Junction is an
unincorporated community
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in western
Auglaize Township,
Paulding County,
Ohio
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, United States. It lies along the
concurrent State Routes
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and
637
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. The
Auglaize River flows along the eastern edge of the community. It is located midway between the village of
Paulding, the
county seat
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of Paulding County, and the city of
Defiance
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, the county seat of Defiance County.
History
Junction was so-named because it was the junction between the
Wabash and Erie Canal
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and
Miami and Erie Canal. With the construction of the railroad, business activity shifted to other nearby places, and the town's population dwindled.
References
Unincorporated communities in Paulding County, Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
Populated places established in the 1830s
1830s establishments in Ohio
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