Chillicothe
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Chillicothe is the name of some places in the United States of America:
- Chillicothe, OhioChillicothe, OhioChillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio and is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River. The name comes from the Shawnee name Chalahgawtha, meaning "principal town", as it was a major settlement of...
- Chillicothe TurnpikeChillicothe TurnpikeThe Chillicothe Turnpike was an early highway that led from Painesville, Ohio east of Cleveland down to the old Ohio capital of Chillicothe. It was established in 1802 by Benjamin Tappan. Remnants of road still remain named Chillicothe Road on portions of State Routes 615, 306, and 43 through...
- Chillicothe Turnpike
- Chillicothe, IllinoisChillicothe, IllinoisChillicothe is a city on the Illinois River in Peoria County, Illinois. The population was 5,996 at the 2000 census. Chillicothe is just north of the city of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.- Geography :...
- Chillicothe, IowaChillicothe, IowaChillicothe is a city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 90 at the 2000 census.-History:The word "Chillicothe" is derived from the ancient Shawnee Indian words meaning "Principal Place." It was the name for one of their clans. The main chief of the Shawnee could only come...
- Chillicothe, MissouriChillicothe, MissouriChillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Livingston County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,515 at the 2010 census. The name "Chillicothe" is Shawnee for "big town", and was named after their Chillicothe, located since 1774 about a mile from the present-day city.Chillicothe is...
- Chillicothe, TexasChillicothe, TexasChillicothe is a city in Hardeman County, Texas, United States. The population was 798 at the 2000 census.The historical preservationist Myna Potts resides in Chillicothe...