body and mind", mentioning the "powers of anti-Christ" and that many in the New Garden Quaker community "are among those who are carried away by the spirit of infidelity".[4]
An auxiliary of the American Anti-Slavery Society was formed in New Garden in 1834.[5]
In 1848, African-American abolitionist and author
A 28 ft (8.5 m) long covered bridge, built in 1978, is located in Eagle Pass Golf Course in New Garden.[7]
Recreation
Guilford Lake State Park is 2.5 mi (4.0 km) east of New Garden, and Zeppernick Wildlife Area is 3 mi (4.8 km) west.
Notable person
- Robert B. Wood, awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Civil War
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Garden, Ohio
- ^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 282.
- ^ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ Grellet, Staphen (1860). Memoirs of the Life and Gospel Labours of Stephen Grellet. Bennett. p. 164.
- ISBN 0813129516.
- ISBN 9780807862919.
- ^ Travis, Dale (June 6, 2014). "Ohio Covered Bridges List". Dale J. Travis.
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