Bethlehem, Ohio

Bethlehem is an unincorporated community in Richland County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

For the ghost town in Marion County, see Bethlehem, Marion County, Ohio.

History

Bethlehem had its start in the 1830s as a small colony centered around a Catholic church.[2] A post office called Bethlehem was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1895.[3]

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gollark: Not infinitely, but a few times maybe? But for both of them, the actual value-if-we-didn't-have-preexisting-notions-of-value-tied-to-them is mostly irrelevant.
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gollark: Gold is not *that* useful practically, being just a shiny metal which doesn't tarnish and has quite high conductivity.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bethlehem, Ohio
  2. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 13.
  3. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.

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