. History of Morrow County and Ohio. t the County Auditorsoffice, Washington Township having been origi-nally part of Marion County. Samuel Holmes,County Surveyor for Marion County, made theoriginal plat, and his name is appended to therecord, and also to the record of the first addition,known as Meyers First Addition, and which bearsthe date of April 2, 1834. When the villagewas being platted, Robert Rowland, a young manwho had traveled extensively for those early times,was visiting relatives there. He inquired whatthey were going to call the new village. This wasa subject that had not sugges
. History of Morrow County and Ohio. t the County Auditorsoffice, Washington Township having been origi-nally part of Marion County. Samuel Holmes,County Surveyor for Marion County, made theoriginal plat, and his name is appended to therecord, and also to the record of the first addition,known as Meyers First Addition, and which bearsthe date of April 2, 1834. When the villagewas being platted, Robert Rowland, a young manwho had traveled extensively for those early times,was visiting relatives there. He inquired whatthey were going to call the new village. This wasa subject that had not suggested itself to and Jackson. He then suggested thename Iberia, after a town in South America,the name having attracted his attention by itsbeauty. Accordingly, this name was then andthere adopted, and by this name it has ever sincebeen called. Other additions have since beenmade, the latest dating June 6th, 1851. Thevillage has now two large stores, of one of which Crane is proprietor, who is a live business man. *-.
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