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Postboy Creek

Postboy Creek

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Postboy Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1] The nearby community of Postboy, Ohio takes its name from the creek.[2]

Postboy Creek was named in memory of William Cartmell, a young mail carrier (post boy).[3] Cartmell was murdered in a robbery in 1825, a crime for which the perpetrator was later hanged.[4]

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  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Postboy Creek
  2. [2]
    Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 114.
  3. [3]
    The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1884. p. 607.
  4. [4]
    The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1884. p. 374.

40°13′28″N 81°34′58″W



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