New Paris, Ohio

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  The village of New Paris sits in a pretty valley where in 1864 the Christmas song "Up on the House Top" was written by the Reverend Benjamin Hanby. New Paris became an incorporated village in 1832. On April 30, 1865, a nine-car funeral train carrying Abraham Lincoln's body and about 300 mourners, stopped for memorial ceremonies at New Paris, one of many stops of the president's "national funeral" procession from Washington to Springfield, Illinois. New Paris as well as nearby Greenville, Ohio and Richmond, Indiana were selected for this honor because of strong Union support during the Civil War, and to avoid a route passing through the "Copperhead" (pro-South) hotbeds of Dayton and Cincinnati. Travelers can get to New Paris, Ohio, by taking Interstate 70 to Exit 156B and exiting on U.S 40 East to St Rt. 320 North. U.S 40 is also known as the historic National Road. At this interchange, you will find Today's Harvest produce and corn maze and also the Golden Inn for lodging.

  Visitors will find New Paris home to an old stone quarry that is now the beautiful Natural Springs Resort campground. The Countryside Golf Club is located on North Spring Street and features nine holes and a driving range. Other popular visits are Wesler Orchards which is popular around Halloween and the large Corn Maze at Today's Harvest. During the cold winter weather, good times are available at Valley's Edge Snow tubing, just north of town on St. Rt. 121.

  For a delicious meal, there are four local restaurants. When entering the village from the south, the first restaurant is Baumbach's BBQ on the right.  About a half mile north is the Red Front Inn. Continue north and take a right on Melody Lane and at the first stop sign you will see the Country Side Inn, which is right next to the Countryside Golf Club.

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