Powellsville, Ohio

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

History

Powellsville was platted about 1848 by William Powell and others, and named for its founder. [2] A post office was established in Powellsville in 1860, and remained in operation until 1906. [3] In 1990, a 4310 gram chondrite (H5) meteorite was found ~40 cm underground by a man digging out a tree stump in his yard. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Powellsville, Ohio
  2. ↑ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1903). A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. N. W. Evans. p. 370.
  3. ↑ "Scioto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Meteoritical Society: Entry for Powellsville H5 Chondrite".

38°40′00″N82°47′01″W / 38.66667°N 82.78361°W / 38.66667; -82.78361


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