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This Month in History... February

Photo taken of the square after the ice storm of February 17, 1909. A reminder that winter is not over! The tall flagpole was the last of four successive poles on that site. An earlier one was a mast of the Milan-built schooner, Idaho

2012 Hours

February Hours ~ Saturdays and Sundays 1-4pm

Admission Prices ~ Adult $7.00 Senior Citizens $6.00 Children ages 6-12 $4.00

A Special Thank You

The Milan Historical Museum would like to thank our Business Contributor of History - Certainteed Corporation. It is with their support that MHM can continue to offer fun and educational programs to our community.

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Milan, OH
Zip 44846, United States

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Historic Milan

Milan Ohio History

The Village of Milan was platted in 1817 on the site of a previous Moravian Indian mission village (1805-1809).

Ebenezer Merry damed the Huron River and established a gristmill and sawmill. As the population grew, so did the agricultural output of the area.

Farmers had to travel by wagon to the northern lake ports over the sandy, wet prairie. Eventually a group of industrial businessmen sought to develop a canal which would link the three miles between Milan and the Huron River.