What is the history of Winchester, Ohio?
Winchester has an Ohio Historical Marker honoring the founding of the town. It was declared a historical Ohio town in 1990. The marker reads: Founded November 8, 1815 by General Joseph Darlinton and named for his Virginia birthplace. Winchester was incorporated in 1864 and later became the eastern terminus of the Cincinnati and Eastern Railway (1877-1880). The first locomotive to enter Winchester, the “Dick Thomson,” was named after a local businessman who was largely responsible for building the railroad. Winchester was also the birthplace of Evellyn (longman) Batchelder, first woman sculptor to become a full academician at the National Academy of Design in 1919. There is also an List_of_Registered_Historic_Pl aces_in_OhioOhio Historic Site in Winchester, the Dr. A. C. Lewis House. The Dr. A. C. Lewis home was built between 1845 and 1848. Dr. Lewis is considered the first resident physician of Winchester. He was a known abolitionist and used the house as a station on the underground r
