OHIO
OHIO
My name is Jonathan. I go to Downers Grove North High School. I participate in Concert Band and in Pep Band. I also am in two sports, soccer and track. My hobbies include hanging with my friends, listening to music, playing video games, and renting movies. The Beastie Boys are one of my favorite groups, and Nintendo64 is my favorite system. My favorite movie I would have to say is the Star Wars Trilogy. And last but not least, I love my neighborhood Family Video.
General Info
Square Mileage-
401.3
Population-
46, 877
High School
Graduates- %76.5
College Graduates-
%9.8
Unemployed-
%5.7
Income per
capita- $18,401
Retired workers-
4,735
Welfare recipients-
390
# of farms-
997
% of land
that is farms- %80
County seat-Wapakoneta
Best place
to camp- Grand
Lake St. Mary's
Official Website-
www.auglaizehistory.org
Profile-
Leads
to more links
County History
The Auglaize
area was primarily claimed by the Miami Tribe of Indians. Sometimes the
Wyandotte Tribe came through these lands in hunting parties. The Shawnee
Tribe kicked out the Miami and took over the area in 1782. The Shawnee
traded with the British by means of the Auglaize River. Between 1790 and
1794, the Shawnee fought battles to hold land from the whites. General
Anthony Wayne finally won the war with the Shawnee, and the tribe moved
on to Indiana. Then the Auglaize county area became a site for trading
posts to be set up for the new coming white settlers.
Ever since then Auglaize has become
a growing county both industrialize and population wise.Ohio
Land Stories
Auglaize county
is the hometown of Neil Armstrong. He was born in city of Wapakoneta on
his grandparents farm. He still resides in the area, now living in the
town of Lebanon(Warren County). In
case that you do not know, Neil Armstrong was the first man to step
on the moon. The
Neil Armstrong Museum is also located in Auglaize county. Go
here
Geography and Geology
Winters are cold (17 to 43 F/-8 to -6 C), with plenty of snow, especially
in the snowbelt near Lake Erie. Winter visitors to the state should be
prepared for hazardous driving and flight delays caused by the snow.
Politics
- County Officers
Name
Position
Hugh A. Core
Board Of Commissioners
President
John N. Bergman
County Commissioner
Ivo Kramer
County Commissioner
Kurt Kuffner
County Administrator
Edwin Pierce
County Prosecutor
Gary Herman
Municipal Court Judge
Frederick D. Pepple
County Judge
Mark E. Specs
County Judge
Larry Vasko
County Health
Director
Thomas Freytag
County Coroner
Kellie Salsbury
County Human
Services Director
Kurt Quellhorst
County Dog Warden
Larry Robert Longsworth
County Sheriff
Douglas P. Reinhart
County Engineer
Ted Kevin Schnell
Assistant County
Engineer
Genevie Pitchford
County Treasurer
Karyn Schumann
County Auditor
Connie Cordonnier
County Clerk
Ann Billings
County Recorder
Sue Ellen Kohler
County Court Clerk
Sociology
-Apple Harvest
Festival is celebrated at Maple Lane Farms each October. The Farm is located
3 miles east of Wapakoneta and includes a gift shop, ice cream parlor and
wine store along with the Apple Barn.
-The Fourth of July
is celebrated each year with the St. Joe Festival, sponsored by the St.
Joseph Catholic Church. The event is held at the county fairgrounds and
features food, games, teen and polka dances, a cake wheel and fireworks.
Arts
- Wapakoneta
is home to a number of festivals, and as the county seat, hosts the Auglaize
County Fair each year. The Fair is held at the end of July/beginning of
August and higlights the agricultural achievements of county youth and
adults. Rides, games, horse
racing, exhibits and entertainment are featured during the week-long event.
-Each September,
the Wapakoneta Chamber of Commerce hosts the Indian Summer Festival, a
celebration of the city's Indian heritage as well as the on-set of Indian
Summer. Free entertainment, a parage, scholarship pageant, craft show,
band show, go-kart races, children's activities and more are a part of
the annual event.
Miscellaneous
-The Neil
Armstrong Space Museum is located at the intersection of Interstate 75
and Bellefontaine Street, honors Wapakoneta native
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. Mementos of Armstrong's
career are displayed along with other Ohioans who have contributed to the
history of flight. The Museum is open March through November from 9:30
a.m- 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5p.m. on Sundays. Each July,
the Museum hosts a Festival of Flight to commemorate the anniversary of
the landing on the moon.
If you are looking for a very interesting musuem to go to, this would be the one. It has bicycles dating back from 1816 all the way to present day. It is very cool to look at how bicycles have been revolutionized since they were first invented. You might look at one of the old bikes and say that you would never ride that thing, but back in the 1800's bicycles were not only a form of transportation, they were a leisure activity. Since Mr. Graham is riding his bicycle across the country, it is very ironic that his path across the country also comes across the path of The Bicycle Museum of America.