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Kyger was platted in 1842. [2] The community took its name from nearby Kyger Creek. [ 3 ] A post office called Kyger was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1962.
A post office was established at Gretna in 1878, and remained in operation until 1901. [2] Besides the post office, Gretna had a railroad station and country store. [ 3 ]
One of Mount Gretna's main attractions was a narrow gauge railway to the top of Governor Dick Mountain, built by Coleman in twelve weeks in the spring of 1889. [ 5 ] [ 2 ] This train was unique for several reasons—its rail was only 2 feet (0.61 m) wide and it was the only track in the country to run 4-4-0 type locomotives. [ 2 ]
The younger brother of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz was busted in Virginia after trying to break into three different schools, according to police. Zachary Cruz, 24, was caught on security ...
U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned five people on Sunday, including the late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, and commuted the sentences of two, the White House said in a statement. Garvey, who ...
The other facilities were Cheshire-Kyger Elementary School, located about one half mile from Cheshire, and Addaville Elementary School, located about two miles outside the village of Addison, Ohio. The school district was named for the Kyger Creek Power Plant , a large coal-fired electrical generating plant, which was built in the 1950s at the ...
The Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) is a company jointly owned by several parent electrical utilities. It is headquartered in Piketon, Ohio . OVEC and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Indiana-Kentucky Electrical Corporation (IKEC), own and operate two coal-fired electrical generating plants.
The Kyger Creek is located 1.6 miles (2.6 km) downstream along the Ohio River from a much larger, newer coal-fired Gavin Power Plant. [citation needed] In July 2019, the State of Ohio signed into law a bill mandating FirstEnergy customers to subsidize Kyger Creek and Clifty Creek.