Gallia, Ohio
Gallia is an unincorporated community in Gallia County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
From 1938 until 1939, the Gallia Body Company (formally named C.R. Patterson and Sons), a vehicle body manufacturing company operated in the town of Gallia.[1]
A variant name was Gallia Furnace.[2] Gallia Furnace was laid out in 1846 when a blast furnace was established there.[3]
References
- Berk, Brett (February 15, 2019). "The Only African American Automaker Started as a Coachbuilder". Car and Driver. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallia, Ohio
- History of Gallia County: Containing a Condensed History of the County; Biographical Sketches; General Statistics; Miscellaneous Matters &c. St. Peter's Episcopal Church. 1882. p. 39.
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