All About Athens by Mark Riley

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All About Athens

Published on Dec 30, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WELCOME TO ATHENS, OHIO

UC 1900

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ATHENS, OHIO

Population: 23,832 (2010 Census)
First permanent settlers arrived in 1797
Ohio became a state in 1803

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EARLY ATHENS

Coal mining
Iron
Brick making

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OHIO UNIVERSITY

First college in the NW Territory
Land Grant College
Founded in 1804
"American Western University"

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Mark Riley

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