Madison County
Madison County with its county seat London, is located just west of Franklin County. On February 16, 1810, the Ohio Legislature created Madison County, named for then president James Madison. In September of that year, Patrick McLene and his team of 30 surveyors began surveying the county and completed the task in the following year.
In 1810, the Court of Common Please of Franklin County appointed Philip Lewis director to lay out the ounty seat of Madison County. The site had been selected earlier by John Pollock and George Jackson. The plat was recorded on November 13, 1810. There was some doubt as to the name assigned the new county seat. In the court records it reads Madison, Deer Creek Township, Philip Lewis Director. Some of the early settlers later claimed that London was built upon a site that was originally referred to as Madison.
The county is primarily good, flat farm land.
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Red Brick Tavern is located on the National Highway in Lafayette.
Red Brick Tavern
Just north of London is the Red Brick Tavern located on the old National Road in Lafayette. Originally founded by William Minter, the Red Brick Tavern dates back to 1837 as a popular stagecoach stop along the National Road. It has been visited by a number of important historic figures includes Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison and Henry Clay.
