It was one of the few stops in Ohio on the Whitewater Canal, built between 18, which spanned a distance of 76 miles (122 km). Harrison was the home of Ohio's fifth governor Othneil Looker. Among the historic sites in the city's vicinity is the Eighteen Mile House, which was built during the earliest years of the nineteenth century. Harrison Township was established in 1853, formerly part of Crosby and Whitewater Township.
It was incorporated in 1850 and became a city in 1981. Harrison was laid out in 1810, named in honor of William Henry Harrison, a decorated general and state legislator and afterward the ninth president of the United States. ( October 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
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