Birmingham, Erie County, Ohio
Birmingham is an unincorporated community in eastern Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States.[1] It is part of the Sandusky Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at the intersection of State Routes 60 and 113.
Location of Birmingham in Erie County, Ohio
Birmingham was the original site of the Woollybear Festival.
History
The community was named after Birmingham, England, for the fact its founders hoped the town eventually would boast an industrial base as famous as the English city's.[2] A post office called Birmingham has been in operation since 1832.[3]
On March 3, 2009, fire destroyed a restaurant and the post office in the community.[4] Mail was rerouted to the post office in nearby Wakeman.[5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birmingham
- Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 14.
- "Erie County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 9 April 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- "Birmingham burning". The Chronicle-Telegram. 2009-03-03. Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- Castelli, Alicia (2009-03-04). "Post office customers can pick up mail in Wakeman". The Chronicle-Telegram. Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
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