New Martinsburg, Ohio

New Martinsburg is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

New Martinsburg was originally called Martinsburg until 1831.[2] The community derives its name from Martinsburg, West Virginia, the native home of a share of the first settlers.[3] A post office was established at New Martinsburg in 1831, and remained in operation until 1906.[4]

gollark: You *can* use the same account on two...
gollark: That imports the `component` library (by loading it and binding it to `component`) and binds the redstone component to `redstone`.
gollark: You need to stick```lualocal component = require "component"local redstone = component.redstone```in.
gollark: I don't think so.
gollark: Yes, because there's no `redstone` in scope.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Martinsburg, Ohio
  2. Allen, Frank M. (1914). History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. p. 316.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 98.
  4. "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 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.