Sunbury, Ohio / Sunbury Town Hall

Sunbury, Ohio / Sunbury Town Hall (HMC08)

Location: Sunbury, OH 43074 Delaware County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 14.517', W 82° 51.563'

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Side A:
Sunbury, Ohio
"An Ohio Stagecoach Town from 1820-1873"
From its beginning in 1816, Sunbury was destined to be a stagecoach town. Anticipating large numbers of stagecoach travelers in Sunbury, the town's founder, Lawrence Myers, built an inn at the intersection of two major stagecoach routes (the Old Walhonding Trail and the Delaware Newark Pike). In 1820, the first stagecoach arrived in Sunbury from Mt. Vernon. Famous stagecoach travelers who stopped in Sunbury included William Henry Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, Henry Clay, and Johnny Appleseed. Railway travel became more prevalent, and consequently the last stagecoach rolled out of Sunbury in 1873.

Side B:
Sunbury Town Hall
1868
When Sunbury was platted in 1816, a town square was set aside for public use with the intention of constructing a town hall on the site. The first two stories of the Town Hall were built, as a school, in 1868 for $5,000. The Masons added the third story for $1,500 and occupied it for 91 years, until a lodge was constructed. Since 1868, the Town Hall has served Sunbury as a village office building, jail, fire station, and community library. Church services as well as Farmer's Institutes were held in the building, and at one time it housed a bank. In 2002, the Town Hall was renovated for use as a community room and village offices.
Details
HM NumberHMC08
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number9-21
Year Placed2003
Placed ByOhio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Sunbury Fund of the Delaware County Community Foundation, and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 2:25am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 341840 N 4456270
Decimal Degrees40.24195000, -82.85938333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 14.517', W 82° 51.563'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 14' 31.02" N, 82° 51' 33.78" W
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Area Code(s)740, 614, 937
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2-18 E Granville St, Sunbury OH 43074, US
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