COSHOCTON

coshocton, a city and the county-seat of coshocton county, ohio, u.s.a., at the confluence of the tuscarawas and the walhonding rivers, with the muskingum river, and about 70 m. e.n.e. of columbus. pop. (1890) 3672; (1900) 6473 (364 foreign-born); (1910) 9603. it is served by the pennsylvania, the pittsburg, cincinnati, chicago & st louis (controlled by the pennsylvania), and the wheeling & lake erie railways. the city is built on a series of four broad terraces, the upper one of which has an elevation of 824 ft. above sea-level, and commands pleasant views of the river and the valley. it has a public library. coshocton is the commercial centre of an extensive agricultural district and has manufactories of paper, glass, flour, china-ware, cast-iron pipes and especially of advertising specialities. the municipality owns and operates its water-works. coshocton occupies the site of a former indian village of the same name--the chief village of the turtle tribe of the delawares. this village was destroyed by the whites in 1781. the first settlement by whites was begun in 1801; and in 1802 the place was laid out as a town and named tuscarawas. in 1811, when it was made the county-seat, the present name was adopted. coshocton was first incorporated in 1833.