Fairplay, Ohio

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

History

Fairplay was originally called Bloomfield Station.[2] A post office called Fair Play was established in 1860, and remained in operation until 1918.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairplay, Ohio
  2. Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley. Historical Publishing Company. p. 561.
  3. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.



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