'Blooming Grove' is an
unincorporated village in northeastern
North Bloomfield Township,
Morrow County,
Ohio,
United States. The community is located at the junction of
State Route 97 and Morrow County Road 20. The nearest incorporated city is
Galion, Ohio, located to the northwest.
Mount Gilead, the
county seat of Morrow County, is located southwest of Blooming Grove on
State Route 61.
Founded under the name of Corsica, the community is the nearest settlement to the birthplace of
Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the
United States of America. The Harding birthplace is no longer standing; however, the site is marked by an Ohio Historical Society Marker.
The village was laid out by Simon E. Harding, great-great-uncle of the President.
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References
1. Blooming Grove
External links
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Warren G. Harding Birthplace, Morrow County Ohio, Ohio Memory Project, Ohio Historical Society
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Yahoo! Map of Showing Blooming Grove, Ohio