Goshen, Ohio
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Goshen is an unincorporated community in Goshen Township, in northwest Clermont County, Ohio. It is centered on State Route 28 (especially where it overlaps with Ohio state routes 132 and 48), approximately midway between Milford and Blanchester. The current population of the township is approximately 14,331.
[edit] Citizens of Note
Sam Leever - Major League Baseball
Larry Jones - Major League Baseball
Bill Faul - Major League Baseball
Montgomery Maxton - Poet, Writer, Photographer, Civil Rights Activist
[edit] History
The township of Goshen, Ohio, was founded in about 1799 by German and English settlers, most of whom had migrated down the Ohio River from western Pennsylvania after fighting for the Colonies during the American Revolutionary War.
[edit] References
- Goshen Historical Society - Goshen Historical Society Homepage
Clermont County, Ohio Batavia, county seat |
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Municipalities |
Amelia | Batavia | Bethel | Chilo | Felicity | Loveland | Milford | Moscow | Neville | New Richmond | Newtonsville | Owensville | Williamsburg |
Townships |
Batavia | Franklin | Goshen | Jackson | Miami | Monroe | Ohio | Pierce | Stonelick | Tate | Union | Washington | Wayne | Williamsburg |
Census-designated places |
Cherry Grove | Day Heights | Goshen | Mount Carmel | Mount Repose | Mulberry | Summerside | Withamsville |
Other localities |