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Title, side A: Winchester's Camp No. 2
Title, side B: Preston Island
Sponsors: Defiance County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, National Society of the U.S. Daughters of 1812, City of Defiance, and The Ohio Historical Society
Address: Across the road from 1016 East River Drive
Defiance, 43512
Location: At a small pullout on the S side of the road
Latitude: 41.2897830
Longitude: -84.3466330
Subjects: Chillicothe, Counties, Courthouses

Title: Ohio's First Capital at Chillicothe
Caption: A photographic reproduction of an illustration depicting the buildings that served as Ohio's first capital in Chillicothe from 1803-1810. Zanesville served as the capital city from 1810 to 1812. In 1812, the capital was again moved to Chillicothe, where it remained until 1816. The Statehouse in Zanesville held the Ohio legislature from 1810-1812. The building closely resembled the capitol building at Chillicothe, but was built in the Federal style. In 1812 the capital was temporarily moved back to Chillicothe where it remained until December 1816 (AL02773).

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