Mount Pleasant Historic District (Mt. Pleasant, Ohio)

Mount Pleasant Historic District
Along Union Street in the district
Mount Pleasant Historic District (Mt. Pleasant, Ohio) is located in Ohio
Mount Pleasant Historic District (Mt. Pleasant, Ohio)
Mount Pleasant Historic District (Mt. Pleasant, Ohio) is located in the United States
Mount Pleasant Historic District (Mt. Pleasant, Ohio)
LocationMount Pleasant, Ohio
Coordinates40°10′28″N 80°47′55″W / 40.17444°N 80.79861°W / 40.17444; -80.79861
Area54 acres (22 ha)
NRHP reference No.74001536
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 28, 1974[1]
Designated NHLDApril 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]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Pleasant Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2008.