City of Lancaster, Ohio
Lancaster as viewed from Mount Pleasant in 2006
Location of Lancaster, Ohio
County	Fairfield
Government
- Mayor	David S. Smith (R)
Area
- City	46.8 km²  (18.1 sq mi)
- Land	46.8 km² (18.1 sq mi)
- Water	0.02 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- City	35,335
- Density	755.02/km² (1,955.5/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Website: www.ci.lancaster.oh.us

West Main Street in downtown Lancaster in 2006

Lancaster is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 35,335. It is located near the Hocking River, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Columbus, Ohio. It is the county seat of Fairfield County^GR6. The current mayor of Lancaster is Republican David S. Smith, who took office in January 2004 serving a four year term. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 562 pixels Full resolution (2822 × 1981 pixel, file size: 4. ... Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias OH county maps by Catbar. ... This is a list of Ohio counties: Adams County (West Union, Ohio) Allen County (Lima, Ohio) Ashland County (Ashland, Ohio) Ashtabula County (Jefferson, Ohio) Athens County (Athens, Ohio) Auglaize County (Wapakoneta, Ohio) Belmont County (St. ... Fairfield County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Eastern Daylight Time or EDT is equal to: In North America, Eastern Standard Time + 1, or UTC − 4 hours. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 425 pixels Full resolution (2836 × 1507 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 425 pixels Full resolution (2836 × 1507 pixel, file size: 2. ... Fairfield County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... The Hocking River is a river that drains part of southeast Ohio, mostly within the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau, although its headwaters are within glaciated territory. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Fairfield County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ...

History

The earliest known inhabitants of the southeastern and central Ohio region are the Hopewell, Adena, and Fort Ancient Native Americans, of whom little evidence today exists beyond the extravagant burial mounds these peoples left scattered around Ohio, and the archaeological artifacts left therein. (see also: Serpent Mound, Hopewell Culture National Historic Park, which though not located in Fairfield County proper, are very close by.) Hopewell mounds from the Mound City Group in Ohio Hopewell culture is the term used to describe common aspects of the Native American culture that flourished along rivers in the northeastern and midwestern United States from 200 BC to 400 A.D. At its greatest extent, Hopewell culture stretched from... An Adena pipe excavated from the Criel Mound The Adena culture was a Pre-Columbian Native American culture that existed from c. ... Fort Ancient is a name for a Native American culture that flourished from 1000-1550 among a people who predominantly inhabited land along the Ohio River in areas of southern modern day Ohio and northern Kentucky. ... Other sites in the U.S. of similar history may be found at Indian Mounds Park The Great Serpent Mound is a 1,330-foot-long, three-foot-high prehistoric effigy mound located on a plateau of the Serpent Mound crater along Ohio Brush Creek in Adams County, Ohio. ... The Hopewell Culture National Historic Park, formerly known as the Mound City Group National Monument, is located near Chillicothe, Ohio along the Scioto River. ...

Prior to and immediately after European settlement, the land today comprising Lancaster and Fairfield County, Ohio, was inhabited variously by the Shawnee, Iroquois, Wyandot, and other Native American tribes. (see also: Beaver Wars) The lands surrounding Lancaster and Fairfield County in this region of Ohio were inhabited earlier in prehistory by the Hopewell peoples. This article is about the Native American tribe. ... For other uses, see Iroquois (disambiguation). ... The Wyandot, or Wendat, is an indigenous people of North America, originally from what is now Southern Ontario, Quebec, Canada and Southeast Michigan. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... The French and Iroquois Wars (also called the Iroquois Wars or the Beaver Wars) commonly refer to a brutal series of conflicts fought in the mid-17th century in eastern North America. ...

Having been ceded to the United States by Great Britain after the American Revolution by the Treaty of Paris, the lands north of the Ohio River and west of the Appalachian Mountains became, in 1784, incorporated into the Northwest Territory. As white settlers (illegally) began to encroach on their ancestral lands in the Ohio Territory, and as the nascent government of the United States began to cast its eye westward, the stage was set for the series of campaigns that culminated in the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 , and the Treaty of Greenville in 1795. With settlement within Ohio now legal, and safe from Indian raids, land speculation began in earnest. John Trumbulls Declaration of Independence, showing the five-man committee in charge of drafting the Declaration in 1776 as it presents its work to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia The American Revolution refers to the period during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen... Painting by Benjamin West depicting (from left to right) John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. ... View of Pittsburgh, the largest metropolitan area on the Ohio River, where the Allegheny River (left) and the Monongahela River (right) join at Point State Park to form the Ohio River Cincinnati, Ohio is a well known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats. ... The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and the Territory North West of the Ohio, was a governmental region within the early United States. ... The Ohio Country, showing the present-day U.S. state boundaries The Ohio Country (sometimes called the Ohio Territory) was the name used in the 18th century for the regions of North America west of the Appalachian Mountains and in the region of the upper Ohio River south of Lake... Combatants United States Legion of the United States consisting of: 1st Sub-Legion: 3d Infantry Regiment 2nd Sub-Legion: U.S. 1st Infantry Regiment 3rd Sub-Legion: Captain Moses Porters Company of Artillery of the 3rd Sub-Legion 4th Sub-Legion: U.S. 4th Infantry Regiment Kentucky Volunteers Blue... This depiction of the treaty negotiations may have been painted by one of Anthony Waynes officers. ...

