New Philadelphia

History

The Moravian Church, under the leadership of David Zeisberger, founded Schoenbrunn ("beautiful spring"), also known as Welhik Tuppeek ("the best spring"), in 1772 as a Christian mission to the Delaware Indians. Schönbrunn was two miles south-east of present-day New Philadelphia, Ohio. The settlement grew to include 60 dwellings and more than 300 inhabitants, both Munsee and Germans, who drew up Ohio's first civil code and built its first Christian church and schoolhouse. Problems associated with the American Revolution prompted Schoenbrunn's closing in 1777. John Knisely, who was from Pennsylvania, wanted to settle in a location where game was more plentiful and was welcomed by the Christian Indians of Goshen; he returned to Ohio in 1804 with his family and 33 other pioneers, hiring surveyor John Wells to plot out the modern city of New Philadelphia in the same grid style as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1833, New Philadelphia contained county buildings, a printing office, several stores, and five taverns.

Geography

New Philadelphia is located along the Tuscarawas River. It lies within the ecoregion of the Western Allegheny Plateau. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is covered by water. New Philadelphia's design was based on the design of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The two main streets in the city are High Avenue and Broadway, both of which were named after two main streets from Philadelphia, although Philadelphia's High Avenue was renamed Market Street in 1858. "The High Street" was the familiar name of the principal street in nearly every English town at the time Philadelphia was founded, and Broad Street is the closest street name in Philadelphia to Broadway. New Philadelphia has a humid continental climate, Dfa on climate maps.

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,583
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,441
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  2,252
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,193
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  2,109
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,991
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,791
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,763

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2025-05-09
  3 km S of Pleasant City, Ohio
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  3 km S of Pleasant City, Ohio
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  4 km WNW of Claysville, Pennsylvania
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  2 km SSW of Maple Ridge, Ohio