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Brush Ridge, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°41′15″N 83°09′13″W / 40.68750°N 83.15361°W / 40.68750; -83.15361
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Brush Ridge, Ohio
Brush Ridge, Ohio is located in Ohio
Brush Ridge, Ohio
Brush Ridge, Ohio
Location of Brush Ridge, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°41′15″N 83°09′13″W / 40.68750°N 83.15361°W / 40.68750; -83.15361
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesMarion
Elevation951 ft (290 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43302
Area code740
GNIS feature ID1056734[1]

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

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Brush Ridge was one of the first communities in Marion County, and at one time the largest community in Grand Prairie Township,[2] the Free-Will Baptist Church (now Grand Prairie Baptist Church) was built here in 1867.[3] In 1900, the "Brush Ridge Horse Protecting Company of Marion and Wyandot Counties" was established here.[4] 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.[5]

Geography

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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.[6]

The Little Sandusky River begins near Brush Ridge.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brush Ridge, Ohio
  2. ^ Koblentz, Stuart J., Marion County, Arcadia Publishing, 2007, P. 27.
  3. ^ Leggett, Conaway & Co., The History of Marion County, Ohio..., Culver, Page, Hoyne, & Co. Printers, Chicago, 1883, Pg. 771.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Koch, Felix J., Modern Pied Pipers of Hamelin, American Thresherman, Volume 10, 1907, Pg. 28.
  6. ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '06, Chicago, 2006, p.78
  7. ^ Maccracken, Jim, Wyandot County Ohio Fishing & Floating Guide Book: Complete fishing and floating information for Wyandot County Ohio, Recreational Guides, Jul 1, 2017.