Founder's Day Celebration - Manchester, Ohio
Thirty people joined Massie and by March, 1791, the settlement was enclosed in a stockade.
Massie called his settlement Manchester, after his hometown in England. This became the first settlement within the Virginia Military District and the fourth permanent settlement in Ohio.
Manchester, Ohio will be having their Founder's Day Celebration March 12th, a few miles up river. For more information, call 937-549-2149.
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