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City in Ohio, United States
Photo: (WT-en) Mayor Pez at English Wikivoyage, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
New Philadelphia, called New Philly by locals, is a small town and county seat of Tuscawaras County (which means "mouth of river") in northeastern Ohio. Its twin city, Dover, is immediately to the northwest. The two towns generally operate as one, and are covered together in this article..
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Like many small towns in the 1970s and 80s, Downtown New Philly's businesses suffered with the advent of several enclosed shopping malls in the New Philly/Dover area. However, New Philly is experiencing a major revitalization of its downtown. New Philly's downtown was laid out as a replica of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The New Philly post office is also a replica of Independence Hall.
Built in 1778 in an ill-fated campaign to attack the British at Detroit, a park commemorates the location and an outline of the fort remains along with archaeological artifacts.
and Quaker Stadium provided the famous college football coach, Woody Hayes, his first head coaching job. Hayes would go on to coach at Miami University in Oxford (where he coached his future arch-rival Bo Shembechler of University of Michigan fame) before building his legendary career with the NCAA Big Ten Conference, Ohio State University Buckeyes in Columbus.
A preserved missionary village built by the Moravian Christian sect to convert Delaware Native Americans.
Honors the legendary baseball pitcher, the namesake of the awards presented to the best pitcher in the American and National Baseball Leagues each year.
Wine and cheese. Factory tour. Closed Sunday.
Warther Museum
Creates hand-carved wooden products.
Talent show, parade, classic car show, queen's pageant, 5K run, plate auction, midway, nightly band show. 4th of July weekend.
NW. A park for all ages, including an antique carousel (1928) and other rides for the kids, swimming facilities, a duck pond and relaxing environment for a romantic stroll or picnic. Note the adjacent high school football stadium, named in honor of legendary football coach, Woody Hayes, a former coach of the New Philadelphia High School Quakers.
See Trumpet in the Land and The White Savage. Dramatizing the stories of the Moravian Delaware Tribe, the great chief Tecumseh and the short-lived triumphs and long-felt tragedies that took place during the settlement of the Old Northwest Territory with the peaceful settlement of Schoenbrunn followed by reciprocal massacres at Big Bottom and Gnadenhutten, serving as the locations for the tipping point in early American - Native American relations.
The canalway extends from Cleveland down through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Akron, Canton, New Philadelphia, Bolivar and Historic Zoar Village in Tuscarawas County. Hiking, biking and horseback riding.
Mid-September. Demolition derby, truck & tractor pull, junior fair livestock contests.
Festival known for servings of spicy sausage sandwiches and tamales, with live entertainment.
27 beers on tap, open 365 days a year.
Free hot breakfast and free WiFi.
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