Knowing that such speculation, combined with Congressional grants of land sections to veterans of the Revolution, could result in a lucrative opportunity, Ebenezer Zane in 1796 petitioned the US Congress to grant him a contract to blaze a trail through Ohio, from Wheeling, West Virginia, to Limestone, Kentucky, (near modern Maysville, Kentucky) a distance of 266 miles. As part of the deal, Zane was awarded square-mile tracts of land at the points where his trace crossed the Hocking, Muskingum, and Scioto rivers. Zane's Trace, as it has become known, was completed by 1797 , and as Zane's sons began to carve the square mile tract astride the Hocking into saleable plots, the city of Lancaster formally came into being in 1800 , thus predating the formal establishment of the State of Ohio itself by three years. Ebenezer Zane (1747-1811) was an American pioneer and land speculator. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... Nickname: The Friendly City Location in Ohio County in the State of West Virginia Coordinates: Settled 1769 Established 1806 Incorporated 1836  - Mayor Nick Sparachane  - City Manager Robert Herron  - Chief of Police Kevin Gessler, Sr. ... Russell Theater, Maysville Maysville is a city located in Mason County, Kentucky, along the Ohio River. ... The Hocking River is a river that drains part of southeast Ohio, mostly within the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau, although its headwaters are within glaciated territory. ... The Muskingum River near its mouth at Marietta, Ohio in 2001 The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 mi (179 km) long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. ... Perspective view looking upstream of Scioto River valley near Portsmouth, Ohio. ... Zanes Trace is the name for a frontier road constructed under the direction of Col. ...

The initial settlers were predominantly of German stock, and emigrated from Pennsylvania. Ohio's longest continuously operating newspaper, the Lancaster Eagle Gazette, was born of a merger of the early Der Ohio Adler, founded about 1807, with the Ohio Gazette, founded in the 1830's. The two newspapers were ferocious foes--they were on opposite sides of the Civil War, as was the split populace of the city itself--until they merged in 1937, shortly after the Gazette was acquired by glassmaker Anchor-Hocking. The newspaper is currently part of the Newspaper Network of Central Ohio, which is in turn a unit of Gannett, Inc. Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ...

Initially known as New Lancaster, and later shortened by city ordinance (1805), the town quickly grew; formal incorporation as a city came in 1831; the connection of the Hocking Canal to the Ohio and Erie Canal in this era provided a convenient way for the region's rich agricultural produce to reach eastern markets. 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Hocking Canal was a small 19th Century canal in southern Ohio that once linked Athens to Lancaster and the Ohio and Erie Canal, but was destroyed by flooding and never rebuilt. ... The Ohio and Erie Canal in 1902 The Ohio and Erie Canal was constructed in the early 1800s and connected the Ohio River at Portsmouth and Lake Erie at Cleveland, Ohio. ...

Modern Lancaster is distinguished by a rich blend of 19th-century architecture (best evidenced in historic Square 13, part of Zane's original plot) and natural beauty (best evidenced by the famous Standing Stone, today known as Mount Pleasant) with all the typical modern accoutrements of a small-medium sized American city.

Notable Natives and Residents

Lancaster is the birthplace and/or hometown of:

• William Tecumseh Sherman, Civil War General
• John Sherman, US Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, and US Senator, author of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
• Thomas Ewing, first US Secretary of the Interior, appointed by President Zachary Taylor.
• Thomas Ewing, Jr., American Civil War Union brigadier general.
• Henry Stanbery, US Attorney General, defender of President Andrew Johnson at his impeachment trial.
• Richard F. Outcault, Cartoonist and creator of "Yellow Kid" and "Buster Brown"; who is known as the "Father of the American Comic Strip".
• Robert G. Heft, designer of America's 50 star flag, which was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1960.
• Rex Kern, Football quarterback, Ohio State Buckeyes 1968 National Championship team
• Rob Carpenter, NFL player New York Giants, Houston Oilers
• Bobby Carpenter, Dallas Cowboys NFL linebacker
• Allan Anderson, Minnesota Twins baseball pitcher and 1988 American League ERA champion
• Joe Ogilvie, On PGA Tour since 1996
• David Graf, actor, best known as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series of films.
• James Hyde, actor, daytime television show Passions Plays the role of Sam Bennett.
• Ted H Jordan, actor, Born in 1924, TV Show Gunsmoke Character Nathan Burke (1966-1975)
• James A. Hill, retired U.S. Air Force general and former Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force
• Lancaster was the home of the first newspaper published by Malcolm Forbes in 1941.

