Vera Cruz, Ohio

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Vera Cruz is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

It is the location of the McCafferty Road Covered Bridge.

History

A post office was established at Vera Cruz in 1872, and remained in operation until 1905. [2] [3] The community was named in commemoration of the Siege of Veracruz in the Mexican–American War. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vera Cruz, Ohio
  2. ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Veracruz Post Office (historical)
  4. ↑ Peacefull, Leonard (1996). A Geography of Ohio. Kent State University Press. p. 219. ISBN   9780873385251 . Retrieved December 8, 2013.

39°10′19″N83°57′45″W / 39.17194°N 83.96250°W / 39.17194; -83.96250


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