Country United States County Meigs Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Zip code 45776 Area code 740 | State Ohio Named for Area's first posmaster Elevation 204 m Local time Monday 11:40 PM | |
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Burlingham is an unincorporated community in northern Bedford Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States named for the area's first postmaster. Burlingham allegedly received the nickname of "Bungtown" in the late 1800 when the local women became upset with their husbands for spending too much time at the local saloon and knocked all of the bungs out of the whiskey barrels. The escaping liquor was then used to burn down the saloon.
Map of Burlingham, Bedford Township, OH 45776, USA
Burlingham's nickname lends its name to the Bungtown Salsa Company, which is located in nearby Shade, Ohio. The structure fire also gets recognition in the company's Fatalii Saloon Burner hot sauce.
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