Ripley, Ohio
| Ripley, Ohio | |
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| Village | |
| Motto: "Freedoms Landing - Where thousands found freedom on the Underground Railroad" | |
 Location of Ripley, Ohio |
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 Location of Ripley in Brown County |
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| Coordinates: 38°44′22″N 83°50′28″W / 38.73944°N 83.84111°WCoordinates: 38°44′22″N 83°50′28″W / 38.73944°N 83.84111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Brown |
| Township | Union |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.30 sq mi (5.96 km2) |
| • Land | 1.99 sq mi (5.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) |
| Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,750 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,739 |
| • Density | 879.4/sq mi (339.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 45167 |
| Area code(s) | 937 |
| FIPS code | 39-67272 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1061608 |
| Website | www.ripleyohio.org |
Ripley is a village in Brown County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River 50 miles southeast of Cincinnati. The population was 1,750 at the 2010 census.
Aerial view of Ripley from the north.
Ripley corporation limit sign.
Looking north on Second Street (US Highway 52) in Ripley.
Liberty Monument on the Ohio River that was dedicated in 1912.
Main Street ends at the Ohio River in Ripley, Ohio.
Colonel James Poage, a veteran of the American Revolution, arrived in the free state of Ohio from Staunton, Virginia in 1804 to claim the 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) he had been granted in what was called the Virginia Military District. Poage was among a large group of veterans who received land grants in what was first organized as the Northwest Territory north of the Ohio River for their service in the American Revolutionary War, and freed their slaves when they settled there. Poage and his family laid out the town of Staunton in 1812; it was renamed in 1816 to honor General Eleazar Wheelock Ripley, an American officer of the War of 1812.
Given its location on the river, Ripley became a destination for slaves escaping from slavery in Kentucky on the other side. Both black and white residents developed a network, making Ripley an early stop on the Underground Railroad, to help slaves escape North to freedom. A number of prominent abolitionists lived in the town in the 19th century, mainly on Front Street near the river, including John Rankin, former slave John Parker, former slave William Q. Atwood, Thomas McCague, Thomas Collins and Dr. Alexander Campbell.
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