Yankeeburg, Ohio

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

History

A post office called Yankeeburgh was established in 1886, the name was changed to Yankeeburg in 1891, and the post office closed in 1902[2] Besides the post office, Yankeeburg had its own schoolhouse.[3]

gollark: It seems like regardless of how you pick the leaders and whatever, big organisations just operate increasingly badly over time/scale.
gollark: In any case, I don't even know if there's any way to get stable, fair and actually competent large-scale governance at this point.
gollark: Hmm.
gollark: It doesn't seem like keeping the same governments in power eternally has actually produced good outcomes.
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankeeburg, Ohio
  2. "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. "Mary L. Patterson". Marietta Times. October 16, 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2015.



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