- Blooming Grove, Ohio
Blooming Grove is an unincorporated village in northeastern North Bloomfield Township, Morrow County,
Ohio ,United States . The community is located at the junction of State Route 97 and Morrow County Road 20. The nearest incorporated city isGalion, Ohio , located to the northwest. Mount Gilead, thecounty seat of Morrow County, is located southwest of Blooming Grove on State Route 61.Founded under the name of Corsica, the community is the nearest settlement to the birthplace of
Warren G. Harding , the 29th President of theUnited States of America . The Harding birthplace is no longer standing; however, the site is marked by an Ohio Historical Society Marker.The village was laid out by Simon E. Harding, great-great-uncle of the President. [cite news|title=Blooming Grove|work=TIME|date=1923-04-14|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,727069,00.html|accessdate=2007-05-20]
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* [http://worlddmc.ohiolink.edu/OMP/NewDetails?oid=3812873&format=cat&fieldname=place&results=9&sort=title&searchstatus=1&hits=8&searchmark=0&searchstring=Morrow+County&searchtype=kw&format=cat&count=8 Warren G. Harding Birthplace, Morrow County Ohio, Ohio Memory Project, Ohio Historical Society]
* [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=M7tNO.p_0TqT&csz=Blooming+Grove+Ohio&country=us&new=1&name=&qty= Yahoo! map showing Blooming Grove, Ohio]
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