Rockport, Ohio

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

History

Rockport was platted in 1836.[2] The post office at Rockport was called Cranberry.[3] This post office was established in 1849, and remained in operation until 1901.[4]

gollark: I mean, generally if the number goes down the density of the transistors goes up, but it's not an actual measurement of anything.
gollark: They don't correspond to any actual measurement now.
gollark: <@!221827050892296192> They used to actually be represent size of the transistors involved, but they no longer do, so the names are basically just, er, "generations" of process technology.
gollark: Don't think so.
gollark: (apart from some 1st gen ones apparently produced on 12nm for some reason? There are apparently a bunch of weird ones in the wild)

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockport, Ohio
  2. History of Allen County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. 1885. p. 470.
  3. Rusler, William (1921). A Standard History of Allen County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development. American Historical Society. p. 199.
  4. "Allen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

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