NEW HAMPTON
AND
LUDLOW'S ROAD
On September 8, 1803, the year that Ohio became a state, the
Associate Judges of Franklin County ordered that a road be
constructed "leading from the Public Square in Franklinton to
Springfield,, Greene County." That road came to be known as
The Old State Road or Ludlow's Road. On this spot in the
summer of 1822, the Village of New Hampton was laid out, the
road being Main Street of the village. New Hampton was the
forerunner of West Jefferson. It fell into oblivion eight to nine
years later when West Jefferson was developed along the National
Road. All that remains of New Hampton is the cemetery and
this part of the road.