Sego, Ohio

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

History

Sego had its start in 1846 when a blacksmith shop was built there; a mill soon followed. [2] The name Sego is said to be African in origin. [3] A post office called Sego was established in 1850, and the town was once booming and had a population of 167. But while the town was thriving during 1865 a murder took place. The town had never had any violence and they were dumstruck upon a 12 year old girl being raped and murdered. Her body was discovered on Walters hill which is Northeast of the town. Legend says that her spirit haunts a triangulur land that stretchs from a pond her remains were found cosest to, down to a second corner where a smaller stream meets turkey run, and then up on top of a hill northwest of Sego. After that murder, the town was terrified.2 weeks later two small kids went swimming in the pond Northeast of Sego and they were to never be found again. Many think there bodies still lay in the depths of the pond. Just 2 days after this, there was mass suicide where 8 people hung themselves on the hill northwest of Sego. And while many bridges were built of Turkey run. All collapsed. Some leading to bad injuries and one death. The town continued having expiriences like this for many years until the flu of 1918 cam through and killed 89 people leaving just 6 survivors. All the remains were burnt. In 1935 the blacksmith shop collapsed and all building were torn down for farming land and the town was no longer in operation. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sego, Ohio
  2. ↑ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 211.
  3. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 124.
  4. ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

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