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Community road projects spur countywide improvement drive
The piece notes residents in Carthage township and nearby areas organized a budget of about 1600 dollars to surface and drain roads along Rodehaver hill toward Dutch Ridge. County commissioners later added 1000 dollars, enabling a one and a half mile grading and gravel surfacing. It also outlines plans and funding for Federal Creek, Miller Run to New England, and Beebe to Frost projects, aiming to create an all year travel road from headwaters of the Hocking river to its mouth and connect with state routes. The article stresses community spirit and practical benefits for farmers, merchants, and travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guysville
Carthage Township
Dutch Ridge
Rodehaver
Federal Creek
Stewart-Beebe and
Frost
Miller Run
Domesti Steam Coal
Hocking
Beebe
de Frost
Coolvill
H Port
Hocking River
Coolville
Amesville
Sharpsburg
Ohio
B&o
Bartlett
McConnelsville
Zanesville
Marietta
New England
Feredal Creek
Stewart
Wyatt Minear
Minear
Rome Township
Cent Commissioners
Trayome
Troy
Vilage