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East’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

East Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 808.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 843 to 808 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1957.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of East yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how East’s history is told.

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Famous people close to East

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Mark HannaMark HannaLisbon · 11 miCharles Erwin WilsonCharles Erwin WilsonMinerva · 8 miClement VallandighamClement VallandighamLisbon · 11 miThomas Corwin MendenhallThomas Corwin MendenhallHanoverton · 4 miJohn Hessin ClarkeJohn Hessin ClarkeLisbon · 11 miDerek WolfeDerek WolfeLisbon · 11 mi
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East, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in East is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean East has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Henry and Mary Pottorf House and Farmstead in Augusta, 3.6 miles away.

East and the nearest listed places

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Henry and Mary Pottorf House and FarmsteadHanoverton Canal Town DistrictJohn Herrington House and Herrington Bethel ChurchNew Garden Monthly MeetinghouseHostetter InnWheeling and Lake Erie RR Minerva Station

Closest to East

Henry and Mary Pottorf House and FarmsteadAugusta · Building3.6miHanoverton Canal Town DistrictHanoverton · District4.1miJohn Herrington House and Herrington Bethel ChurchAugusta · Building4.4miNew Garden Monthly MeetinghouseHanover · Building7.2miHostetter InnHanover · Building7.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Henry and Mary Pottorf House and Farmstead’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in East?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to East’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Summitville📜 Franklin📜 Hanoverton📜 Augusta
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