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Yale, Ohio

Coordinates: 41°03′45″N 81°05′54″W / 41.06250°N 81.09833°W / 41.06250; -81.09833
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Yale is an unincorporated community in Portage County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] It centered at the intersection of Alliance Road and Yale Road along Ohio State Route 14 where the townships of Edinburg, Palmyra, Atwater, and Deerfield meet.

History

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A post office called Yale was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1903.[2] The community most likely was named after Yale University, according to local history.[3] Besides the post office, Yale had a sawmill.

Yale was also the childhood home of famous actor Clark Gable.[4] His father and step mother are buried in Palmyra Cemetery. A large amount of money was donated to the township to keep this cemetery and graves tended for time immemorial.

Points of Interest

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There is an ODOT station located here.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yale, Ohio
  2. ^ "Portage County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 146.
  4. ^ Brown, Robert C.; Norris, J. E. (1885). History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. p. 423.

41°03′45″N 81°05′54″W / 41.06250°N 81.09833°W / 41.06250; -81.09833