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Lichtenau was once a small village located in Coshocton County, Ohio. Today, it is an abandoned place, often called a ghost town.

The Story of Lichtenau

Lichtenau means "pasture of light" in German. This settlement was founded in the late 1700s by missionaries from the Moravian Church. These missionaries were German-speaking Christians who wanted to share their faith with Native American people.

The village was created as a special place for Native Americans who had become Christians. It was a community where they could live and practice their new faith. However, the people living in Lichtenau left the village in 1780, and it became abandoned.

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