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Village of Ansonia's Web Site.
We hope you find the contents of this
website both useful and informative.
From this site you will be able to view
and/or download any of the following:
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Council
Meeting Agenda;
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Recent Legislation
Adopted by
Council;
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Recent
Newsletters;
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Village
Income Tax Forms;
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Project information;
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Announcements;
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Current
Utility Rates;
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Links to Federal, State and Local
governments;
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Links to
Local Websites.
Most pages in this site are currently
being developed and are in various
stages of completion.
We will update the pages as time
permits. Please be patient - this may
take awhile!
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The
Village of Ansonia is a small, rural
community in west central Ohio. Located
in northern Darke County at the
intersection of State Routes 47 and 118,
the Village is just 7 miles north of the
City of Greenville.
Platted in
1845 by John Baughman, The Village was incorporated in 1867 as
the Village of Dallas.
A Post Office
was established in January,1853 as the Ansonia
Post Office since a Post Office named
Dallas already existed in Highland
County. As the story goes, the first
Postmaster, George A. Turpen, selected the
name Ansonia from the clock on the wall
in the Post
Office that was manufactured by the
Ansonia Clock Company in Ansonia,
Connecticut. The clock still exists and
is keeping time in the present
Post Office.
In 1885, at the suggestion of Postmaster
Samuel Light, the name of the Village was
changed to Ansonia so that the name of
the Village and its Post Office were the
same and to avoid confusion with the
"other" Dallas. The Dallas Post Office,
which was located in the Village of
Boston, remained in operation until
April, 1905. |
