Ingham is a ghost town

Ghost town

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 in southeastern Brown Township

Brown Township, Vinton County, Ohio

Brown Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 281 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Vinton County

Vinton County, Ohio

Vinton County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,435. , the least populous in the state. Its county seat is McArthur. The county is named for Samuel Finley Vinton, a 19th-century United States Congressman from...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. Of this small mining community, very little remains: mostly foundations, rubbish, and filled-in mine & tunnel entrances. During its peak, several buildings were located in the community: a train station

Train station

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/general store

General store

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/post office

Post office

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, schoolhouse

School

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, tipple

Tipple

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, power house

Power station

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, and several private residences.

William N. Jaynes was postmaster from March 25, 1903, until mail was discontinued on April 30, 1904, when it was sent to the Mineral post office.