Sugar Ridge, Ohio
Sugar Ridge is an unincorporated community in Wood County, Ohio, United States.[1] It lies along Ohio State Route 25, north of Bowling Green and just west of Interstate 75.
History
Sugar Ridge was platted in 1882.[2] A post office called Sugar Ridge was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1954.[3]
Notable person
Bob Evans, the founder of Bob Evans Restaurants, was born at Sugar Ridge in 1918.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sugar Ridge, Ohio
- Leeson, Michael A. (1897). Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Early Settlement and Development. J.H. Beers & Company. p. 316.
- "Wood County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- Lafferty, Mike (June 22, 2007). "Bob Evans dies at 89". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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