Luhrig, Ohio

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Luhrig is an unincorporated community in Athens County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.{{GNIS|1062862}}

History

A post office called Luhrig was established in 1900, and was discontinued in 1916.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Athens | title=Athens County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 January 2016}} Luhrig originally was a mining community; the Luhrig Coal Company operated coal mines there.{{cite book|author=Ohio. Inspector of Mines|title=Annual Report of the Chief Inspector of Mines|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=we_NAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA287|year=1909|publisher=Industrial Commission, Department of Inspection, Division of Mines|page=287}}

References

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{{Athens County, Ohio}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Athens County, Ohio

Category:1900 establishments in Ohio

Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio

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