Editing New Concord, Ohio (section)

==History==
New Concord was laid out in 1828 when the [[National Road]] was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last=Everhart |first=F.J.|title=1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers|url=https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028848673#page/n517/mode/2up|year=1882|publisher=F.J. Everhart & Co.|page=418}}</ref> In 1837, almost ten years later, Muskingum University was founded with its first class graduating in 1839.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newconcord-oh.gov/about-new-concord/a-brief-history/|title=A Brief History {{!}} Village of New Concord, Ohio|website=www.newconcord-oh.gov|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref> A post office named New Concord has been in operation since 1832.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Muskingum | title=Muskingum County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref> As [[U.S. Route 40]] was a large connector for trade, New Concord became a stopping place for those who came through until bypassed by [[Interstate 70 in Ohio|Interstate 70]] in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-070.html|title=Interstate-Guide: Interstate 70|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref>