Annapolis, Ohio

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Annapolis is an unincorporated community in Salem Township, Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Annapolis was originally called New Salem, and under the latter name was platted in 1802. [2] A post office called New Salem was established in 1815, the name was changed to Annapolis 1823, and the post office closed in 1914. [3] Besides the post office, Annapolis had a country store. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Annapolis, Ohio
  2. ↑ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 517.
  3. ↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 844.

40°24′40″N80°51′47″W / 40.41111°N 80.86306°W / 40.41111; -80.86306


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