Editing St. Paris, Ohio (section)

==History==
The area where St. Paris now stands was originally inhabited by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. The first white settlers arrived in 1797 and the village was founded in [[Johnson Township, Champaign County, Ohio|Johnson Township]]<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofchampai00ogde | title=The History of Champaign County, Ohio | publisher=W.H. Beers & Company | year=1881 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofchampai00ogde/page/n10 11]}}</ref> in 1831 by David Huffman, who originally named it New Paris, after the French capital city of [[Paris]]. Upon learning that another town in Ohio already had that name, he changed the name to [[Saint Paris]], a 4th-century AD bishop.<ref name=HCC451>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofchampai00ogde | title=The History of Champaign County, Ohio | publisher=W.H. Beers & Company | year=1881 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofchampai00ogde/page/n450 451]}}</ref>

In 1846 and 1847 the [[Columbus, Piqua and Indiana Railroad|Columbus and Piqua Railroad]] was built along the southern boundary of the village, greatly increasing its advantages compared to other communities in the surrounding area.<ref name=HCC451 /> After reorganization, when the [[Columbus, Piqua and Indiana Railroad]] between [[Columbus, Ohio]], and [[Union City, Indiana]] opened on March 25, 1859, the local station was the most efficient transport option for area agricultural products and travellers. The railroad operated as part of the [[Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad|Bee Line]],<ref>[https://blog.history.in.gov/tag/columbus-piqua-and-indiana-railroad/ Push and Pull of the Hoosier Partisans and Cleveland Clique: Consolidation of the Bee Line Railroads]. By Andrew Olson, posted June 2, 2017. Accessed September 30, 2023.</ref> eventually becoming part of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] and then [[Conrail]] before abandonment in 1983.<ref>[http://bridgestunnels.com/location/columbus-piqua-indiana-railroad-overpasses/#google_vignette Columbus, Piqua & Indiana Railroad Overpasses (in Covington, Ohio)]. Bridges and Tunnels. Accessed September 30, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.abandonedrails.com/columbus-to-ridgeville Columbus, OH to Ridgeville, IN]. Abandoned Rails. Accessed September 30, 2023.</ref>

St. Paris was incorporated as a village in 1858.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TdQyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA936 | title=History of Champaign County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1 | publisher=B.F. Bowen | author=Middleton, Evan P. | year=1917 | pages=936}}</ref> The village increased in area, and now straddles to boundary between Johnson Township and [[Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio|Jackson Township]].

One of the houses in the village, known as the "[[Monitor House]]", has been declared a [[historic site]] and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>