Schoenbrunn

Ohio's first town - Moravian mission to Delaware

State: Ohio County: Tuscarawas County Founded: 1772 Abandoned: 1777

Schoenbrunn ('Beautiful Spring') was OHIO'S FIRST TOWN—a Moravian missionary settlement for Christian Delaware Indians. Caught between Americans and British in the Revolution, the village was abandoned in 1777. Now reconstructed as a state memorial. Ohio's history started here.

Quick Facts

  • OHIO'S FIRST TOWN
  • First church and school in Ohio
  • Moravian mission to Delaware Indians
  • Caught between armies in Revolution

Location

Address: Schoenbrunn Village State Memorial, Ohio

Coordinates: 40.4789, -81.4292