Germantown, Ohio

Germantown is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.A part of the Dayton metropolitan area, Germantown was founded by German Americans from Pennsylvania and was once home to a cigar industry.Philip Gunckel, the only member of the group who spoke English, is recognized as Germantown's founder, who chose the site for a grist mill and laid out the original town plan in 1814.In 1847 the Mudlick Distillery was established and, with an output of 30 barrels of whiskey a day, was considered the largest in the country for many years.At one time the Municipality housed up to 12 cigar warehouses and five factories, with the tobacco industry employing many residents up until the 1970s.[6] Germantown is situated within German Township, in the south-western part of Montgomery County, Ohio.[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.26 square miles (11.03 km2), all land.
Germantown Covered Bridge, east of downtown
Map of Ohio highlighting Montgomery County
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