Postboy Creek

Postboy Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio. The nearby community of Postboy, Ohio takes its name from the creek.

Postboy Creek was named in memory of William Cartmell, a young mail carrier (post boy). Cartmell was murdered in a robbery in 1825, a crime for which the perpetrator was later hanged.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Postboy Creek
  2. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 114.
  3. ↑ The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1884. p. 607.
  4. ↑ The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1884. p. 374.

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