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Sodom, Ohio

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Sodom is an unincorporated community in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States.[1][2]

History

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Sodom contained a post office from 1874 until 1903.[3] The community was so named when a temperance activist, remarking on the small turnout at a lecture he delivered, jokingly compared the community to the infamous biblical city of Sodom.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sodom, Ohio
  2. ^ Satellite Images of Sodom.
  3. ^ "Trumbull County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  4. ^ History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. H. Z. Willians. 1882. p. 440.

41°10′55″N 80°38′33″W / 41.18194°N 80.64250°W / 41.18194; -80.64250


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