Visit Mount Vernon, Ohio
Mount Vernon, Ohio, is historic, beautiful, architectually vibrant, & tree-lined. It was named an All-American City in 1965 & named Ohio's Most Livable Community" in 1994 by Ohio Magazine. Downtown Mount Vernon has a tall civil war era monument where the soldier is looking to the south in honor of those on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line. The streets are tree lined; there are many quaint little shoppes, antiques stores, as well as quilt shoppes.There is the Knox County Historical Museum where visitors can see memorabilia of two Knox County performing artists: Dan Emmett who composed "Turkey in the Straw", "Blue Tail Fly, & "Dixie" and Paul Lynde, comedian. The place includes artifacts from all aspects of Knox County historyThere is the unrestored Woodward Opera House which is America's Oldest Authentic 19th Century Theater. Townspeople are trying to raise funds to restore this once...


































