Harrison Township, Gallia County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Harrison Township is one of the fifteen townships
of Gallia County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 1,003 people in the township.
No municipalities are located in Harrison Township.
.
Mad Ann Bailey, a noted frontierswoman, spent the final years of her life living on a farm located near the present day site of Bailey Chapel Church along SR 218. In 1908 her remains were relocated from a plot on the site of this farm to Tu-Endie-Wei State Park
in Point Pleasant, West Virginia
in commemoration of her husband Richard Trotter's death in the October 10, 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant
, an event which spurred her to assume a very active role in Lord Dunmore's War.
City School District.
and 790
. Hannan Trace Road, one of the oldest roads in Ohio, having originally been laid out in 1798 by Thomas Hannan under contract with the federal government, is also one of the main roads in the township. It was originally one of the main highways connecting Chillicothe
and points east during the time period when Chillicothe served as the capital of the Northwest Territory
and the first capital of Ohio.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Gallia County
Gallia County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,069 people, 12,060 households, and 8,586 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile . There were 13,498 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 1,003 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:- Green TownshipGreen Township, Gallia County, OhioGreen Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,514 people in township.-Geography:Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Springfield Township - north...
- north - Clay TownshipClay Township, Gallia County, OhioClay Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,877 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:...
- east - Ohio TownshipOhio Township, Gallia County, OhioOhio Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,111 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:...
- southeast corner - Guyan TownshipGuyan Township, Gallia County, OhioGuyan Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,199 people in the township, 788 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- south - Mason Township, Lawrence CountyMason Township, Lawrence County, OhioMason Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,095 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- southwest corner - Walnut TownshipWalnut Township, Gallia County, OhioWalnut Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 924 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Perry Township - north...
- west - Perry TownshipPerry Township, Gallia County, OhioPerry Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,276 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Raccoon Township - north...
- northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Harrison Township.
Name and history
It is one of nineteen Harrison Townships statewideHarrison Township, Ohio
Harrison Township, Ohio may refer to:*Harrison Township, Carroll County, Ohio*Harrison Township, Champaign County, Ohio*Harrison Township, Darke County, Ohio*Harrison Township, Gallia County, Ohio*Harrison Township, Hamilton County, Ohio...
.
Mad Ann Bailey, a noted frontierswoman, spent the final years of her life living on a farm located near the present day site of Bailey Chapel Church along SR 218. In 1908 her remains were relocated from a plot on the site of this farm to Tu-Endie-Wei State Park
Tu-Endie-Wei State Park
Tu-Endie-Wei State Park is located at the confluence of the Kanawha River and the Ohio River in downtown Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The park commemorates the Battle of Point Pleasant, fought between the settler militia of Virginia and the forces of Shawnee Chief Cornstalk on October 10, 1774...
in Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Point Pleasant is a city in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census...
in commemoration of her husband Richard Trotter's death in the October 10, 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant
Battle of Point Pleasant
The Battle of Point Pleasant, known as the Battle of Kanawha in some older accounts, was the only major battle of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, primarily between Virginia militia and American Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes...
, an event which spurred her to assume a very active role in Lord Dunmore's War.
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.Education
The bulk of the township is served by the Gallia County Local School District, except for a small area in the northern extremity of the township, which lies within the GallipolisGallipolis, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,180 people, 1,847 households, and 1,004 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,156.2 people per square mile . There were 2,056 housing units at an average density of 568.7 per square mile...
City School District.
Transportation
The township is served by State Routes 218Ohio State Route 218
State Route 218 is a north–south state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of State Route 218 is at a T-intersection with State Route 217 approximately northwest of Athalia...
and 790
Ohio State Route 790
State Route 790 is an east–west state highway in southeastern Ohio, a U.S. state. Traversing the Wayne National Forest for its duration, State Route 790's western terminus is at State Route 775 in the unincorporated community of Lecta...
. Hannan Trace Road, one of the oldest roads in Ohio, having originally been laid out in 1798 by Thomas Hannan under contract with the federal government, is also one of the main roads in the township. It was originally one of the main highways connecting Chillicothe
Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio and is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River. The name comes from the Shawnee name Chalahgawtha, meaning "principal town", as it was a major settlement of...
and points east during the time period when Chillicothe served as the capital of the Northwest Territory
Northwest Territory
The Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, more commonly known as the Northwest Territory, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 13, 1787, until March 1, 1803, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Ohio...
and the first capital of Ohio.