Rowsburg, Ohio

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Rowsburg is an unincorporated community in Ashland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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History

Rowsburg was laid out and platted in 1835 by Michael D. Row, and named for him. [1] A former variant name of Rowsburg was Rows. [2] A post office called Rows was established in 1840, and remained in operation until 1905. [3]

Notable person

Rufus Cole, a medical researcher and first director of the Rockefeller University Hospital, was born in Rowsburg in 1872. [4]

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References

  1. Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Ashland County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 174.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowsburg, Ohio
  3. "Ashland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  4. National Academy of Sciences (January 15, 1979). Biographical Memoirs. National Academies Press. p. 119. ISBN   978-0-309-59898-9.

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