page_title: Egypt, Ohio
hierarchical_section_title: Egypt, Ohio
caption_attribution_description: English: Southern side and front of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, located at the intersection of State Route 364 and Minster-Egypt Pike in Egypt, an unincorporated community west of Minster in Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The church (built in 1887) and its associated rectory (built in 1905) are listed together on the National Register of Historic Places as a part of the Cross-Tipped Churches of Ohio Thematic Resources.
context_page_description: Egypt is an unincorporated community in western Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. Located at 40°23′8″N 84°25′59″W, the community sits at an elevation of 971 feet, approximately 2 miles west of the village of Minster.
  Egypt's first settlers were Roman Catholic immigrants from Germany. In the community's earliest years, travel in the vicinity was extremely difficult due to the muck of the Great Black Swamp. The name "Egypt" was supplied by one of the early pioneers, who is said to have remarked that "this place was made of a dab of mud that fell from the wheelbarrow of God when He made the world and therefore it ought to be called 'Egypt'". Because the people of the community could only attend church in Minster with great difficulty, they made a petition for a church in Egypt; accordingly, St. Joseph's Catholic Church was organized in 1852.
  Egypt has always been small; its people were collectively able to raise only eight hundred dollars for the construction of their new church in 1852, and in 1977 it had only a single business. It is distinguished by St. Joseph's Church, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
context_section_description: Egypt is an unincorporated community in western Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, United States.  Located at 40°23′8″N 84°25′59″W (40.3856031, -84.4330070), the community sits at an elevation of 971 feet (296 m), approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the village of Minster.
  Egypt's first settlers were Roman Catholic immigrants from Germany.  In the community's earliest years, travel in the vicinity was extremely difficult due to the muck of the Great Black Swamp.  The name "Egypt" was supplied by one of the early pioneers, who is said to have remarked that "this place was made of a dab of mud that fell from the wheelbarrow of God when He made the world and therefore it ought to be called 'Egypt'".  Because the people of the community could only attend church in Minster with great difficulty, they made a petition for a church in Egypt; accordingly, St. Joseph's Catholic Church was organized in 1852.
  Egypt has always been small; its people were collectively able to raise only eight hundred dollars for the construction of their new church in 1852, and in 1977 it had only a single business.  It is distinguished by St. Joseph's Church, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.  The community also includes a cemetery, as well as the site of a former school.
caption: St. Joseph's Catholic Church
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