Rome, Morrow County, Ohio
Rome is a ghost town in South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Rome was laid out in 1827 by Lemuel Potter.[2][3] The town failed to meet Potter's expectations, as one 19th-century writer remarks "it did not bear any resemblance to ancient Rome".[4]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rome (historical)
- Baughman, Abraham J.; Bartlett, Robert Franklin (1911). History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 368.
- "Morrow County". Ohio Ghost Towns. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 462.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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