Alikanna, Ohio

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

History

Alikanna had its start in 1873 when an iron works was built there.[2] A post office called Alikanna was established in 1889, and was discontinued in 1893.[3] The community's name is an amalgamation of Alexander and Anna, the names of two early settlers.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alikanna, Ohio
  2. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 292.
  3. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 3.



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