Grassy Point is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

Overview of the townsite

History

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Grassy Point had its start as a pioneer trading post.[2] The community was named for the cleared but grassy condition of the original site.[3] A post office called Grassy Point was established in 1840, and closed in 1841.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grassy Point, Ohio
  2. ^ Kohler, Minnie Ichler (1910). A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests,. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 14.
  3. ^ The History of Hardin County, Ohio. Warner Beers & Company. 1883. p. 643.
  4. ^ "Hardin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

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