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History · Wesley

Wesley’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Wesley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Wesley Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 952 people in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 982 to 952 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1982.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wesley 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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Famous people close to Wesley

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Jeremiah McLain RuskJeremiah McLain RuskMalta · 14 miW. Lee O'DanielW. Lee O'DanielMalta · 14 miHHHarry HolcombeMalta · 14 miWilliam Peter SpragueWilliam Peter SpragueMalta · 14 miEdward Raymond AmesEdward Raymond AmesAmesville · 9 miLDLarry DaltonBelpre · 13 mi
By decade

Wesley, 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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Today4 photos
Bartlett houses on 550CommonsBartlett houses on 5502015Bartlett Bible Baptist ChurchCommonsBartlett Bible Baptist Church2015Map of Washington County Ohio Highlighting Wesley TownshipMapMap of Washington County Ohio Highlighting Wesley Township2015OHMap-doton-BartlettCommonsOHMap-doton-Bartlett2007
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Wesley is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Wesley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Shinn Covered Bridge in Palmer, 2.6 miles away.

Wesley and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Wesley. Tap a dot.
Shinn Covered BridgeBarkhurst Mill Covered BridgeBig Bottom Massacre SiteBell Covered BridgeRoot Covered BridgeHarra Covered Bridge

Closest to Wesley

Shinn Covered BridgePalmer · Built 18862.6miBarkhurst Mill Covered BridgeMarion · Structure4.5miBig Bottom Massacre SiteWindsor · Site6.4miBell Covered BridgeBarlow · Structure6.8miRoot Covered BridgeDecatur · Built 18787.4mi

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. Shinn Covered Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Wesley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Wesley’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
📜 Palmer📜 Bern📜 Chesterhill📜 Fairfield

From Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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