Moscow is a ghost town in Licking County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] Located 39°57'40.0"N 82°27'50.6"W, on the US 40, at the intersection of Mill Dam Rd. [2]

History

Moscow was laid out in 1830[3] by Daniel and William Green[4] after erecting a mill on the south fork of the Licking River.[5] It was mentioned in the 1866 Licking County atlas,[6] and described in the 1881 Licking County Ohio history book as "nearly passed away".[7]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moscow (historical)
  2. ^ "Licking County". Ohio Ghost Town Exploration Co. August 26, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  3. ^ Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 249.
  4. ^ "Licking County". Ohio Ghost Town Exploration Co. August 26, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  5. ^ https://www.lickingtwplc.gov/documents/history/GhostTowns.pdf
  6. ^ Historic Map Works LLC. "Union Township, Luray, Moscow, Hebron, Atlas: Licking County 1866, Ohio Historical Map". historicmapworks.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  7. ^ N. N. Hill, Jr (1881). History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present.

39°57′40″N 82°28′04″W / 39.96111°N 82.46778°W / 39.96111; -82.46778


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow,_Licking_County,_Ohio
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