Fredonia, Ohio

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

History

Fredonia was laid out in 1829.[2] A post office was established at Fredonia in 1837, and remained in operation until 1900.[3]

Notable people

Woody English, a baseball player with the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, was born in Fredonia in 1906.[4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fredonia, Ohio
  2. Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 362.
  3. "Licking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. "Woody English Stats". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.



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