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Lancaster Ohio
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A view from Mt. Pleasant
Sources:Lancaster,Ohio 1800-2000 Frontier Town to Edge City; author, David R. Contosta
Crossroads and Fence corners; author; Charles R. Goslin
https://visitfairfieldcountyoh.org
ohio history central
www.ohioexploration.com
Ohio Glass Museum, tours include the main galery with changing exhibitions in Sept. and March. There is a movie that covers the history of glass making in Fairfield co and Lancaster. A history room and demos in glass blowing. In case you didnt know one of Lancasters nicknames is "glass city"
Lancaster has a rich history if you decide to explore, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Lancaster was birthplace and home to many notable and famous people throughout history. Gen. William Sherman,famous civil war general and his brother John a U.S senator, Thomas Ewing also a U.S senator, David Graf, actor best known for his role in Police Academy
Ebenezer Zane laid claim to 3 sq miles along theHocking river(lancaster) also muskingam(Zanesville) and Scioto(Chillicothe) rivers. He petitioned congress in 1796 to open a trail(trace) pretty much beginning and ending points on the Ohio river. The trail really was only a path that he and sons cleared big enough for a packhorse to get thru. The land was payment for his effort.
Lancaster has four separate historic districts that are on the National Register of historic Places. The largest is known as Square 13. It covers 24 blocks and contains 89 historic buildings, one of which is the Sherman house. It is a National Historic landmark