Coal Run is an unincorporated community in northeastern Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States.[2][3] It has a post office with the ZIP code 45721.[4] It is located along State Route 60 between the villages of Beverly and Lowell. The Muskingum River flows past the community.[3]
Coal Run Historic District | |
 Houses in Coal Run | |
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| Location | Roughly along Main, Maple and Hill Sts. Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°34′1″N 81°35′15″W / 39.56694°N 81.58750°W |
| Area | 138 acres (56 ha) |
| Built | 1838 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000115[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 1996 |
History
editCoal Run was laid out and platted in 1838, and named after a nearby stream of the same name noted for its coal deposits.[5] A post office called Coal Run was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1997.[6]
In 1996, Coal Run was declared a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Eighty-seven buildings in the community, plus two other non-building sites, compose the historic district, which covers an area of approximately 138 acres (56 ha). A range of architectural styles are present in the district, including the Federal and Victorian styles. Varied as well are the uses of the buildings: many houses are present, but shops, a post office, and a cemetery are also included within its boundaries. One of the community's residences is known as the Mason House; built in 1802, it is listed on the National Register by itself as well as qualifying as a contributing property to the district.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coal Run, Ohio
- ^ a b DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., 2004, p. 71 ISBN 0-89933-281-1
- ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rogers, Jasmine (October 9, 2014). "Coal Run's story". Marietta Times. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
External links
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