Blooming Grove, Ohio
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Blooming Grove is an unincorporated village in northeastern North Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The community is located at the junction of State Route 97 and Morrow County Road 20. The nearest incorporated city is Galion, Ohio, located to the northwest. Mount Gilead, the county seat of Morrow County, is located southwest of Blooming Grove on State Route 61.
Founded under the name of Corsica, the community is the nearest settlement to the birthplace of Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States of America. The Harding birthplace is no longer standing; however, the site is marked by an Ohio Historical Society Marker.
The village was laid out by Simon E. Harding, great-great-uncle of the President.[1]
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- ^ "Blooming Grove", TIME, 1923-04-14. Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
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