Delphos (Ohio)

Allen County Van Wert County

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Delphos is a city in Allen County and Van Wert County in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is located in the metropolitan area of Lima, the county seat of Allen County. Delphos has a population of nearly 7,000 inhabitants ( 2000 census ).

History

The German pastor Johannes Otto Bredeick, who was born on January 23, 1794 in Verl, founded the city of Delphos in the Great Black Swamp ( German Big Black Marsh ), a marshy area on the Miami Canal in 1849. Many emigrants who Verl and the surrounding communities left because of the then ruling there bitter distress, settled in Delphos and vicinity.

For a long time Delphos grew faster and was more significant than the neighboring towns of Lima and Van Wert, Delphos as conveniently lay at the crossroads of Miami Canal and Pennsylvania Railroad. 1851 Delphos was a separate municipality. It celebrates every year since the traditional " Canal Day Festival ".

Delphos was from January 1, 1883 the terminus of a narrow gauge railway, the Cleveland, Delphos and St. Louis Railroad, which ran at the opening only to Mount Blanchard. Until June 1883 it was extended to Carey. After various reorganizations and mergers of the railway companies, this railway line was built in 1890 on standard gauge. From Cleveland, Delphos and St. Louis Railroad, the Pittsburgh, Akron and Western Railroad (PA & W) was. This was 1895 Northern Ohio Railway and leased to the Lake Erie and Western Railroad.

Education

Delphos has two high schools, a primary school and an urban school. The Jefferson High is known for its numerous American football teams and clubs.

The town maintains twinning Verl- Delphos, which is explained by the origin of the town's founder Bredeick from Verl.

Famous people

  • Neely Edwards (1883-1965), silent film actor
  • Bill Lange (1928-1995), American football player
  • Leslie Copus Peltier (1900-1980), Astronomer
  • Brentwood S. Tolan (1855-1923), architect
  • Thomas Wine Andy ( b. 1946 ), Catholic priest and author
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