NEW PHILADELPHIA

city, seat (1808) of Tuscarawas county, east-central Ohio, U.S. It lies along the Tuscarawas River, adjacent to the city of Dover, 20 miles (32 km) south of Canton. It was founded in 1803 by John Knisely, a tavern keeper from York, Pa. Named for Philadelphia, Pa., the community developed after the American Civil War, when the utilization of large local coal and clay deposits spurred industrial development. Manufactures include textile machinery, construction equipment, machine tools, ceramics, plastics, and industrial fans. The Tuscarawas Campus of Kent State University (1963) is in the city. Ohio's major flood-control and recreation project, the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, is headquartered in New Philadelphia. The nearby Zoar Village (now a state memorial) was a commercial settlement (181798) founded by German Separatists. Ohio's first village, Schoenbrunn Village (177298; now restored as a state memorial), lies a few miles southeast. Inc. town, 1833; city, 1883. Pop. (1990) 15,698; (1994 est.) 16,635.