Hardscrabble, Ohio

Hardscrabble is a former settlement in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

Hardscrabble was a coal mining site established in 1833, one of the first coal mines in Coshocton County.[2] Further mines at Hardscrabble opened in 1868 and mining activity continued until about the early 1880's.[3] The site today is a semi-rural area on the eastern outskirts of Coshocton.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardscrabble, Ohio
  2. ^ Doda, Craig (September 21, 2022). "Coshocton County Coal Mining". HMdb.org. Retrieved July 17, 2024. 1833 - Hardscrabble Mine east of town was the first mine
  3. ^ Lewis, Thomas William (1928). History of Southeastern Ohio and the Muskingum Valley, 1788-1928. Chicago, IL: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. p. 195.