Near McLuney in Perry County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Milligan, Ohio’s Icebox

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 12, 2018

1. Milligan, Ohio’s Icebox Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 2002 by the Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, the Robert Frame family, the Gene Sherrick family, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-64.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 10, 1899.

Location. 39° 43.733′ N, 82° 6.105′ W. Marker is near McLuney

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, Ohio, in Perry County. It is at the intersection of Ohio Route 93 and Township Road 1195, on the right when traveling south on Ohio Route 93. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crooksville OH 43731, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Hocking Hills.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nelson McCoy Pottery Company (approx. 5 miles away); Januarius A MacGahan (approx. 5.7 miles away); Perry County Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Veteans Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Duty Honor Country (approx. 5.8 miles away); Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients of Perry County (approx. 5.8 miles away); Perry County Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Co. D. 30th Ohio Volunteers (approx. 5.8 miles away).

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 12, 2018

2. Milligan, Ohio’s Icebox Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,195 times since then and 219 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.