Ottawa (Ohio)

Putnam County

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Ottawa is a village and the county seat of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. At the 2000 census, the town had 4,367 inhabitants.

Geography

Ottawa is located in the geographic center of Putnam County, 95 miles (153 km) north of Dayton and 66 miles ( 106 kilometers ) southwest of Toledo and Lake Erie Station. The settlement on the banks of the Blanchard River is regularly affected by floods. Three major floods occurred in 2007-2009.

Neighboring towns of Ottawa are Gilboa, Pandora, Columbus Grove, Kalida, Pine Ville, Miller City, Leipsic and Glandorf (in the east starting clockwise).

History

The place was built in place of the last settlement of the Ottawa Indians who had to give up their last reserves in Ohio in 1833 and were relocated to Kansas. The original name was Tawa Town. At the Blanchard River two Ottawa villages passed this name, Upper and Lower Tawa Town; the latter was in today's local area. The new settlers were able to buy the land from 1833. The name Ottawa was officially introduced in 1862. 1866 moved the seat of county government to the neighboring Kalida to Ottawa.

Traffic

Ottawa is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 224 and State Route 65 The nearest highways are in the south of U.S. Highway 30 and Interstate 75, the railway companies The Indiana and Ohio Railway and CSX Transportation have links to the site. Three miles east of Ottawa is the Putnam County Airport.

Education and Culture

At state educational institutions is available on site two elementary schools, the Ottawa - Glandorf High School and the Putnam County District Library. Of the 51 churches of the Putnam County are nine in Ottawa. Three buildings of the town were included in the National Register of Historic Places, including the headquarters of the district court.