Overhead View of New Philadelphia   Save
Ohio Guide Photographs
Description: The Photo is of downtown New Philadelphia. Several historic buildings are noticeable especially the County Courthouse near the center of the photo. Residents named the town after Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Once formed in 1804. One of the principal reasons for this quick growth was New Philadelphia's location on the Ohio and Erie Canal, making the community an important trading center. Over the next several decades, New Philadelphia's status as a trading and manufacturing center continued to expand, especially following the completion of two railroads through the community. In 2000, many of New Philadelphia's 17,056 residents worked in retail sales, although several also found employment in service industries, and a few people still worked in mining. Several residents commuted to Canton, in nearby Stark County, to find employment. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F02_013_001
Subjects: Historic buildings--Ohio--New Philadelphia--Pictorial works; New Philadelphia (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: New Philadelphia (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)