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"...Zoar is the quaintest, most interesting and most absolutely unique village that...[you] could find in all the length and breadth of our magnificent country. It is situated in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and is owned and occupied exclusively by a most singular sect of German pietist-mystics, socialists and communists known as Zoarites, who founded it in the year 1817."
--Geoffrey Williston Christine
Peterson's Magazine
January 1889
Founded by the German religious dissenters called the Society of Separatists of Zoar in 1817 as a communal society, Zoar today is an island of Old-World charm in east-central Ohio. Many of the German-style structures built by the Zoarites have been restored and are open to the public as Zoar Village State Memorial. Others are privately-owned, and serve as residences, shops, restaurants and bed and breakfast inns.
Visitors can experience the life of the agrarian Separatists by visiting the ten restored buildings (Number One House, Kitchen/Magazine Complex, Garden House, Bakery, Tinshop, Dairy, Wagon Shop, Blacksmith Shop and Zoar Store), which are staffed with costumed interpreters and furnished with items made or used by the Separatists. Some buildings are staffed, others open by guided tour. Volunteers give craft demonstrations during the many yearly special events.
ZOAR STORE HOURS:
January - February
March
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Friday, Saturday |
10:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
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Sunday |
noon- 5 p.m. |
April – December
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Wednesday - Saturday |
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
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Wednesday - Saturday |
noon - 5 p.m. |
ZOAR SITE HOURS:
January - March
April - May
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Saturday |
11:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
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Sunday |
noon- 4 p.m. |
June - September
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Wednesday - Saturday |
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
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Sunday |
noon - 4 p.m. |
October
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Saturday |
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
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Sunday |
noon - 4 p.m. |
November & December
Admission: Guided Tours
Tours may be arranged at any time during the year with advanced registration.
Includes Town Hall, Number One House, wagon Shop, Blacksmith Shop, Tin Shop, Garden House, and Bakery.
| Adults |
$8.00 |
| Ages 5 - 17 |
$4.00 |
| OHS Members, ZCA Members and ages 5 & under |
FREE |
Location
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Zoar Village is located 2.5 miles east of I-77 (exit 93) on State Route 212. It is between New Philadelphia and Canton in Tuscarawas County.
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General Information
Zoar Village is administered by the Ohio Historical Society and managed locally by the Zoar Community Association.
Zoar Village
Box 508
Zoar, OH 44697
Phone:
(330) 874-3011
1 (800) 262-6195 (toll free)
E-Mail:
zoarinfo@zca.org
Site Contact:
S. Baughman
Handicapped Accessibility
Ohio Historical Society strives to meet ADA requirements. However, historic structures and outdoor areas provide challenges that make it difficult to provide complete access to all visitors. Please call the site with specific questions and concerns.
The Garden House, Wagon Shop and Baker are accessible with assistance. An orientation video of Zoar Village, located in the General Store, allows an opportunity to view areas that are not handicapped accessible.
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