Английская Википедия:Brush Ridge, Ohio
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Brush Ridge is an unincorporated community in Grand Prairie Township, Marion County, Ohio, United States. Brush Ridge is served by Ridgedale Local School District.
History
Brush Ridge was one of the first communities in Marion County, and at one time the largest community in Grand Prairie Township,[1] the Free-Will Baptist Church (now Grand Prairie Baptist Church) was built here in 1867.[2] In 1900, the "Brush Ridge Horse Protecting Company of Marion and Wyandot Counties" was established here.[3] In 1907, when the community was suddenly overrun by rats, a rather famous six-week-long rat hunt was held, with a total of 6,600 rats having been killed.[4]
Geography
Brush Ridge is located north of Marion and east of Morral at the interchange of U.S. Route 23 and Ohio State Routes 231 and 423, at Шаблон:Coord.[5][6]
The Little Sandusky River begins near Brush Ridge.[7]
References
Шаблон:Marion County, Ohio Шаблон:Authority control
Шаблон:MarionCountyOH-geo-stub
- ↑ Koblentz, Stuart J., Marion County, Arcadia Publishing, 2007, P. 27.
- ↑ Leggett, Conaway & Co., The History of Marion County, Ohio..., Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Co. Printers, Chicago, 1883, Pg. 771.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Secretary of State, to the Governor of the State of Ohio for the Year 1900, Ohio Secretary of State, 1900, P. 464
- ↑ Koch, Felix J., Modern Pied Pipers of Hamelin, American Thresherman, Volume 10, 1907, Pg. 28.
- ↑ Шаблон:Gnis
- ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
- ↑ Maccracken, Jim, Wyandot County Ohio Fishing & Floating Guide Book: Complete fishing and floating information for Wyandot County Ohio, Recreational Guides, Jul 1, 2017.