Bangs is an

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in Knox County, in the

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History

The village was built along the Cleveland, Mt. Vernon, and Columbus Railroad about 1873 as the railroad was being constructed. A post office called Bangs was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1955. The railroad village was named for

George Bangs George Bangs (February 26, 1826 – November 17, 1877) was an American businessman who began his adult life working in private ventures including printing, shoes, farming and journalism before becoming postmaster of Aurora, Illinois, in 1861. Du ...

, a postal official.

Notable residents

The fictional photographer, Lillian Virginia Mountweazel, who died in 1973 in an explosion while on assignment for ''Combustibles'' magazine, was born there. She was known for her photo-essays of unusual subject matter, including New York City buses, the cemeteries of Paris, and rural American mailboxes.

References

Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Ohio 1873 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1873 {{KnoxCountyOH-geo-stub