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Modern Perry Township has changed drastically through the years. The Municipal Airport of Zanesville dominates the southwestern quarter of the township. An industrial park sits behind the airport, including a Wendy's Bun Factory that supplies buns across several states. Several hotels, gas stations, and fast food restaurants are clustered together at the intersection of Route 40 and Sonora Road. An Auto Zone plant in Sonora provides dozens of jobs for local residents. Interstate 70 bisects the township, and a truck stop is being constructed near the 160 exit. Pottery houses and antiques stores line Route 40, and the Zane Grey Museum houses artifacts and information from the earlier days of Ohio settlement. Perry Elementary stands off of Route 40, part of the East Muskingum School District.
Perry Township, however, still retains some characteristics of its earlier days. Away from Route 40, the old National Road, farmers still grow corn, wheat, and soybeans on one hundred acre farms like their forefathers. Pigs still root around in corn fields and the woods to find food. Houses built in the 1800's stand as mute witnesses to prevoius days. It isn't uncommon for neighbors to know all of their other neighbors, and many can trace back their cousins to the sixth or seventh generation. Several farmers can trace their lineage back to the mid-1850's or earlier. Many aspects have changed, but many have also remained the same. |
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