title: Lichtenau, Ohio
text: # Lichtenau, Ohio
  
  Lichtenau is a ghost town in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
  
  ## History
  
  Lichtenau (German meaning "pasture of light") was founded as an Indian Christian settlement in the late 18th century by German-speaking missionaries of the Moravian Church.
  
  The town was abandoned by the converts in 1780.
  
  