OH HR199

Commemorates the 250th anniversary of Schoenbrunn Village, founded in 1772 near the Tuscarawas River by David Zeisberger and five Delaware Indian families as a Moravian mission.

Recognizes Schoenbrunn as Ohio's first Christian settlement and establishes the state's first civil code and first schoolhouse during its five years of existence before abandonment in 1777.

Acknowledges the restored village site, now comprising sixteen reconstructed log structures, a church, gardens, cemetery, visitor center, and museum, managed by the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum.

Commends Schoenbrunn Village for its positive contributions to Ohio's heritage and its significance to Tuscarawas County.

Directs the House Clerk to transmit an authenticated copy of the resolution to the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum.