Carthagena, Ohio
Carthagena /ˌkɑːrθəˈdʒiːnə/[1] is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Ohio, United States. It has an elevation of 909 feet (277 m) and is located at 40°26′12″N 84°33′36″W / 40.43667°N 84.56000°WCoordinates: 40°26′12″N 84°33′36″W / 40.43667°N 84.56000°W.[2]
WikiMiniAtlasHistory[]
Carthagena was laid out in 1840.[3] It is named after Cartagena, a city in the south-east of Spain. The village was started by Charles Moore from around the same time Mercer County was established. Charles Moore was a black man and owned 160 acres of land in Carthagena. Black people lived in Carthagena for over 100 years, the last known member of the black community in Carthagena was Albert Bowles who died in 1957 and is buried in the black cemetery there. The land a black school stood on (Emlen Institute) was purchased by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood (C.P.P.S.) for $4,500 on March 14, 1861. A seminary was built and named "St. Charles Seminary". The St. Charles Center has been operated by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood since then.[4]
References[]
- ^ "scrippsjschool.org/pronunciation/". Archived from the original on 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carthagena, Ohio
- ^ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 204.
- ^ Alig, Joyce L. (February 1980), Mercer County, Ohio History 1978, Mercer County: Mercer County Historical Society, Inc., pp. 740–741
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