New Washington

History

In 1833, New Washington was platted by George Washington Meyers, and was nicknamed "Dutchtown" for the large amount of German families living there. The early predominant language in the community was German. By 1862, industries at the time included two dry goods stores, six grocery stores, three blacksmith shops, a flouring mill, and a sawmill. In 1872, the Pennsylvania Railroad, at the time called the Mansfield, Coldwater, and Lake Erie railroad, ran its first trains from Toledo, Ohio to New Washington. This led to an inflow of new businesses and non-German families. New Washington was incorporated as a village in 1874.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Most-observed species

• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  896
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  737
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  736
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  725
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  679
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  646
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  575
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  540

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2024-03-18
  4 km WSW of Millbury, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2023-05-20
  3 km SSE of Walbridge, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2016-02-07
  6 km W of Put-in-Bay, Ohio
• M 3 — 2011-06-05
  5 km W of Lodi, Ohio
• M 2.7 — 2010-05-14
  1 km ENE of Gibsonburg, Ohio
• M 2.8 — 2007-04-12
  11 km NW of Put-in-Bay, Ohio