Wooster, Ohio, is the county seat of Wayne County and the site of The College of Wooster. It was named after General David Wooster, who fought in the American Revolution and was considered a war hero. The town was established in 1808, and it was made the county seat in 1811, after county residents lobbied the state legislature to move the seat from Madison to Wooster. It prospered in large part because of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, both of which came through town. In the early part of the 20th century, it had factories making doors, sashes, and blinds as well as paving bricks, carriages, furniture, boilers, pianos, and engines.
Regular Blogs
Wooster Digital History Student Blog
The Wooster Digital History Team posts their experiences and insights on such subjects as their research on the history of the town of Wooster, their experiences throughout the time of the project, and reactions to the exhibits.
http://digitalwoosterblog.voices.wooster.edu
The students and faculty of the Department of Geology at the College of Wooster write items for this blog, and categories include ichnology, tree rings, geochemistry, and fossils and pseudofossils. There is also a regular feature here, entitled Fossil of the Week.
http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu
Some of the discussions here revolve around how identical twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly have aged differently, the similarities between Sir. Edmund Hillary and astronaut Neil Armstrong, and the movie "The Martian," which stars Matt Damon.
http://woosterphysicists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/
