The flounce hem on women's dresses and skirts has been popular for centuries. A flounce hem is a very wide ruffle at the bottom of a hem or skirt. It is far wider than the 2-3 inch (5-7 centimeter) ruffle hem often seen. The word flounce is even old. It appears as early as Middle English as the word frounce and comes from the Old French word fronce, all meaning pleat..
An act establishing Mercer County took place on January 2, 1824. In 1837 Van Wert County was detached and the county line established is the current northern border of Mercer County. In 1839 Celina was established as the capital of Mercer County, St. Marys, Ohio was the previous capital. In 1848 the area south of the Greenville Treaty Line to the current southern county line, was attached.
To go to a page for any township click on the township name above. If the township has their own website, you will find a link at the bottom of the township's page. Clermont County Fair - The Clermont Township Association participates in the Clermont County Fair and supports the Junior Fair Programs. Link to the Clermont County Fair Web Site. Associate Member - Become an Associate member of the association. Associate members are welcome at all meetings and receive the Ohio Township Association quarterly magazine. Associate Member Dues are $20 per year payable to the Secretary/Treasurer.