Birmingham, Erie County, Ohio Explained

Birmingham is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in eastern Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States. 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.[1] A post office called Birmingham has been in operation since 1832.[2]

On March 3, 2009, fire destroyed a restaurant and the post office in the community.[3] Mail was rerouted to the post office in nearby Wakeman.[4]

References

41.33°N -82.3608°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Overman, William Daniel. Ohio Town Names. 1958. Atlantic Press. Akron, OH. 14.
  2. Web site: Erie County . Jim Forte Postal History . 2 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050409071337/http://postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Erie . 9 April 2005 .
  3. News: Birmingham burning. The Chronicle-Telegram. 2009-03-03. 2009-03-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20170901111224/http://www.chroniclet.com/2009/03/03/birmingham-burning/. 2017-09-01. dead.
  4. News: Alicia . Castelli . Post office customers can pick up mail in Wakeman . The Chronicle-Telegram . 2009-03-04 . 2009-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170901112729/http://www.chroniclet.com/2009/03/04/post-office-customers-can-pick-up-mail-in-wakeman/ . 2017-09-01 . dead .

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