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Chillicothe (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 19 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.3167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 082 58 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -82.9667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area was settled by Adena, Hopewell & Fort Ancient peoples thousands of years before Europeans arrived; famous prehistoric earthworks & mounds are located nearby. |
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| Chillicothe (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named derived from Shawnee word for "town" |
| Chilcotha (H,V)
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| Chilecothe (H,V)
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| Chilicotha (H,V)
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| Chilicothe (H,V)
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| Chillakothe (H,V)
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Ohio (state) (P) |
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Ross (county) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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town founded in 1796 by Kentuckians & Virginians, but area was site of ancient settlements |
| town (C) |
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| state capital (H) |
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