Sandyville: The Town that Moved
N 40° 38.427 W 081° 22.178
17T E 468744 N 4498910
This sign is located at the intersection of Cross Roads Rd NE, Sandyville Rd and Beckel Ave. It was dedicated July 25, 2015. Interestingly, the remarkableohio web site does not include this marker - it jumps from #24-79 to #26-79.
Waymark Code: WMWFMC
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2017
Views: 2
Sandyville was founded in 1815 by future State Senator Henry Laffer. In 1936, the 275 villages learned that the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District planned to control regional flooding with the construction of 14 dams including nearby Bolivar Dam. This dam would place Sandyville in a flood zone and force villagers to sell, abandon, or move their homes. Ultimately, the villagers united and decided to move Sandyville. Between August 1937 and early 1938, contractors (paid by the Conservancy District) relocated approximately 30 houses, 30 outbuildings, 2 stores, a post office, a town hall, and a restaurant (where cooking continued suing the move!). The move required hard work, patience, and neighborliness. By 1938, the little village had moved one-half mile up the hill and villagers began to recreate their peaceful, pleasant surroundings or future generations.
Marker Number: 25-79
County: Tuscarawas
Significance of Location: Place
Bicentenial Mark: no
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
Website address: Not listed
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