Sandyville in Tuscarawas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sandyville: The Town that Moved

Sandyville Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Irick, August 21, 2018

1. Sandyville Marker

Inscription. Sandyville was founded in 1815 by future State Senator Henry Laffer. In 1936, the 275 villagers learned that the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District planned to control regional flooding with the construction of 14 dams including nearby Bolivar Dam. This dam would place Sandyville in a flood zone and force villagers to sell, abandon, or move their homes. Ultimately, the villagers united and decided to move Sandyville. Between August 1937 and early 1938, contractors (paid by the Conservancy District) relocated approximately 30 houses, 30 outbuildings, 2 stores, a post office, a town hall, and a restaurant (where cooking continued during the move!). The move required hard work, patience, and neighborliness, By 1938, the little village had moved one-half mile up the hill and villagers began to recreate their peaceful, pleasant surroundings for future generations.

Erected 2015 by Sparta Steel The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 25-79.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection

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Location. 40° 38.427′ N, 81° 22.179′ W. Marker is in Sandyville, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County. It is at the intersection of Cross Roads Road NE (County Route 108) and Beckel Avenue and Sandyville Rd (County Route 107), on the right when traveling west on Cross Roads Road NE. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4207 Cross Roads Rd NE, Sandyville OH 44671, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zoar Meeting House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Zoar Garden (approx. 3.3 miles away); Oldest Building in Zoar (approx. 3.3 miles away); Zoar Village (approx.

Photographed by Jason Irick, August 21, 2018

2. Sandyville Marker

full view of marker, next to town sign

3.3 miles away); Zoar Historic District (approx. 3.3 miles away); Zoar Town Hall / Zoar and The Ohio & Erie Canal (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Zoar Hotel (approx. 3.4 miles away); Welcome To Zoar (approx. 3.4 miles away).

Photographed by Jason Irick, August 21, 2018

3. Sandyville Marker

marker as seen from Sandyville Road, with roads signs as witness. Beckel Avenue is in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,175 times since then and 127 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.