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The Sherman Antitrust Act was the first government action to limit trusts (A combination of firms or corporations who agree not to lower prices below a certain rate for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or an industry). ... Thomas Ewing Thomas Ewing (December 28, 1789–October 26, 1871) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. ... The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior, concerned with such matters as national parks and The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ... Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850)[2] was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. ... Thomas Ewing, Jr. ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... 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Mickey Dugan, better known as The Yellow Kid, was the lead fictional character in Hogans Alley, one of the first comic strips and the very first to be printed in color. ... Buster Brown is a comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard Felton Outcault which is known for his association with the Brown Shoe Company. ... Robert G. Heft is the designer of the 50-star flag, and the proposed 51-star flag for the United States of America. ... Flag ratio: 10:19; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in... Congress in Joint Session. ... Rex William Kern (born May 28, 1949, in Lancaster, Ohio) was an American football player. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Ohio. ... Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. ... 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Society and Culture

• Lancaster is home to the Lancaster campus of Ohio University, offering a variety of two and four year baccalaureate degrees, and several master's programs.
• Lancaster is home to the Lancaster Festival, an 11-day arts and music festival.
• Lancaster hosts two notable events sponsored annually by the Fairfield Heritage Association: the Pilgrimage Tour of Homes in which visitors can tour several of the area's historic houses, and the Christmas Candlelight Tour wherein downtown Lancaster's historic churches open their doors to the touring public.
• Each October the Fairfield County Fair takes place at Lancaster's fairgrounds, in the shadow of Mount Pleasant. The Fair is the last county fair of the year in Ohio, and also one of Ohio's oldest.
• In 1947 Lancaster was the first community in Ohio to act as the setting for a feature length Hollywood movie involving the principal cast (20th Century Fox's Green Grass of Wyoming).
• Lancaster is home to both the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio and the Ohio Glass Museum, both located within the downtown area.
• Plans are underway to restore the 140-year-old Mithoff Hotel and reopen it as a performing arts center.

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Industry

Lancaster, like many Rust Belt cities, saw a dimunution of its industrial capacity during the 1980s. Industry in Lancaster includes:
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Glass

• Anchor Hocking Corporation
• Lancaster Glass Corporation,closing by April 29, 2007 ^[1]

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Agriculture

Fiberglass

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Cereal production

• Ralston Foods is the industry leader in private label ready-to-eat and hot cereals.

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Meters and regulators

Sites of interest

Mount Pleasant

A famous Lancaster landmark is Mount Pleasant, a 250 foot high sandstone bluff called "Standing Stone" by earlier Native American peoples. It is located in Rising Park, a large city park on the city's north side. It is possible to climb to the top of Mount Pleasant by following a short marked trail from the park through the woods that cover the bluff's other sides. There is also a cave known unofficially as "Devils Kitchen" in the front in which braver people are willing to climb about 20 feet using only shallow "bear claws". Experienced rock climbers have climbed the sandstone face of the bluff many times as well. Once one has reached the top, there is a lookout area from which one can see over great distances, and take in not just a panoramic view of the nearby Fairfield County fairgrounds and much of the city of Lancaster, but the changing landscape of Central Ohio as well--from the relatively flat farmlands north of Lancaster to the wooded hills lying south of the city. In addition, on very clear days, one is able to see the Columbus skyline. Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ...

Mudhouse Mansion

Another landmark is the Mudhouse Mansion, a 19th-century home connected with numerous local legends. Exterior shot of the Mudhouse Mansion. ...

Sherman House

Lancaster was the home of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman and his brother, Senator John Sherman. The house in which they were born is still standing and may be toured.^[2] “General Sherman” redirects here. ... John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823–October 22, 1900) was a Senator from Ohio and a member of the United States Cabinet. ...

Geography

Lancaster is located at 39°43′9″N, 82°36′19″W (39.719297, -82.605293)^GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 46.8 km² (18.1 mi²). 46.8 km² (18.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.06% is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 35,335 people, 14,852 households, and 9,564 families residing in the city. The population density was 755.0/km² (1,955.9/mi²). There were 15,891 housing units at an average density of 339.5/km² (879.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.38% White, 0.61% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 14,852 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,321, and the median income for a family was $39,773. Males had a median income of $30,462 versus $23,023 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,648. About 8.7% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

References

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External links

• City website
• Fairfield County Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Virtual Walking Tour of Lancaster
• Fairfield Heritage Association
• Main Street Lancaster
• Ohio Glass Museum
• Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Ohio's longest continuously operating newspaper
• Lancaster Store, Historic Pictures and Items From Lancaster

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