A heritage tourist attraction, it showcases the area's unique canal history.

The city was developed on the site of a former Lenape village established in the late 1770s by bands who had migrated from the East under European oppression.

White Eyes, then leader of the Lenape people, signed the Treaty of Fort Pitt of 1778, by which the Lenape hoped to secure their safety during the War, and he promised scouts and support to the rebel colonists.

[7] In retaliation for frontier raids by hostile Lenape and British, Colonel Daniel Brodhead of the Continental Army ignored the treaty.

[8] Coshocton was originally called Tuscarawas by American colonists, after the river, and under the latter name was laid out in 1802.

The young town was renamed Coshocton when it was designated county seat by the legislature in 1811.

34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.