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− | Portage County, [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]], south of [[Cleveland (Ohio, USA)|Cleveland]], was formed from [[Trumbull County (Ohio, USA)|Trumbull County]] in 1807. It is so named from | + | Portage County, [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]], south of [[Cleveland (Ohio, USA)|Cleveland]], was formed from [[Trumbull County (Ohio, USA)|Trumbull County]] in 1807. It is so named from an original Indigenous portage seven miles long between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas rivers. It is the home of the flourishing [[Plainview Mennonite Church (Aurora, Ohio, USA)|Plainview Mennonite Church]] located between Kent and Aurora. |
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Latest revision as of 19:41, 25 January 2023
Portage County, Ohio, south of Cleveland, was formed from Trumbull County in 1807. It is so named from an original Indigenous portage seven miles long between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas rivers. It is the home of the flourishing Plainview Mennonite Church located between Kent and Aurora.
Author(s) | John S Umble |
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Date Published | 1959 |
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Umble, John S. "Portage County (Ohio, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Sep 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Portage_County_(Ohio,_USA)&oldid=174614.
APA style
Umble, John S. (1959). Portage County (Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 September 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Portage_County_(Ohio,_USA)&oldid=174614.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 204. All rights reserved.
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