Rowsburg, Ohio
Rowsburg is an unincorporated community in Ashland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History[edit]
Rowsburg was laid out and platted in 1835 by Michael D. Row, and named for him.[1] A former variant name of Rowsburg was Rows.[2] A post office called Rows was established in 1840, and remained in operation until 1905.[3]
Notable person[edit]
Rufus Cole, a medical researcher and first director of the Rockefeller University Hospital, was born in Rowsburg in 1872.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Ashland County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 174.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowsburg, Ohio
- ^ "Ashland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ National Academy of Sciences (January 15, 1979). Biographical Memoirs. National Academies Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-309-59898-9.
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