Ive always believed that New Concord and Muskingum College are the center of the universe; because if you get your start here; you can go anywhere. This quote from John Herschel Glenn Jr. is the perfect summation of a wonderfully Midwestern town that produced one of the great American citizens of all time. The Village of New Concord; founded in 1828; had humble enough beginnings. Over the course of the next century and a half; however; the growth of the entire country was played out on New Concords stage as residents faced a series of revolutionary frontiers: Zanes Trace; the National Road; U.S. Route 40; Interstate 70; and finally; space. New Concord; like the rest of the country; struggled through two world wars; the Great Depression; and social turmoil. Unlike the rest of the country; it also produced a hero.
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