Mount Pleasant Historic District | |
Location | Mount Pleasant, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 40°10′28″N 80°47′55″W / 40.17444°N 80.79861°W |
Area | 54 acres (22 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 74001536 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 28, 1974[1] |
Designated NHLD | April 5, 2005[2] |
The Mount Pleasant Historic District encompasses the historic center of the village of Mount Pleasant, Ohio. Founded in 1803 by anti-slavery Quakers, the village was an early center of abolitionist activity and a well-known haven for fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad. The village center is relatively little altered since the antebellum period. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Districts in 1974,[1] and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2005.[2]