Moore Junction, Ohio

Moore Junction is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

The community was named after Hon. Thomas Watson Moore, a railroad contractor who was the original owner of the town site.[2][3]

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gollark: With no particular incentive to except that the "friend" might not like it otherwise?
gollark: So companies are supposed to just give goods to their "friends"...?
gollark: To some extent, but it's fuzzier, and how is that meant to work for *factories* or whatever?
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moore Junction, Ohio
  2. Hathaway, Seymour J. (1902). History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 1117.
  3. "How communities got their names". Marietta Times. February 19, 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2015.



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