High School. I am taking Mr. Graham's U.S. History class second semester. We are
setting up a website on his Route 99. Basketball season ended a week ago, and I just
started baseball season. I am working at a place called the Auto Salon in Downers
Grove, it is detailing and fixing all cars. I love cars and hope to one day work with
exotics. I am turning sixteen in April and I will receive my license in June. I am
looking for a car right now. I hope to find a 1990-1991 Nissan 300ZX. That is my
favorite car and I should be able to get one once summer ends. I enjoy playing
many sports and I also enjoy watching t.v. I used to be an NBA fan but now I like
NCAA basketball. My favorite basketball team is UConn. I hope that they go all of
the way and beat Duke for the championship.
Enough about me, lets get to my
county.
As you already know my county is Logan County located
in Southwest Ohio. Below
is information on my county including links to important websites. The following
information that I received was given to me by a very nice woman named Kandie
Lowry of the Logan County Chamber of Commerce. I am very appreciative of what
she has done for me.
Geography
What kind of weather are we most likely to experience in the summer
?
It can sometimes reach 90 degrees in the summer
with 100% humidity.
What is the average temperature in the summer ?
It is an average of around 75 to 80 degrees.
What is the land elevation like in your county ?
It is flat yet kind of hilly. The highest
point in the state is in our county. Cambell Hill is 1,550 feet above
sea level. Their land also has good farming.
What do most people do for a living
?
Most people work in industrial
factories. One of our biggest factories is the Honda of America.
What is your unemployment rate ?
One of the lowest in the state at 3.3%.
Is their a local swimming pool in your county ?
There is the Bellefontaine Municipal pool that
opens on Memorial Day Weekend.
What is the most common animal in your county ?
Deer, hunting is very popular to keep the population
down.
Politics
What is the biggest local political issue in the county ?
The big issue was whether or not to build an
airport. They passed it and are now constructing it.
What are the state and national issues ?
Basically the same as anywhere else.
Sociology
What are the main subcultures in your county ?
Our culture is mixed with caucasion, African-American
and Japanese.
What crime is most common in your county ?
They are crimes that have to do with drugs and
alcohol.
What is the worst crime ever commited in your county ?
In 1990-91 a man shot another man in the middle
of downtown Bellefontaine and then killed himself. It seems the man
had seen another mans wife in a magazine, she used to be Miss Ohio.
He fell in love with her. When she rejected him, he went after her
husband.
What is the best thing about living in your county ?
The best thing is the small town atmosphere,
where sometimes it seems that everyone knows each other.
What is the worst thing about living in your county ?
The worst thing is if you are a highschool kid.
Usually, if you do something that you are not supposed to be doing than
your parents find out from someone.
If you come to our county what should you see ?
It depends on what the tourist likes. If
they like history, I would say the Piatt Castles, if they like wonders
of nature they would want to see the Ohio Caverns or the
Zane Shawnee Caverns. If they like nature, it would be
Indian Lake, and if you like chocolat you want to stop at Marie's Candies
Arts
Do you have any artists or authors in your town ?
We have an author in town, his name is Alan Eckart
and he wrote the Frontiersmen which he talks about our many historic
figures that lived here.
Miscellaneous
What is your best and most common resaurant in the area ?
We do not have many restaurants besides chain
in the area. If you are lucky enough to be invited to dinner by an
Amish family that would be the best dinner you have ever had.
Where is the best ice cream shop ?
The best place for ice cream is the Ice Cream
Parlor in West Liberty on Main Street.
Has their ever been a UFO sighting in your county ?
Not officially, although their have been people
who think that they have.
Do you have any legends ?
We have dead man's curve where they say that
a man was killed while driving a motorcycle, by robbers and that he still
can be seen driving down that road at night. There is also the legend
of the glowing tombstone.
For more information on Logan County go to these
related links that follow. Again I would like to thank Kandie Lowry
for answering all of my questions. To reach her or other generous
people from Logan county go to logancountyohio.com.
If you would like to know more about the general area and where stores
are located go to
county infoIf you are interested in the political views of Logan county
go to Politics
When you visit this county and do not know what to do then go to
visitors guide
When you visit Ohio and are interested in geology visit one of our
caverns.
If you want a planned trip to Logan go to
weekend planner.