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G.
Parks, Preserves, and Historical Sites
3.
Historical Locations or Features
Section Navigation:
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Historical
Architecture
-
Archeological
Sites
a. Historical
Architecture
Historical structures are recognized at both a state and national level.
The State of
Ohio
has 353 sites designated as historical locations in the Darby Watershed.
A high concentration of state historical locations are centered around
the villages of
Plain
City
, Mechanicsburg, and
Milford
Center
and scattered along U.S. 40. The
highest concentration of the historical structures is in the
village
of
Mechanicsburg
which has a total of 112 state and national sites.
A large number of sites are scattered throughout eastern
Madison
and western Franklin
County
in the Darby Watershed.
Appendix F
lists historical structures for the Darby Watershed by county.
Darby watershed has 25 structures recognized on the
National Registry (See Figure 59). A
detailed listing of the structure and name is included in
Appendix F.
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Figure
59:National Registry Sites
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County-
Municipality
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Number
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Champaign
- Mechanicsburg
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20
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Union
–
North Lewisburg
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1
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Union
– Marysville
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1
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Union
– Irwin
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1
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Madison
–
Plain
City
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2
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Total
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25
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b. Archeological Sites
Archeological sites are also recognized by the State of
Ohio
. No specific information regarding
archeological sites could be presented in this document because of the sensitive
nature of the locations. The Ohio
Historical Society was able to provide some summary information regarding the
number of such locations in the Darby Watershed, summarized in Figure 60.
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Figure
60: Archeological Sites in Darby
Watershed
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County
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Number
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Champaign
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11
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Franklin
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165
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Logan
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35
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Madison
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64
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Pickaway
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39
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Union
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88
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Source:
Ohio
Historical Society, 2004
 
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