New Philadelphia, Ohio - Dairy Queen Brazier®Collage History
The City of New Philadelphia is the county seat thus the county courthouse is located here. The current courthouse building was built in 1882 and is on the National Register of Historic Buildings. It features an 1888 Seth Thomas clock.
The first European settlement in Ohio was founded in 1772 as a Moravian Indian Mission to the Delaware Indians. Today the reconstructed village includes seventeen log buildings, gardens, the original mission cemetery, and a museum and visitor center.
This outdoor drama will enter its 38th year in June of 2007. It's an unforgettable production of the western frontier of America and the founding of Ohio’s first settlement. Other outdoor drama productions at the Schoenbrunn Amphitheatre include "The White Savage," "Dracula," and a Broadway musical.
This family oriented park is open seasonally from Memorial Day to Labor Day. It offers picnic facilites, concession stands, three swimming pools, and other rides. Tuscora Park also has an original antique Herschell-Spillman carousel with hand carved carousel animals.
Angel Homes and Furnishings, Inc. purchased the Dairy Queen franchise for Tuscarawas County in 1984. They opened the Dover location in 1985 and followed that opening in 1986 at New Philadelphia. The year 1987 marked the opening of the Uhrichsville location and in 1989 the Bolivar Dairy Queen. Angel Homes and Furnishings is still currently involved with the New Philadelphia and Bolivar stores.
The business district of New Philadelphia was laid out as a replica of Philadelphia, PA and the New Philadelphia post office is a replica of Independence Hall.
This museum showcases the carvings of the "World's Master Carver," Ernest (Mooney) Warther. Also featured are Mrs. Warther's button collection and a five acre park with Swiss floral gardens.