Anna, Ohio
| Anna, Ohio | |
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| Nickname(s): The Earthquake Capital of Ohio | |
 Location of Anna, Ohio |
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 Location of Anna in Shelby County |
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| Coordinates: 40°23′43″N 84°10′25″W / 40.39528°N 84.17361°WCoordinates: 40°23′43″N 84°10′25″W / 40.39528°N 84.17361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Shelby |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mark Pulfer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2) |
| • Land | 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,033 ft (315 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,567 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,552 |
| • Density | 1,521.4/sq mi (587.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 45302 |
| Area code(s) | 937 |
| FIPS code | 39-02092 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1064331 |
| Website | http://villageofannaoh.com/ |
Anna is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,567 at the 2010 census.
Anna is the location of a Honda of America Manufacturing (HAM) Plant that produces engines and other components for a range of Honda vehicles.
Anna is home to the Anna Local Schools, located in two separate buildings. Elementary in one and Middle and High school in the other. The Anna Rockets sports teams include male and female basketball and track and field. Other sports consist of football, soccer, baseball, volleyball and golf.
The Teays River is prehistoric river that ran through modern day Anna, OH about 2 million years ago. the Teays river deposited loose sediment on the Greenville fault line which created a major earthquake center.
According to the Native Americans Tecumseh tried to start his alliances in the modern day Anna Ohio. Most of the native Shawnee and Miami tribes refused the offer, he supposedly put a curse on the land. The curse stated that the land shall be ever plagued with the trembling of the earth.
The first white settlement at Anna was made in the 1830s. Anna was platted in 1868, and named for Anna Thirkield. The village was incorporated in 1877.
On March 9, 1937, the largest recorded earthquake in Ohio occurred under the present day high school and middle school. It was measured at 5.4 on the Richter magnitude scale, while damage was at intensity VIII according to the Mercalli intensity scale. The shock was felt as far away as Chicago, Illinois, and Toronto, Ontario. The shaking followed a similar but somewhat weaker event that happened a week earlier on March 2, of the same year. The Lutheran and Methodist Churches were heavily damaged and since then the Lutheran Church put metal braces in their attic to protect it from future earthquakes. The partially damaged school became a total loss for the town and they had to rebuild it. The town hall was so badly damaged that the upper story was condemned and has not been used since.The Shelby County area has experienced at least 40 earthquakes since 1875.
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