Hardscrabble, Ohio

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Hardscrabble is a former settlement in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

Hardscrabble was a coal mining site established in 1833, one of the first coal mines in Coshocton County. [2] Further mines at Hardscrabble opened in 1868 and mining activity continued until about the early 1880's. [3] The site today is a semi-rural area on the eastern outskirts of Coshocton.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardscrabble, Ohio
  2. ↑ Doda, Craig (September 21, 2022). "Coshocton County Coal Mining". HMdb.org. Retrieved July 17, 2024. 1833 - Hardscrabble Mine east of town was the first mine
  3. ↑ Lewis, Thomas William (1928). History of Southeastern Ohio and the Muskingum Valley, 1788-1928. Chicago, IL: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. p. 195.

40°16′30″N81°49′34″W / 40.27500°N 81.82611°W / 40.27500; -81.82611


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