Pickrelltown, Ohio
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The settlement is located at the intersection of County Roads 28 and 29 in northern Monroe Township.
Variant names of Pickrelltown include "Frogtown", "Pickereltown", "Pickeretown", and "Pickreltown".[1]
History
A post office was established at Pickrelltown in 1851, and remained in operation until 1903.[2] The community was named for Henry Pickerel, the proprietor of a local tanyard.[3]
Geography
Pickrelltown is a short distance south of Mad River Mountain Ski Resort and southeast of Bellefontaine. The headwaters of the Macochee Creek, a small stream that meets the Mad River at West Liberty, are located around Pickrelltown.[4]
Pigeon Town, a town of the Shawnee Mekoche division, was located on Mad River, 3 miles northwest of West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio.[5]
Notable people
- Solomon L. Hoge — South Carolina Supreme Court justice and U.S. representative from South Carolina
Gallery
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Rebuilt veterans memorial following its destruction in 2014.[6]
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![Rebuilt veterans memorial following its destruction in 2014.[6]](/wiki143/index.php?title=File:Monroe_Township_World_War_monument.jpg){kind=link}
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Monroe Township hall at Pickrelltown.
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Monroe Community Church at Pickrelltown.
References
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External links
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