Cozaddale, Ohio

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Location of Cozaddale, Ohio

Cozaddale is an unincorporated community in southeastern Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States.[1] It is about one mile south of , one mile southeast of , and two miles west of Pleasant Plain, and three miles north of Goshen, Ohio.

History[]

Cozaddale was platted by John J. Cozad in 1871, and named for him.[2] A post office was established at Cozaddale in 1871, and remained in operation until 1968.[3] Cozad also founded the city of Cozad, Nebraska.[4][5]

Notable people[]

  • Clem Bevans was born in 1879 in Cozaddale. He had a long and prolific film and stage career and often played older men in supporting roles.
  • Ches Crist was born in 1882 in Cozaddale. He is the only Cozaddale-born native to play professional baseball. He played for the 1906 Philadelphia Phillies, appearing in six games as a catcher.
  • George Terwilleger was born in Cozaddale in 1941, and served as Warren County Commissioner and as Ohio state representative. A bridge in Foster, Ohio, where the Old 3-C Highway crosses the Little Miami River, is named in his honor.
  • Robert Henri, son of John J. Cozad, lived in Cozaddale as a boy. He was a prolific portrait artist and teacher. Leader of the Immortal Eight and the Ashcan School.

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cozaddale, Ohio
  2. ^ The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County ; Its Townships, Towns. W.H. Beers & Company. 1882. p. 618.
  3. ^ "Warren County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0803250606. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  5. ^ "Cozad, Dawson County". Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies. University of Nebraska. Retrieved 4 August 2014.

Coordinates: 39°16′17″N 84°09′43″W / 39.27139°N 84.16194°W / 39.27139; -84.16194


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