Mechanicstown, Ohio
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Mechanicstown is an unincorporated community in northwestern Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44651.[1] It lies at the intersection of State Routes 39 and 524. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] History
The community was laid out in 1836 by Thomas McGavern.[2] On March 21, 1837, the Ohio General Assembly approved a name change from “Mechanicsburgh” to “Mechanicstown”.[3]
[edit] Education
Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District. [4]
[edit] Notable residents
- Thomas B. Fletcher — five-term U.S. Representative
- Wilbur S. Jackman - educator
[edit] References
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 180. http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Carroll/Carroll1921Index.htm.
- ^ Acts of a local nature passed at the first session of the thirty-fifth General Assembly of the State of Ohio begun and held in the city of Columbus, December 5, 1836. Columbus: James B. Gardner Printer to the state. 1837. p. 291. http://books.google.com/books?id=WZk4AAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA291&lpg=RA1-PA291.
- ^ PUC Ohio map of School Districts
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Coordinates: 40°37′07″N 80°57′04″W / 40.61861°N 80.95111°W
