Rome, Morrow County, Ohio Explained

Rome is a ghost town in South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Rome was laid out in 1827 by Lemuel Potter.[1] [2] The town failed to meet Potter's expectations, as one 19th-century writer remarks "it did not bear any resemblance to ancient Rome".[3]

References

40.4088°N -82.7053°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Baughman. Abraham J.. Bartlett. Robert Franklin. History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. 1911. Lewis Publishing Company. 368.
  2. Web site: Morrow County. Ohio Ghost Towns. July 7, 2018.
  3. Book: History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. 1880. O.L. Baskin & Company. 462.

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