Lower Newport, Ohio
Lower Newport is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Lower Newport was originally called the "Lower Settlement" in contrast to the "Upper Settlement", i.e. Newport.[2] Lower Newport was a major shipping point for riverboats.[3] A post office called Lower Newport was in operation from 1842 until 1904.[4]
gollark: osmarks.tk has *at least* 14964 files.
gollark: Eh, the NSA probably has more datae than either.
gollark: Much datae.
gollark: Also the NSA. They have datas.
gollark: Yes, even osmarks.tk™ has access to all that.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Newport, Ohio
- Hathaway, Seymour J. (1902). History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 318.
- History of Washington County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. H.Z. Williams. 1881. p. 572.
- "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.