Triadelphia is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Triadelphia was laid out and platted in 1838 with 26 lots; at the town center, Juniper and High Streets crossed at right angles; there was also a Center Street.[2] Those streets and names have not survived to the present.

Triadelphia is a name derived from Greek meaning "three brothers" and is thought to have been inspired by Philadelphia, where the Roberts family originated.[3] The three brothers were Joseph, Nathan, and Samuel Roberts. Anticipating the town, Nathan purchased 160 acres from his brother Joseph in 1836, having paid $160.[4] A post office was established at Triadelphia in 1849, and remained in operation until 1930.[5] The town is thought to have been an important stop on the Underground Railroad due to the activities of William Woodward.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Triadelphia, Ohio
  2. ^ Robertson, Charles (1886). History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. L. H. Watkins & Company. p. 456.
  3. ^ Capace, Nancy (1999). Encyclopedia of West Virginia. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-403-09843-9.
  4. ^ Morgan County, Ohio, Recorder, Deed Record, volume I, page 35.
  5. ^ "Morgan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  6. ^ The Underground Railroad in Southeastern Ohio, with especial (sic) attention to Morgan County - between 1812 and 1890. By Dr. John V. Richardson Jr. (Updated 18 October 2010)
  7. ^ Photograph of William Woodward, Underground Railroad Operator, Triadelphia, Morgan County Ohio. The African-American Experience


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