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Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio
Washington Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States. Located in the east-central part of the county, it is the only one of the eleven that does not contain a municipality. The population was 2,752 at the 2020 census. Geography Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Massie Township – north * Adams Township, Clinton County – northeast * Vernon Township, Clinton County – east * Harlan Township – south * Salem Township – southwest * Turtlecreek Township – west, across the Little Miami River * Wayne Township – northwest It was wholly within the Virginia Military District and was surveyed under the metes and bounds system. The township is the home of Fort Ancient, a prehistoric earthwork built by the Mound Builders 2,000 years ago. Name and history Named for President George Washington, it shares its name with forty-two other Townships statewide. Washington Township was created by the Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships. Township functions are generally overseen by a governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk, trustee, or mayor (in New Jersey and the metro townships of Utah). Township officers frequently include justice of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon Township, Clinton County, Ohio
Vernon Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 2,951 people living in the township. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Adams Township - north * Union Township - northeast corner * Washington Township - east * Marion Township - south * Harlan Township, Warren County - southwest * Washington Township, Warren County - west The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District. Cowan Lake State Park is located partially in Vernon Township. The village of Clarksville is located in western Vernon Township. Transportation Major highways include State Routes 132, 133, 350, and 730, and the 3C Highway. Name and history Vernon Township was organized in 1810. Statewide, other Vernon Townships are located in Crawford and Trumbull counties. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Township, Ohio (other)
Washington Township, Ohio may refer to: *Washington Township, Auglaize County, Ohio *Washington Township, Belmont County, Ohio *Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio *Washington Township, Carroll County, Ohio *Washington Township, Clermont County, Ohio * Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio *Washington Township, Columbiana County, Ohio *Washington Township, Coshocton County, Ohio *Washington Township, Darke County, Ohio * Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio *Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio *Washington Township, Guernsey County, Ohio * Washington Township, Hancock County, Ohio *Washington Township, Hardin County, Ohio *Washington Township, Harrison County, Ohio *Washington Township, Henry County, Ohio *Washington Township, Highland County, Ohio *Washington Township, Hocking County, Ohio *Washington Township, Holmes County, Ohio * Washington Township, Jackson County, Ohio *Washington Township, Lawrence County, Ohio *Washington Township, Licking County, Ohio *Was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the " Father of his Country" for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the country. Washington's first public office was serving as the official surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia, from 1749 to 1750. Subsequently, he received his first military training (as well as a command with the Virginia Regiment) during the French and Indian War. He was later elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses and was named a delegate to the Continental Congress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. The power of the presidency has grown substantially since the first president, George Washington, took office in 1789. While presidential power has ebbed and flowed over time, the presidency has played an increasingly strong role in American political life since the beginning of the 20th century, with a notable expansion during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. In contemporary times, the president is also looked upon as one of the world's most powerful political figures as the leader of the only remaining global superpower. As the leader of the nation with the largest economy by nominal GDP, the president possesses significant domestic and international hard and soft power. Article II of the Constitution establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mound Builder (people)
A number of pre-Columbian cultures are collectively termed "Mound Builders". The term does not refer to a specific people or archaeological culture, but refers to the characteristic mound earthworks erected for an extended period of more than 5,000 years. The "Mound Builder" cultures span the period of roughly 3500 BCE (the construction of Watson Brake) to the 16th century CE, including the Archaic period, Woodland period ( Calusa culture, Adena and Hopewell cultures), and Mississippian period. Geographically, the cultures were present in the region of the Great Lakes, the Ohio River Valley, and the Mississippi River valley and its tributary waters. The first mound building was an early marker of political and social complexity among the cultures in the Eastern United States. Watson Brake in Louisiana, constructed about 3500 BCE during the Middle Archaic period, is currently the oldest known and dated mound complex in North America. It is one of 11 mound complexes from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earthworks (archaeology)
