Legendary Locals of Buckeye

by Verlyne Meck

Book Overview

In 1884, Malie Monroe Jackson began and named a canal Buckeye in honor of his native state, Ohio, the Buckeye state. In 1886, Thomas Newton Clanton added 10 miles to the canal. The following year, he applied for a post office, and on March 10, 1888, the post office, named Buckeye, was established. Clanton platted a townsite and named the town Sidney, though why he chose that name remains a mystery. Beginning in 1910, advances in transportation put...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467102008
• ISBN13: 9781467102001
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"