Founded in 1796
Wayne County, Ohio, named for famed Revolutionary War Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, was organized largely within its present borders in 1812. The county was carved out of the huge Wayne County in the Northwest Territory which originally took in parts of Ohio and several other states. Wooster, the county seat since 1808, was established by John Bever, William Henry, and Joseph Larwill, and named after General David Wooster, another Revolutionary War hero.
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