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History of Highland, (Highland County) Ohio

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Local History Notes:

The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows:

HIGHLAND, a county in the S. S. W. part of Ohio, has an area of 460 square miles. Paint river forms part of its eastern boundary. Rattlesnake creek flows through the county, which is also drained by Brush and White Oak creeks, and by the Rocky fork of Paint river, rising within its limits. This county occupies a table land between the Scioto and Little Miami rivers, from which circumstance the name is derived. The surface is diversified by hills of moderate height. The soil is productive, and well cultivated. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, butter, cattle, and swine are the staples. In 1850 it produced 1,578,967 bushels of corn; 191,556 of wheat; 170,400 of oats; 11,426 tons of hay; and 474,492 pounds of butter. It contained 57 churches, 2 newspaper offices, 6376 pupils attending public schools, and 202 attending academies or other schools. A railroad has been opened from Cincinnati to the county. seat, add is to be extended eastward to the Ohio river. Capital, Hillsborough. Population, 25,781.

Ohio Facts:
Tree: buckeye
Bird: cardinal
Flower: scarlet carnation
Nickname: Buckeye State
Motto: With God, All Things Are Possible
Area (sq. mi.): 41,222
Capitol: Columbus
Admitted: 1 Mar 1803

Highland County Facts:

Additional Local History Notes:

Highland is situated 324 meters above sea level.