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GEOGRAPHY Iberia is located at 40°67'034" North, 82°84'357" West (40.67034, -82.84357), at the junction of Ohio State Route 309 and Morrow County Road 30. It is considered to be a part of "Central Ohio." HISTORY Iberia was founded in 1827 and plated in 1832 by Frederick Meyers and Samuel Foster. The name of the community was suggested by Robert Rowland who was visiting family members that had settled in the area. On modern maps, the town is located at the junction of State Route 309 and Morrow County Road 30. Iberia was once the home of Ohio Central College , a Presbyterian Church- affiliated academy. The college is most closely aligned with its most notable graduate, Warren G. Harding , the 29th President Of The United States . Following the cessation of classes, the records and alumni of Ohio Central College were assumed by Muskingum College of New Concord, Ohio . Iberia’s greatest period of growth occurred at turn of the 20th Century when the community served as a farm community center. For a short period in the 1920s , the town was located along the “Marion” spur of the Lincoln Highway . SOURCES Miller, Larry L. Ohio Place Names. Indiana University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-2533-2932-9 |
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