Our library has a wonderful local history room and we would like to create a collection once we get back in the building. We were happy to see that moma used a version of franklin gothic as long ago as the 1930s. If you grew up in coshocton county, ohio then you remember. In the early 1900s, atfs head of typeface development, morris fuller benton, began to create the type designs that would influence american type design for more than 40 years. When i saw some of those names, i saw street names in the bottoms that sprung to life, as so many. Roscoe village began as a separate community, but during the late 1800s, coshocton absorbed it. Welcome to coshocton county, ohio history and genealogy.
Other main distinguishing characteristics are the tail of the q and the ear of the g. The name is a delaware indian word derived from name of the indian village goschachgunk black bear town, which stood north of the junction of the tuscarawas and walhonding. Franklin gothic itself is an extrabold sansserif type. Coshocton kinkades atlas of townships of coshocton county 1938 lakes atlas of coshocton county 1872. The itc franklin gothic family embodies true american grit.
The typeface found its influence in akzidenz grotesk types and it was issued by american type founders atf, where benton himself served as chief typeface designer and head of. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the franklin cemetery, conesville, coshocton, ohio, united states billiongraves cemetery and images. Go with traditional coshocton county plat books or information heavy coshocton county oh gis county data with related geographic features including latitudelongitude, government jurisdictions, roads, waterways, public lands and aerial imagery. Morris fuller benton created the original version of franklin gothic in 1902. The old stone fort near coshocton ohio is shrouded in mystery. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Itc franklin gothic history the original franklin gothic typeface was the third in a series of sans serif faces designed after american type founders was founded.
It was named in honor of a prolific american printer, benjamin. Franklin was a response suitable for countries in th. Historian alexander lawson speculated that franklin gothic was influenced by bertholds akzidenzgrotesk types but offered no evidence to support this theory which was later presented as fact by. That is why it is frequently utilized in ads and print media. Includes columbus business directory, johnson building business directory, statistical tables of franklin county, views. Pictured here is the current home of the walhonding valley historical society museum. Page 338 the successful lawyer and the competent judge must be a man of well balanced intellect, thoroughly familiar with the law and practice, of comprehensive general information, possessed of an analytical mind and a selfcontrol that will enable him to lose his individuality, his personal feelings, his prejudices and his peculiarities of disposition in the dignity, impartiality, and.
The tail of the q curls down from the bottom center of the letterform in the book weight and shifts slightly to the right in the bolder fonts franklin gothic has an extra bold weight with a. The history of bodoni the bodoni font was named after its designer, giamattista bodoni 174018 who was often revered as the king of printers. By 1915, all the major foundries offered families of sans serifs, sometimes called gothic in the usa. Typographic info for the franklin gothic font family. Turn right on 751 and take the first road to the left, county road 254 which runs along the tuscarawas river. While there are principles to help designers put together functional and pleasant combinations, nothing beats sim. Time magazine uses it for their headlines and article titles, and the new york times features franklin gothic in a variety of their section headlines, and both the american and canadian versions of scrabble use the. Full text of centennial history of coshocton county.
Franklin cemetery, conesville, coshocton, ohio, united states. Find coshocton county maps oh to get accurate ohio property and parcel map boundary data based on parcel id or apn numbers. Franklin cemetery, coshocton, coshocton, ohio, united states. This ogs chapter has published several books on coshocton county history, cemetery books, and an index to bahmers history, 1909. Ohio coshocton county maps, coshocton county plat books.
The itc franklin gothic typeface family retains the personality and character of. Topography and geology topography general geological structure of the county local geology. History of franklin county a collection of reminiscences of the early settlement of the county with biographical sketches and a complete history of the county to the present time. Some of that rich past might include a look back at the february 1903 edition of the coshocton daily age and its detailed description of how coshocton was named. Franklin township is one of the twentytwo townships of coshocton county, ohio, united states. Franklin cemetery is a cultural feature cemetery in coshocton county. Over the next several years, the atf family was expanded to include italic, condensed, condensed shaded, extra condensed and wide variants. The acrevalue coshocton county, oh plat map, sourced from the coshocton county, oh tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. The 2010 census reported 1,229 people living in the township, 882 of. Coshocton county chapter, ogs, po box 128, coshocton, oh 438120128. Franklin township, coshocton county, ohio wikipedia. From advertising logos and billboards, television and movie screens, books and album covers, board games and computer games, this timeless.
