Sitka, Ohio

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

History

A post office called Sitka operated between 1890 and 1916. [2] The community was named after Sitka, Alaska, where a local mother's son had drowned while serving in the U.S. Army. [3] This individual was Joseph T. Bukey, and according to a history of Washington County, Ohio published less than a decade later was serving in Alaska at the time of his accidental drowning. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sitka, Ohio
  2. ↑ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Hill, Ashley (June 11, 2011). "Perspectives: Stories about unusual place names abound". Marietta Times. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ↑ n.a. History of Washington County, Ohio with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (H.Z. Williams & Bros., 1881), p. 142.

Coordinates: 39°26′52″N81°20′18″W / 39.44778°N 81.33833°W / 39.44778; -81.33833



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