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White Sulphur, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°16′38″N 83°9′26″W / 40.27722°N 83.15722°W / 40.27722; -83.15722
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White Sulphur is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

White Sulphur Springs in the 1860s

History

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A post office called White Sulphur was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1918.[2] The community was named for a sulphur spring near the original town site.[3] Besides the post office, White Sulphur had a passenger railroad depot.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Sulphur, Ohio
  2. ^ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ^ a b History of Delaware County and Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 491.

40°16′38″N 83°9′26″W / 40.27722°N 83.15722°W / 40.27722; -83.15722