Hardscrabble, Ohio

Last updated

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.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coshocton County, Ohio</span> County in Ohio, United States

Coshocton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,612. Its county seat and largest city is Coshocton. The county lies within the Appalachian region of the state. The county was formed on January 31, 1810, from portions of Muskingum and Tuscarawas Counties and later organized in 1811. Its name comes from the Delaware Indian language and has been translated as "union of waters" or "black bear crossing". Coshocton was mentioned by David Zeisberger in his diary from the 1780s using the German spelling "Goschachgünk". The Coshocton, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Coshocton County.

Big Muskie Former dragline excavator

Big Muskie was a dragline excavator built by Bucyrus-Erie and owned by the Central Ohio Coal Company, weighing 13,500 short tons (12,200 t) and standing nearly 22 stories tall. It mined coal in the U.S. state of Ohio from 1969 to 1991. It was dismantled and sold for scrap in 1999.

The Logan Coalfield is a coalfield located in Logan County and Wyoming County of southern West Virginia, in the Appalachia region of the eastern United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Keene, Ohio</span> Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Keene is an unincorporated community in central Keene Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43828.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bakersville, Ohio</span> Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Bakersville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Adams Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43803. It lies along State Route 751 northeast of West Lafayette.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Somerdale, Ohio</span> Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Somerdale is an unincorporated community in northeastern Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44678. It lies along State Route 212, Conotton Creek and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway east of Zoar.

Rush Run is an unincorporated community in Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It is mainly around the area of Rush Run Road also known as County Road 17. It is named for David Rush who settled in that area in 1798.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kay Moor, West Virginia</span> United States historic place

Kay Moor, also known as Kaymoor, is the site of an abandoned coal mine, coal-processing plant, and coal town near Fayetteville, West Virginia. The town site is located in the New River Gorge at Kaymoor Bottom (38°03′00″N81°03′17″W). It is linked to the mine portal 560 feet (170 m) above on Sewell Bench (38°02′52″N81°03′58″W) in the wall of the Gorge by conveyors.

New Bedford is an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.

New Moscow is an unincorporated community in Virginia Township of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.

Mohawk Village is an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Birmingham is a ghost town in Lafayette Township in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Delaneysville is a ghost town in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Helmick is an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Linton Mills is a former town in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

Maysville is an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Morgan Run is an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Orange is an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Tyrone is a former town in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

Wills Creek is an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.