Briggs,_Ohio Knowpia

Briggs is an extinct town in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

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A post office was established at Briggs in 1875 and remained in operation until 1902.^[2] Dean Briggs was the name of one of the founders of Dunham Township in which Briggs was located.^[3] Briggs has a close-knit community and is surrounded by the rural landscape characteristic of much of southeastern Ohio.

References edit

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Briggs, Ohio
^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
^ Hathaway, Seymour J. (1902). History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 298.

39°19′32″N 81°03′38″W / 39.32556°N 81.06056°W / 39.32556; -81.06056

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Briggs, Ohio

[2] "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

[3] Hathaway, Seymour J. (1902). History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 298.

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