Galetown, Ohio

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Galetown is an unincorporated community in Sandusky County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Galetown once had its own schoolhouse. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galetown, Ohio
  2. History of Sandusky County, Ohio: With Portraits and Biographies of Prominent Citizens and Pioneers. H.Z. Williams & Bro. 1882. p.  168.

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