Carthagena, Ohio

for other entities with the same name, see Cartagena (disambiguation)

Carthagena /ˌkɑrθəˈdʒiːnə/^[1] is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Ohio, United States. It has an elevation of 909 feet (277 m) and is located at 40°26′12″N 84°33′36″W / 40.43667°N 84.56000°W / 40.43667; -84.56000Coordinates: 40°26′12″N 84°33′36″W / 40.43667°N 84.56000°W / 40.43667; -84.56000.^[2]

History

Carthagena is named after Carthage a village in Africa. The village was started by Charles Moore from Harrison County, Kentucky around the same time Mercer County was established. Charles Moore was a black man and owned 160 acres of land in Carthagena. Black people lived in Carthagena for over 100 years, the last known member of the black community in Carthagena was Albert Bowles who died in 1957 and is buried in the black cemetery there. The land a black school stood on (Emlen Institute) was purchased by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood (C.P.P.S.) for $4500 on March 14, 1861. A seminary was built and named "Saint Charles Seminary" the Saint Charles Center has been operated by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood since then.^[3]

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, Ohio, United States County seat: Celina City Celina Villages Burkettsville‡ Chickasaw Coldwater Ft. Recovery Mendon Montezuma Rockford St. Henry Townships Black Creek Butler Center Dublin Franklin Gibson Granville Hopewell Jefferson Liberty Marion Recovery Union Washington Unincorporated communities Carthagena Cassella Chattanooga Cranberry Prairie Maria Stein Padua Sebastian Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties