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Minford, Scioto County.
Minford, Ohio
Minford is in Scioto County.
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About Minford, Ohio
Minford in Scioto County was called Harrisonville until August 17, 1917, when it took the name of local blacksmith Frank R. Minford. The change was forced by the Chesapeake and Ohio Northern Railroad, which laid track through town in 1916.
History of Minford
- In 1819 the Bennett family claimed 640 acres in the area that became Minford.
- Harrison Township, which takes in Minford, honors General William Henry Harrison, who often visited his friend Joseph Bennett here.
- Sebastian Eifort built Harrison Furnace, an iron furnace, about two and a half miles south of town in 1853.
Landmarks and Places in Minford
- Bennett Schoolhouse Road Covered Bridge. A covered bridge southeast of Minford, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Local reference: www.minfordfalcons.net, www.minfordfalcons.net, npgallery.nps.gov, www.sciotolibrary.org
More About Minford
Minford sits about 14 miles northeast of Portsmouth, the county seat, and about 90 miles south of Columbus.
The center of town is where State Routes 335 and 139 meet.
The Little Scioto River runs along the east side of Minford on its way to the Ohio River at Sciotoville.
The surrounding Appalachian foothills are nicknamed the Little Smokies.
The first school named Minford opened on West Street in 1923, and Minford High School was completed in 2001.
The Minford Volunteer Fire Department, founded in 1944, is on State Route 335.
State Route 823, the Portsmouth Bypass, has two interchanges in Minford.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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