Mungen has served as a farming settlement in northwestern Ohio’s former Great Black Swamp region since the late nineteenth century. The level ground of Wood County was reshaped by drainage works that converted extensive wetlands into a grid of fields, country roads and small communities. Before that transformation, the Great Black Swamp covered much of this corner of the state. Mungen remains part of this agricultural setting, south of Bowling Green, the Wood County seat and home to Bowling Green State University. The wider area also hosts the National Tractor Pulling Championships, an event associated with Ohio’s farm-machinery traditions. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Wood County and northwestern Ohio.
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