Other areas drawing tourism include the Amish farms, shops and stores east of Mount Gilead, near Chesterville and Johnsville.

Gilead) home was Lewis Hardenbrook, in 1817, though it was then called Whetstone and was located in Marion County.

In 1824, Judge Jacob Young drew out the village; the plan consisted of 80 lots and also included a public square.

Several years later, in 1832, Henry Ustick added 70 lots to the village as well as an additional public square.

Many years later, in 1919, the north public square would become home to the Victory Shaft World War I Monument.

This monument was given to the county for having the highest per capita war bond sales during a two-year period.

Gilead was chosen by a significant margin and the village was incorporated by state legislature several years later in 1839.

[8] Soon after being named county seat, there was talk of building a rail line that would pass through Mt.

Officials opened stock purchases and began preparations for the build.

Tensions between villagers and railroad officials broke down the negotiations and the rail station was re-located to Cardington, several miles south of Mt.

Various mills were an early staple in the village history, followed by a tile factory and with technological advances, eventually the still well known Hydraulic Press Manufacturing Company or HPM.

Baughman's History of Morrow County, Ohio (1911), early population data is as follows: Four properties in Mount Gilead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the floral hall at the county fairgrounds, Levering Hall, the Morrow County Courthouse, and the James S. Trimble House.

[15] Levering Hall in particular is distinguished by its ornate Italianate architecture and its place as the center of community life for several decades.

[16] The Victory Shaft was erected in Mount Gilead's town square in December 1919, following World War I.

Warren G. Harding, a Senator who would later be elected President, was the keynote speaker at the dedication.

Gilead had two media sources available to them in the 19th century, Democratic Messenger and The Whig Sentinel.

The Union Register was published until 1971, while the Morrow County Sentinel is still in existence today.