Pickrelltown, Ohio
Pickrelltown is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Ohio.[1]
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
- World War I veterans memorial in Pickrelltown (2010 photo). The 8 ft (2.4 m) high granite monument was erected in 1921, and has twice been rebuilt after vehicles crashed into it.[6][7]
- Rebuilt veterans memorial following its destruction in 2014.[6]
- Monroe Township hall at Pickrelltown.
- Monroe Community Church at Pickrelltown.
References
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickrelltown, Ohio
- ^ "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 110.
- ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 56. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
- ^ "Shawnee Indian Tribe History". Access Genealogy. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- ^ a b Tipple, Bill (April 28, 2014). "Serious Injury Crash in Pickrelltown, Monument Destroyed". PeakOfOhio.com.
- ^ "Monument Destroyed". Bellefontaine Examiner. April 20, 2000.
External links
- Detailed Logan County map
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