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The ice house was introduced to Britain in the 1600s. James I commissioned the first modern ice house in 1619 in Greenwich Park [6] and another in Hampton Court in 1625–6. The Hampton Court ice house (or snow conserve) was a brick-lined well, which was 30 feet (9.1 m) deep and 16 feet (4.9 m
Rome was laid out in 1835 by William Stout. [5] The village was named after Rome, Italy, according to local history. [6] While the village is officially named Rome, it is often called "Stout"; [7] even the community's post office is named "Stout," not "Rome." [8] A post office called Stout has been in operation since 1893. [9]
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Statewide, other Rome Townships are located in Athens and Lawrence counties. The first houses in Rome Township were built by settlers Elijah Crosby and Abner Hall in 1805, but the first permanent settler in the township was former Connecticut resident William Crowell, who arrived in the following year. [6]
The community was named after Rome, New York, according to local history. [1] A variant name was Rives. [2] A post office called Rives was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1906. [3]
Ice houses were also built in the major ice-consuming cities to hold the imported ice before final sale and consumption, where they were often termed depots. In London, the early ice depots were often circular and called wells or shades; the New Cattle Market depot built in 1871 was 42 feet (13 m) wide and 72 feet (22 m) deep, able to hold ...
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Cabell County, West Virginia, lies across the Ohio River to the east and south. It is the farthest upstream of Lawrence County's Ohio River townships. Athalia, the second-smallest village in Lawrence County, is located midway along Rome Township's shoreline. Miller, an unincorporated community and census-designated place, is directly north of ...