Birmingham, Erie County, Ohio

For the community in Guernsey County, see Birmingham, Guernsey County, Ohio.

Location of Birmingham in Erie County, Ohio

Birmingham is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place 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.

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

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birmingham, Erie County, Ohio
2. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 14.
3. "Erie County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 9, 2005. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
4. "Birmingham burning". The Chronicle-Telegram. March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
5. Castelli, Alicia (March 4, 2009). "Post office customers can pick up mail in Wakeman". The Chronicle-Telegram. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2009.

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