Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Cow Barn Foundation
Barn Built 1875
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2016
1. The Cow Barn Foundation Marker
Originally 60’ x 210’ and contained 108 stalls. Barn was lost in 1980 during a windstorm. The separatists were noted for their dairy products, selling them by way of the Ohio and Erie Canal.
Erected by Zoar Community Association, and Ohio Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.
Location. 40° 36.747′ N, 81° 25.424′ W. Marker is in Zoar, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County. Marker is at the intersection of Park Street Northeast and 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Park Street Northeast. Marker is located near the southwest corner of the intersection, overlooking the 1875 cow barn foundation remains. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Zoar OH 44697, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Zoar Town Hall / Zoar and The Ohio & Erie Canal (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Zoar Hotel (about 400 feet away); Zoar Historic District (about 500 feet away); Zoar Village (about 500 feet away); Zoar Garden (about 700 feet away); Welcome To Zoar (about 700 feet away); Oldest Building in Zoar
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Regarding The Cow Barn Foundation. Zoar was founded by German religious dissenters called the Society of Separatists of Zoar in 1817. In a few short years these hard-working settlers had tamed the wilderness into productive agricultural farmland, built homes and established businesses—a flour mill, saw mill, wool factory, iron furnaces, tannery, foundry, garden, hotel, and livery. For themselves, they built a sewing house, weaving house, bakery, cobbler shop, blacksmith shop, cabinet shop, dairy, barns, and store. The Society prospered, selling their goods up and down the Ohio Canal.
Also see . . .
1. Zoar, Ohio Historic Village. Legends of America website entry (Submitted on July 22, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Historic Zoar Village. Website homepage (Submitted on July 22, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2016
2. The Cow Barn Foundation Marker
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2016
3. 1875 Cow Barn Foundation
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 4, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
