Harlem Springs, Ohio
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Harlem Springs is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in central Lee Township, Carroll County,
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,
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. It lies along State Route 43. The community is part of the CantonMassillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.


History

The village was established by Isaac Wiggins on March 15, 1832 as "Harlem" on the site of natural springs


Education

Students attend the
Carrollton Exempted Village School District Carrollton Exempted Village Schools is a school district located in Carroll County, Ohio, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. Carrollton High School (Carrollton, Ohio), Carrollton High School, the only high school for the district, is located ...
From 1858 to 1867 the Rural Seminary,Ohio History Central
/ref> also known as Harlem Springs College inhabited the town. It later moved and became known as Scio College and eventually merged with
Mount Union College The University of Mount Union is a private liberal arts university in Alliance, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1846, the university was affiliated with the Methodist Church until 2019. It had an enrollment of 2,100 students as of 2023. Histo ...
.


References

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