By Janet Philipps Procida
Acadia Publishing, 2010, 127 pages

In 1796, several Welsh families fled their homeland to start new lives in America.  Theophilus Rees and Thomas Philipps are considered the founding fathers of the Welsh Hills.  In 1801, after residing for a few years in Pennsylvania, Rees and Philipps purchased about 2,000 acres of land in Licking County, Ohio.  This area is known as the Welsh hills.  Soon they were joined by other families with the last names of Thomas, Lewis, James, Johnson, Griffiths, Evans, Jones, Davis, Williams, Owens, Price, King, Cramer, Shadwick, Pugh, White, and Hankinson.  Their descendants still reside in and around the Welsh HillsThe Welsh hills is predominately locate in Granville and Newark Townships, but a small portion is also located in Mckean and Newton Townships.  This fertile land with hills and valleys and an abundance of timber and natural springs enticed these families to make their permanent home the Welsh Hills.

The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country.  Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today.

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