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On December 29, 1817, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Morgan County. Residents named the county in honor of Daniel Morgan, a hero of the American Revolution. The first whites settled in the county in 1790. They built a community known as Big Bottom. In 1791, Indians attacked the settlement, killing twelve settlers. This event became known as the Big Bottom Massacre. The Ohio Historical Society commemorates the attack with a monument on the site.
Morgan County is located in eastern Ohio. It is predominantly rural, with less than one percent of the county