Roscoe Village (Coshocton, Ohio)
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| Location: | Whitewoman and High Sts., Coshocton, Ohio |
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| Coordinates: | 40°16′35″N 81°52′36″W / 40.27639°N 81.87667°WCoordinates: 40°16′35″N 81°52′36″W / 40.27639°N 81.87667°W |
| Built: | 1816 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style: | Classical Revival, Greek Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
73001403 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | April 03, 1973 |
Roscoe Village, located in Coshocton, Ohio, United States, is a restored Ohio and Erie Canal town operated by the non-profit Roscoe Village Foundation. The goal of the Foundation is to maintain the historic buildings of Roscoe Village and promote education with regard to life along the Ohio and Erie Canal in the mid 19th century. Living history is displayed and there are annual events which attract tourists from all over the country. The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum is located in the village, and features decorative arts, pioneer and Native American artifacts and local history displays.
Roscoe Village was also the location where the Walhonding Canal, a feeder canal that connected Cavallo in the northwestern part of the county with the Ohio and Erie Canal.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Hill Jr., N.N. (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its past and present, 1740-1881. Newark, Ohio: A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers.
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