The town continued to grow and was formally incorporated as a village in 1850 with a population of 940. He eventually served as the 5th governor of Ohio in 1814.īy 1810, the 4 blocks of the original town centering on the intersection of Market (now Harrison Ave.) and Walnut Streets were platted. Othneil Looker, a leading citizen, built a home of lumber in 1804 and set about providing instruction in reading and writing to his fellow settlers.
Most were Revolutionary War veterans or others lured by the promises of abundant forested land located within the network of navigable rivers flowing to the Ohio. Settlers arrived in the Harrison area in the early 1800s.
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