Pigeon Run, Ohio

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Pigeon Run is an unincorporated community in Stark County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.{{GNIS|1061540}}

History

A post office called Pigeon Run was established in 1827, the name was changed to Pigeonrun in 1895, and the post office closed in 1907.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Stark | title=Stark County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=21 January 2016}} The community took its name from nearby Pigeon Run creek. Pigeon Run was a mining community and the Pigeon Run Coal Company operated there.{{cite book|last=Perrin|first=William Henry|title=History of Stark County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstarkco00perr|year=1881|publisher=Baskin & Battey|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofstarkco00perr/page/402 402]}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Stark County, Ohio

Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio

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