Hope is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Brown Township,
Vinton County,
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
.
History
Hope once contained an iron
blast furnace. A post office called Hope Furnace was established in 1865, and remained in operation until 1890.
Lake Hope State Park
Lake Hope State Park is a public recreation area encompassing within Zaleski State Forest, located northeast of Zaleski in Vinton County, Ohio. The state park is centered on Lake Hope, a impoundment on Big Sandy Run.
History
The park and l ...
, which gets its name from the town, is located nearby and covers part of the town. There are two buildings remaining from the town of Hope, one is the
one-room Hope Schoolhouse, which has been renovated and is used for meetings, as a visitors center, and provides exhibits and educational programs on the area's history and culture. The other is an old abandoned Church located on Wheelabout Road south of the schoolhouse, but is in very poor condition. The
Moonville Rail-Trail King Switch Tunnel
The Moonville Rail-Trail is a sixteen-mile (25 kilometer) rail-trail in southeast Ohio, located in Vinton and Athens Counties. It is largely embedded in the Zaleski State Forest and passes close to Lake Hope State Park. The tra ...
also passes through Hope, and a trailhead for the
Zaleski State Forest
Zaleski State Forest is a state forest in the U.S. state of Ohio, located primarily in Vinton County, with areas in Athens County as well. The 28,000 acre (110 km²) forest surrounds Lake Hope State Park in Vinton County, and borders the ...
backpacking trails is located at the Hope Schoolhouse.
[Zaleski State Forest Backpack Trail https://ohiodnr.gov/static/documents/forestry/maps/zaleski_backpack.pdf]
References
Unincorporated communities in Vinton County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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