Milligan is a small

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in southern Harrison Township, Perry County,

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. It is located on State Route 93 between Crooksville and New Lexington. Milligan's main significance lies in its being the location of the lowest recorded temperature in Ohio history, -39°

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. This temperature was recorded at a

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station on February 10, 1899, during the

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, when the entire state experienced bitterly cold weather for over a week. It is believed that Milligan is so cold because of its location within the valley of the

Moxahala Creek Moxahala Creek is a tributary of the Muskingum River, 29.2 miles (47.0 km) long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of Moxah ...

, into which cold air flows from the surrounding hills. A post office called Milligan was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1902.

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