Pitchin,_Ohio

Pitchin, Ohio

Pitchin, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Pitchin is an unincorporated community in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

The first permanent settlement at Pitchin was made in the 1840s when several houses and shops were built there.[2] A sawmill was built at the site in 1854.[2] According to tradition, the town's name is derived from an idiom, specifically "pitch in". Some say the proprietor of a mill told all job seekers to "pitch in" and help him build the mill, while others believe a merchant invited townspeople to "pitch in" and help him drink a keg of beer at his new store.[3] A post office called Pitchin was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1903.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pitchin, Ohio
  2. [2]
    The History of Clark County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. W. H. Beers and Company. 1881. p. 745.
  3. [3]
    Rockel, William Mahlon (1908). 20th Century History of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 342.
  4. [4]
    "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

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