River". In 1833, the Ohio General Assembly passed legislation intending to restore the original Native American names to some Ohio waterways, but mistakenly gave Whetstone River the name "Olentangy"--Delaware for "river of the red face paint"--which had actually belonged to what is now known as Big Darby Creek.thumb

Geography

The Olentangy River rises in Morrow County

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