Risdon Square

Risdon Square is an Ohio historical marker in Seneca County.

Seneca County · N CountyLine Street and Summit Street, Fostoria, OH, 44830 -- Risdon Square near a historic house in Fostoria

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Side A: This monument marks the square of the village of Risdon founded 1832. The land was owned by John Gorsuch, who settled here with his family in a clearing along the Portage River in 1831. He had a plat of the area made by David Risdon, Seneca County surveyor, after who the town was named. This plat was officially recorded September 13, 1832. The village of Risdon had the first church and post office, and has the oldest house in Fostoria. Side B: same

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Marker data: Ohio Historical Markers program, Ohio History Connection (Remarkable Ohio)

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