Quality HVAC services in Wilmington, OH

With a population of around 12,500 people, the city of Wilmington (also the birthplace of the banana split) is the county seat of Clinton County. People coming into Wilmington often notice at city entrances have the city’s slogan of “We Honor Our Champions” accompanied by signs that highlight different athletic accomplishments of people and teams from Wilmington. Wilmington is home to a weather forecast office of the National Weather Service, which serves all of Southwestern Ohio and portions of Indiana and Kentucky. On Dec. 8, 1997, Wilmington was featured in Time magazine as a small town that is attractive to suburban families. It was also showcased in a publication in 1995 titled “The 100 Best Small Towns in America.” As home to Wilmington College, which was founded in 1870, the city and the surrounding area include more than 12 distinct Quaker meeting houses. Originally called Clinton and founded in 1810 as the seat of the newly created Clinton County, Wilmington changed its name to the current name in 1811. In 1828, the village became incorporated. By 1833, Wilmington had 14 stores, a brick courthouse and jail, two groceries, two taverns, four churches, and 100 residential houses. Wilmington is located about an hour driving distance from Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. In the mid 1990s, the annual Banana Split Festival was created to celebrate Wilmington’s alleged creation of the famous treat in 1907. Each year the city also hosts the Clinton County Corn Festival, which honors the rich agricultural tradition of the county. In 2007, a new festival, the Hometown Holidazzle, was created. It takes place in the late fall. Aside from the annual events, Wilmington played host to a festival each year that a new Harry Potter book was published. Thousands would gather in downtown Wilmington at the Books ‘N’ More bookstore and surrounding businesses to celebrate each release. Located in the downtown business district is the historic Murphy Theatre, which can be seen in the film Lost In Yonkers, part of which was filmed in the city in the early 1990s. In 2016, Wilmington was the setting of Michael Moore’s documentary film, Michael Moore in TrumpLand, which was filmed over two nights at the Murphy Theater there.