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词条 Glen Roy, Ohio
释义

  1. History

  2. Notable person

  3. References

Glen Roy (or Glenroy) is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

A post office called Glen Roy was established in 1883, the name was changed to Glenroy in 1893, and the post office closed in 1921.[2] The community derives its name from Andrew Roy, a state mining official who laid out the original town site.[3]

Notable person

Lefty James, a Major League Baseball pitcher, was born at Glen Roy in 1889.[4]

References

1. ^{{GNIS|1062786|name=Glen Roy}}
2. ^{{GNIS|2013755|name=Glenroy Post Office (historical)}}
3. ^{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=68|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=52}}
4. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jamesle01.shtml | title=Lefty James | publisher=baseball-reference.com | accessdate=11 June 2016}}
{{Jackson County, Ohio}}{{coord|38|24|41|N|82|30|36|W|type:city_region:US-OH_source:GNIS-enwiki|display=title}}{{JacksonCountyOH-geo-stub}}

2 : Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Ohio|Unincorporated communities in Ohio

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