Tuscarawas County Welcome Center - New Philadelphia, OH
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silverquill
N 40° 29.363 W 081° 26.685
17T E 462308 N 4482171
Located in downtown New Philadelphia, this is the perfect place to get all of the tourist information for Tuscarawas County with it's rich history and nearby Amish country.
Waymark Code: WMBYVN
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2011
Views: 6
The welcome center is located across from the
Tuscarawas County Courthouse.
According to the official city web site,
New Philadelphia was founded in 1804 by John Knisely from Pennsylvania who had become good friends with David Zeisberger of the nearby Schoenbrunn mission begun by the Moravians in 1722 working among the local native population. Knisley returned to his home, sold everything and moved his family, along with 33 pioneers who accompanied him to this frontier. He purchased the land that is now the city of New Philadelphia and began careful and deliberate planning for a great city. New Philadelphia was selected as the county seat for the newly formed county of Tuscarawas in 1807, and was officially incorporated in 1833.
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