Triadelphia, Ohio

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

History

Triadelphia was laid out and platted in 1838 with 26 lots; at the town center, Juniper and High Streets crossed at right angles; there was also a Center Street. [2] Those streets and names have not survived to the present.

Triadelphia is a name derived from Greek meaning "three brothers" and is thought to have been inspired by Philadelphia, where the Roberts family originated. [3] The three brothers were Joseph, Nathan, and Samuel Roberts. Anticipating the town, Nathan purchased 160 acres from his brother Joseph in 1836, having paid $160. [4] A post office was established at Triadelphia in 1849, and remained in operation until 1930. [5] The town is thought to have been an important stop on the Underground Railroad due to the activities of William Woodward. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Triadelphia, Ohio
  2. ↑ Robertson, Charles (1886). History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. L. H. Watkins & Company. p.  456.
  3. ↑ Capace, Nancy (1999). Encyclopedia of West Virginia. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 194. ISBN   978-0-403-09843-9.
  4. ↑ Morgan County, Ohio, Recorder, Deed Record, volume I, page 35.
  5. ↑ "Morgan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ The Underground Railroad in Southeastern Ohio, with especial (sic) attention to Morgan County - between 1812 and 1890. By Dr. John V. Richardson Jr. (Updated 18 October 2010)
  7. ↑ Photograph of William Woodward, Underground Railroad Operator, Triadelphia, Morgan County Ohio. The African-American Experience

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