In archaeology, earthworks are artificial changes in land level, typically made from piles of artificially placed or sculpted rocks and soil. Earthworks can themselves be archaeological features, or they can show features beneath the surface. Types Earthworks of interest to archaeologists include hill forts, henges, mounds, platform mounds, effigy mounds, enclosures, long barrows, tumuli, ridge and furrow, mottes, round barrows, and other tombs. * Hill forts, a type of fort made out of mostly earth and other natural materials including sand, straw, and water, were built as early as the late Stone Age and were built more frequently during the Bronze Age and Iron Age as a means of protection. See also Oppidum. * Henge earthworks are those that consist of a flat area of earth in a circular shape that are encircled by a ditch, or several circular ditches, with a bank on the outside of the ditch built with the earth from inside the ditch. They are believed to have been used as mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Ancient, Ohio
Fort Ancient (Smithsonian trinomial, 33 WA 2) is a Native Americans in the United States, Native American Earthworks (archaeology), earthworks complex located in Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio, Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio, along the eastern shore of the Little Miami River about seven miles (11 km) southeast of Lebanon, Ohio, Lebanon on State Route 350. The site is the largest prehistoric hilltop enclosure in the United States with three and one-half miles (18,000 ft) of walls in a complex. Built by the Hopewell tradition, Hopewell culture, who lived in the area from the 200 BC to AD 400, the site is situated on a wooded bluff above the Little Miami. It is the namesake of a archaeological culture, culture known as Fort Ancient who lived near the complex long after it was constructed. Maintained as a state historical park, the site was designated a National Historic Landmark for its significance. The State of Ohio purchased the land and made it Ohi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metes And Bounds
Metes and bounds is a system or method of describing land, real property (in contrast to personal property) or real estate. The system has been used in England for many centuries and is still used there in the definition of general boundaries. The system is also used in the Canadian province of Ontario, and throughout Canada for the description of electoral districts. By custom, it was applied in the original Thirteen Colonies that became the United States and in many other land jurisdictions based on English common law, including Zimbabwe, South Africa, India and Bangladesh. While still in hand-me-down use, this system has been largely overtaken in the past few centuries by newer systems such as rectangular (government survey) and lot and block (recorded plat). Typically the system uses physical features of the local geography, along with directions and distances, to define and describe the boundaries of a parcel of land. The boundaries are described in a running prose style, work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Military District
The Virginia Military District was an approximately 4.2 million acre (17,000 km²) area of land in what is now the state of Ohio that was reserved by Virginia to use as payment in lieu of cash for its veterans of the American Revolutionary War. Virginia had historic claims to much of the Northwest Territory, which included Ohio, dating from its colonial charter. Virginia and the other states ceded their claims over western lands to overcome other states' objections to ratifying the Articles of Confederation. In return for ceding its claims in 1784, Virginia was granted this area to provide military bounty land grants. The Ohio district was a surplus reserve, in that military land grants were first made in an area southeast of the Ohio River, in what is now Kentucky. The Ohio land was to be used only after the land southeast of the river was exhausted. Location The land was located in southern Ohio, bordered by the Ohio River on the south, the Little Miami River on the west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio
Wayne Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the northeast part of the county and includes the village of Waynesville, Ohio. Its population in 2000 was 7,250, up from 5,744 in 1990; 4,436 of this total lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Waynesville is noted for its antique stores and is the home of a sauerkraut festival. Caesar Creek State Park is located here. Geography Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Sugarcreek Township, Greene County - north * Spring Valley Township, Greene County - northeast * Chester Township, Clinton County - east * Massie Township - southeast * Washington Township - south * Turtlecreek Township - southwest * Clearcreek Township - west * Washington Township, Montgomery County - northwest The villages of Corwin and Waynesville in the township, as are the communities of Mount Holly and Crosswick. The Little Miami River, which f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Miami River
The Little Miami River ( sjw, Cakimiyamithiipi) is a Class I tributary of the Ohio River that flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 26, 2011 through five counties in southwestern Ohio in the United States. The Little Miami joins the Ohio River east of Cincinnati. It forms parts of the borders between Hamilton and Clermont counties and between Hamilton and Warren counties. The Little Miami River is one of 156 American rivers designated by the U.S. Congress or the Secretary of the Interior as a National Wild and Scenic River and lends its name to the adjacent Little Miami Scenic Trail. Hydrography The Little Miami River is a tributary of the Ohio River. It is part of a watershed that drains a area in 11 southwestern Ohio counties: Clark, Montgomery, Madison, Greene, Warren, Butler, Clinton, Clermont, Brown, and Highland. The river discharges on average into the Ohio River. An average of flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
