Skull Fork

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Covered bridge over the Skull Fork in Freeport Township, Harrison County Skull Fork Covered Bridge.jpg
Covered bridge over the Skull Fork in Freeport Township, Harrison County

Skull Fork is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

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Ohio State of the United States of America

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Of the fifty states, it is the 34th largest by area, the seventh most populous, and the tenth most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus.

According to legend, local Indians had kidnapped and murdered some individuals whose skulls were found near this creek. [2]

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Coordinates: 40°12′4″N81°16′24″W / 40.20111°N 81.27333°W / 40.20111; -81.27333

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