Mahoning, Ohio

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Mahoning is a former settlement in Portage County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. It was located at the present-day intersection of North Main Street and Ohio State Route 82 in northern Windham Township, north of the village of Windham. [1]

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History

Mahoning is a name derived from the Delaware language meaning "salt lick". [2] A post office called Mahoning was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1913. [3] Besides the post office, Mahoning had a station on the Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad. [4]

Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad

The Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad (C&MV) was a shortline railroad operating in the state of Ohio in the United States. Originally known as the Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad (C&M), it was chartered in 1848. Construction of the line began in 1853 and was completed in 1857. After an 1872 merger with two small railroads, the corporate name was changed to "Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad". The railroad leased itself to the Atlantic and Great Western Railway in 1863. The C&MV suffered financial instability, and in 1880 its stock was sold to a company based in London in the United Kingdom. A series of leases and ownership changes left the C&MV in the hands of the Erie Railroad in 1896. The CM&V's corporate identity ended in 1942 after the Erie Railroad completed purchasing the railroad's outstanding stock from the British investors.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mahoning, Ohio
  2. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 81.
  3. ↑ "Portage County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Brown, Robert C.; Norris, J. E. (1885). History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. p. 574.

Coordinates: 41°15′32″N81°02′55″W / 41.25889°N 81.04861°W / 41.25889; -81.04861

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