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Pfeiffer, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°37′20″N 83°29′52″W / 40.62222°N 83.49778°W / 40.62222; -83.49778
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Wheeler Tavern, built 1835

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

History

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Pfeiffer had its start in 1883 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] John Pfeiffer, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[2] A post office was established at Pfeiffer in 1883, and remained in operation until 1906.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pfeiffer, Ohio
  2. ^ a b Kohler, Minnie Ichler (1910). A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests,. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 195.
  3. ^ "Hardin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

40°37′20″N 83°29′52″W / 40.62222°N 83.49778°W / 40.62222; -83.49778