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Title
Centerburg
Boulder
Photograph
Subject
Geography and Natural Resources
Rocks
Place
Centerburg (Ohio)
Knox County (Ohio)
Description
This
photograph
,
taken
in
1982
,
shows
the
red
granite
boulder
northeast
of
Centerburg
,
Ohio
that
is
believed
to
mark
the
center
of
state
.
Beginning
in the
1820s
folklore
notes
Centerburg
as
being
the
geographical
heart
of
Ohio
. The
boulder
is
6
'
x
4.5
'
x
3.5
'
(1.82
x
1.37
x
1.07
m)
and was
probably
deposited
by the
receding
glacier
.
Centerburg
,
like
Sunbury
and
Blendon
Corners
(now
Westerville)
, was a
livery
stop
on the
route
to
Columbus
. The
town
was
officially
laid
out
in
1830
and
recorded
by the
landowners
,
Jacob
Houck
and
Stephen
Sutton
, in
December
1834
.
Harvey
Jones
, an
innkeeper
,
promoted
Centerburg
to
become
the
state
capitol
instead
of
Columbus
when
it
was
moved
from
Chillicothe
,
since
Centerburg
is
the
center
of
Ohio
.
When
travel
was
diverted
by the
railroads
in
1851
Centerburg
declined
until
a
rail
line
was
built
through
it
in
1871
. The
village
was
made
an
independent
district
in
1877
,
giving
residents
control
over
roads
and
starting
village
government
.
Date of Original
1982
Source
Audiovisual material
Submitting Institution
Centerburg Public Library and Local History Center
Rights
For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om2256_1974787_005.tif
Image Height
1599
Image Width
2400
File Size
1340.868 KB
Format
picture
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