Address: 600 N. Whitewoman St., Coshocton, Ohio 43812
Phone: 740-622-7644
If you haven’t taken a trip back in history to Coshocton and Roscoe Village, you should add it to your list of things to see and do. The port town was to become the town of Roscoe in 1816 after a bankrupt merchant bet that farmers would rather do business there instead of spending 25 cents for the ferryboat ride to Coshocton. Going only on a hunch, no research, no community meetings, James Calder set up shop across the Muskingum River and named the spot Caldersburgh after himself. Caldersburgh in 1830 was renamed in honor of William Roscoe, an English historian and one of the leading abolitionists of the time.
The construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal in the 1820s was a turning point for the small village, and the first canal boat, the Monticello, landed in Roscoe on August 21, 1830. Roscoe would soon become the fourth largest wheat port on the 350-mile canal system that stretched from the Great Lakes to the Hudson River.
Roscoe continued to thrive and prosper until the 1860s, when the canal systems gave way to railroad systems. While the canal system continued to operate, it didn’t take long for Roscoe to lose its position as a thriving port. The Great Flood of 1913 swept away what was left of Roscoe.
The Great Flood of 1913 washed over several states between March 23rd and 26th and leftover a quarter-million citizens homeless. The Great flood of 1913 remains Ohio’s largest weather-related disaster.
Roscoe Village allows guests of all ages to take a step back to the 19th century and view aged brick buildings, quaint shops, and costumed interpreters who share their stories and bring the canal era back to life.
Learn more about Ohio’s Canal Town and upcoming events on their website.
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