Port Washington in Tuscarawas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Union Hall
Old Town Hall
| | 1879 | |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2022
1. Union Hall / Old Town Hall Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.
Location. 40° 19.689′ N, 81° 31.122′ W. Marker is in Port Washington, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County. It is on East Main Street (U.S. 36) just north of Compton Lane, on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the left of the west/front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 107 East Main Street, Port Washington OH 43837, 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eckfield Square (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Salem Mission (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gnadenhutten / The Gnadenhutten Massacre, "A Day of Shame" (approx. 4.8 miles away); Denton "Cy" Young (approx. 5.4 miles away); Newcomerstown Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 5.4 miles away); Cy Young (approx. 5.4 miles away); Newcomerstown Korean War Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); Captain Freeman Davis (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Washington.
Regarding Union Hall. National Register of Historic Places #79001971, as Port Washington Town Hall.
Also see . . . Port Washington Village History.
Port Washington, settled in 1827 by John Knight and was a major stop on the canal between Cleveland and Portsmouth. Farmers brought produce from fifty miles around for shipment via the old Port Washington Road. On the tails of the canal and its prosperity came the railroad. Midway into the nineteenth century, the Pennsylvania Railroad was playing a major function in town.(Submitted on November 26, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)The large three-story brick town hall was built in 1878. A larger municipal building was constructed in 1970 which houses the fire and police departments, mayoral office, and the town council chamber.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2022
2. Union Hall / Old Town Hall Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2022
3. Union Hall / Old Town Hall Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2022
4. Union Hall / Old Town Hall Tower
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2022
5. Union Hall / Old Town Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 710 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 26, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
