Circleville, Ohio

Circleville is a city in the county seat of Pickaway County, Ohio. Circleville was founded by European American Settlers during 1810. Circleville was founded within a Prehistoric Circular Earthwork. During the early 1800's the city was laid out in the diameter of a Hopewell Earthwork. Residents eventually petitioned the state for typical grid pattern. By the 1850's traces of the circular pattern were nearly gone. The historic courthouse was built in 1846 on the foundation of the old jail. It was modified in 1896. December of 1976 there was a time capsule buried by the courthouse to be opened on 2076. Circleville historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Circleville memorial hall was built in 1891, built in the years after the Civil War to remember the victims of the war. The Ted Lewis Museum is in the historic downtown area, Ted Lewis was born in Circleville, Ohio in 1890. He became a entertainment medium from Vaudeville to Television and sold millions of records in his day. Circleville is a unique small town. The town is known for its annual Circleville Pumpkin Show that has been ongoing since the very early 1900"s and is hosted yearly downtown.