Milligan, Ohio's Icebox

Milligan, Ohio's Icebox (HM2ARM)

Location: Crooksville, OH 43731 Perry County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 43.733', W 82° 6.105'

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On February 10. 1899, a United States Weather Bureau Station
operated by Steve Eveland, in the small hamlet of Milligan, Ohio,
now part of McLuney, reported a temperature of 39 degrees
below zero. To date, this is the lowest temperature officially
recorded in Ohio. Milligan's location in the flat valley of the
Moxahala Creek made it susceptible to cold air masses drained
from surrounding elevations. The record-breaking temperature
in Milligan was recorded in the midst of a severe cold spell
throughout Ohio that began on February 8 and ended on February
15, 1899 when temperatures reached a few degrees above zero.
While Milligan can no longer be found on a map, it has been
known as the coldest spot in Ohio for over one hundred years.
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HM NumberHM2ARM
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Year Placed2002
Placed ByThe Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, the Robert Frame family, the Gene Sherrick family, and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, August 25th, 2018 at 5:01am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 405582 N 4398246
Decimal Degrees39.72888333, -82.10175000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 43.733', W 82° 6.105'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 43' 43.98" N, 82° 6' 6.3" W
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Area Code(s)740
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2979 OH-93, Crooksville OH 43731, US
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