Sitka, Ohio

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

History

A post office called Sitka operated between 1890 and 1916.[2] The community was named after Sitka, Alaska, where a local mother's son had drowned while serving in the U.S. Army.[3] This individual was Joseph T. Bukey, and according to a history of Washington County, Ohio published less than a decade later was serving in Alaska at the time of his accidental drowning.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sitka, Ohio
  2. "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. Hill, Ashley (June 11, 2011). "Perspectives: Stories about unusual place names abound". Marietta Times. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. n.a. History of Washington County, Ohio with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (H.Z. Williams & Bros., 1881), p. 142.



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