Constitution, Ohio

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio}}

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Constitution is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.{{GNIS|1062708}}

History

A post office called Constitution was established in 1842, and remained in operation until 1978.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Washington |title=Washington County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=29 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118155125/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Washington |archivedate=18 January 2016 }} The community's name commemorates the contribution a local settler, Ephraim Cutler, made to outlaw slavery in the Constitution of Ohio.{{cite web | url=http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/549960/How-communities-got-their-names.html?nav=5248 | title=How communities got their names | work=Marietta Times | date=February 19, 2013 | accessdate=29 December 2015}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Ohio

Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio