Rowsburg, Ohio

Rowsburg is an unincorporated community in Ashland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

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

Rufus Cole, a medical researcher and first director of the Rockefeller University Hospital, was born in Rowsburg in 1872.[4]

References
  1. Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Ashland County, Ohio. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 174.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowsburg, Ohio
  3. "Ashland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. National Academy of Sciences (15 January 1979). Biographical Memoirs. National Academies Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-309-59898-9.

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