The big book of font combinations is an inspiration resource for creating great looking combinations of typefaces and fonts for design projects using a carefully selected library of classic typefaces. History of franklin county genealogy trails history group. Click here to return to ohio genealogy express index page. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the franklin cemetery, coshocton, coshocton, ohio, united states billiongraves cemetery and images. Free genealogy research is my mission genealogy express this webpage has been created by sharon wick exclusively for genealogy express 2008. Franklin township, coshocton county, ohio franklin township copyright 2001 all rights reserved.
New bedford genealogy in coshocton county, oh usa 1,015,348 ohio 47,764 coshocton county 512 new bedford 9. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Itc franklin gothic also retains the strength and vitality that is typical of late 19th century american sans serif typefaces. Click here to return to coshocton county, ohio index page. The typeface continues to maintain a high profile, appearing in a variety of media from books to billboards.
Franklin gothic has several widths and weights including franklin gothic book, medium, demi, heavy. Franklin cemetery cultural feature cemetery in coshocton county. Albert adams graham says a quote in his book history of coshocton county, ohio. What is the history of the franklin gothic book font answers. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Much like helvetica, it is a font that allows quick and crystal clear understanding due to its high legibility.
Franklin gothic can be distinguished from other sans serif typefaces, as it has a more. Franklin cemetery, conesville, coshocton, ohio, united. This book is fabulous for anyone who wants to know more about the early history of franklin county, this is the book for you. Franklin gothic and its related faces are realist sansserif typefaces originated by morris fuller benton 18721948 in 1902. Coshocton tribune obituaries coshocton, oh coshocton. Overview designed in 1904 by morris fuller benton for the american type founders company, franklin gothic was originally conceived as only one weight. It is a series of serif typefaces following the ideas of john baskerville, as found in the printing type baskerville. It draws upon earlier, nineteenth century models, from many of the twentythree foundries consolidated into american type founders in 1892. Coshocton tribune obituaries and death notices for coshocton ohio area.
Oct 28, 20 coshocton county, organized april 1, 1811. Reichardt see also itc franklin gothic and the revised itc franklin. More information find this pin and more on city, county, and state history books by rootspoint. The coshocton county line of the underground railroad bios. The primary coordinates for franklin cemetery places it within the oh 43811 zip code delivery area in the maps and aerial photos section below, youll find links to. Post photos to our timeline inbox us if you want us to share from a public album. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. It was named in honor of a prolific american printer, benjamin franklin. Full text of centennial history of coshocton county, ohio. Today, visitors can step back in time and envision what life in. Franklin caldwells atlas of franklin county 1872 franklin county wall maps 1842 1856 1883. We found these printed materials in our archives while doing some research on. The coshocton public library would like to encourage coshocton county residents of all ages to write down their thoughts, feelings, and experiences during these days of the covid19 pandemic.
Franklin gothic font family typography microsoft docs. Websites using the typeface franklin gothic with personal recommendations for similar web fonts, suggested font pairings and the closest free alternative. Franklin township, coshocton county, ohio places facebook. Historic maps and atlases adams caldwells atlas of adams county 17971880. It was of increased stroke contrast and a more vertical, slightly. Franklin gothic can be distinguished from other sans serif typefaces, as it has a more traditional doublestory g. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images for this cemetery.
A military committee was formed and issued the following circular. Franklin gothic urw book left and compressed demi italic right, both. The franklin gothic typeface is the primary influence for nearly all moma materials. There are so many histories of the state of ohio, i will not be transcribing this part. So fascinated as i read what buildings sat where, who was who in the mid 1800s and the names of so many early settlers. Even newcomers will find themselves searching through the coshocton history and genealogy section at the library to learn more about the rich past of this truly american community. History coshocton county ohio its past present 1740 1881. The biggest tourism attraction in coshocton county is roscoe village, a restored canal town from the mid 1800s. Franklin gothic is used for any and all headline and body copy when there is a need for smooth power and simple authority.