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Little Cities Of Black Diamonds
The Little Cities of Black Diamonds are the historic coal town mining communities of the Appalachia region in southeast Ohio. Communities Some Black Diamonds communities include: *Buchtel, Ohio *Carbondale, Ohio *Carbon Hill, Ohio *Corning, Ohio *Diamond, Ohio *Glouster, Ohio *Hemlock, Ohio *Murray City, Ohio *Nelsonville, Ohio *New Straitsville, Ohio *Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio *Trimble, Ohio Trimble is a village in Trimble Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 390 at the 2010 census. History Trimble village was originally called Oxford. A post office called Trimble has been in operation since 1839. The pr ... Culture Sunday Creek Associates, a nonprofit organization located in Shawnee, Ohio. It is responsible for a community building experience named "Little Cities of Black Diamonds." It includes organizing local history bus tours, the Little Cities of the Forest, the Little Cities Archives, the Little Cities of Black Diamonds Day, and the Appal ...
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Coal Town
A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch, is a type of company town or mining community established by the employer, a mining company, which imports workers to the site to work the mineral find. The company develops it and provides residences for a population of miners and related workers to reside near the coal mine. The 'town founding' process is not limited to mining, but this type of development typically takes place where mineral wealth is located in a remote or undeveloped area. The company opens the site for exploitation by first, constructing transportation infrastructure to serve it, and later to establish residences for workers. Mineral resources were sometimes found as the result of logging operations that established clear-cut area. Geologists and cartographers could then chart and plot the lands for exploitation. Background Usually, the coal camp, like the railroad camp and logging camps, began with temporary storage, housing and dining facilities —tents, sha ...
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Nelsonville, Ohio
Nelsonville is a city in northwest York Township in Athens County, Ohio. It is 60 miles southeast of Columbus. The population was 4,612 at the 2020 census originally, but an official citywide recount found the population to be 5,373, thus maintaining city status in the State of Ohio. It is the home town of Hocking College. Geography Nelsonville is located at (39.455167, −82.225650), along the Hocking River; Monday Creek flows through the eastern part of the city. One of the main streets, Canal Street, is located over where the old Hocking Canal once ran. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Nelsonville is located on U.S. Route 33. A bypass was completed in December 2013 for the village. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 5,392 people, 1,969 households, and 920 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,257 housing units at an average density of . The ...
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Populated Places In Ohio
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cr ...
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Coal Mining In Appalachia
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when dead plant matter decays into peat and is converted into coal by the heat and pressure of deep burial over millions of years. Vast deposits of coal originate in former wetlands called coal forests that covered much of the Earth's tropical land areas during the late Carboniferous ( Pennsylvanian) and Permian times. Many significant coal deposits are younger than this and originate from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Coal is used primarily as a fuel. While coal has been known and used for thousands of years, its usage was limited until the Industrial Revolution. With the invention of the steam engine, coal consumption increased. In 2020, coal supplied about a quarter of the world's primary energy and over a third of its electricity. Some iron a ...
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Appalachian Culture In Ohio
Appalachian may refer to: * Appalachian Mountains, a major mountain range in eastern United States and Canada * Appalachian Trail, a hiking trail in the eastern United States * The people of Appalachia and their culture ** Appalachian Americans, ethnic group native to Appalachia ** Appalachian English, the variety of English native to Central and Southern Appalachia ** Appalachian music * Appalachian State University, in Boone, North Carolina See also * Appalachia (other) * * Appellation (other) An appellation in general is a name, title, designation, or the act of naming. Specifically it may refer to: * Appellation :# a verbal or written designation of an individual, e.g. ''Lord'', or ''Prince'' :# a verbal or written designation of a u ...
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Coal Towns In Ohio
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as stratum, rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other Chemical element, elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when dead plant matter decays into peat and is converted into coal by the heat and pressure of deep burial over millions of years. Vast deposits of coal originate in former wetlands called coal forests that covered much of the Earth's tropical land areas during the late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian (geology), Pennsylvanian) and Permian times. Many significant coal deposits are younger than this and originate from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Coal is used primarily as a fuel. While coal has been known and used for thousands of years, its usage was limited until the Industrial Revolution. With the invention of the steam engine, coal consumption increased. In 2020, coal supplied about a quarter of the world's primary energ ...
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Trimble, Ohio
Trimble is a village in Trimble Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 390 at the 2010 census. History Trimble village was originally called Oxford. A post office called Trimble has been in operation since 1839. The present name is derived from Allen Trimble, 8th & 10th Governor of Ohio. Geography Trimble is located at (39.485312, -82.079094), along Sunday Creek.DeLorme (1991). ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. . According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Trimble is one of three bordering incorporated villages in northern Athens County, all of which began as coal mining towns. Just north of Trimble is Glouster, and just south of Trimble is Jacksonville. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 390 people, 145 households, and 103 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 171 housing units at an average den ...
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Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio
Shawnee is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 505 at the 2020 census. It is south of the county seat of New Lexington. History Shawnee had its start in 1872 when the railroad was extended to that point. The village was named after the Shawnee Indians. A post office has been in operation at Shawnee since 1872. Geography Shawnee is located at (39.604861, -82.210185). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 655 people, 235 households, and 179 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 275 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.0% White, 0.2% African American, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population. There were 235 households, of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living w ...
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New Straitsville, Ohio
New Straitsville is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 722 at the 2010 census. History New Straitsville was founded in 1870 as a coal mining town by the New Straitsville Mining Company. The town grew quickly and by 1880 the population was over 4,000 people. The coal mining activity ended in 1884, when a labor dispute at the mine ended with a group of miners sending a burning coal car into the mine, igniting the coal. At one time the heat from the fire was so great that residents could draw hot water directly from wells to brew coffee. The fire in the New Straitsville mine burns to this day. New Straitsville is also famous for its annual "Moonshine Festival," which occurs during Memorial Day Weekend each year. Geography New Straitsville is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. It lies in the watershed of Monday Creek.DeLorme (1991). ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme ...
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Murray City, Ohio
Murray City is a village in Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 449 at the 2010 census. History Murray City was platted in 1873 and incorporated in 1891. It was named for John Murray Brown, the original owner of the town site. John Murray Brown was an early settler who bought up the land to lay out the town. He built a hotel in 1875 for the local workers but sold his interests in the community a few years later to a large coal company. Murray City was once one of the largest coal towns in the country with over 2,000 residents. It had a semi-pro football team in the 1920s, the Murray City Tigers, which is now in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Geography Murray City is located at (39.510569, -82.165762), along the Snow Fork, a tributary of Monday Creek.DeLorme (1991). ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. . According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the c ...
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Appalachia
Appalachia () is a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York State to northern Alabama and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, to Cheaha Mountain in Alabama, ''Appalachia'' typically refers only to the cultural region of the central and southern portions of the range, from the Catskill Mountains of New York southwest to the Blue Ridge Mountains which run southwest from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia, and the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. In 2020, the region was home to an estimated 26.1 million people, of which roughly 80% are white. Since its recognition as a distinctive region in the late 19th century, Appalachia has been a source of enduring myths and distortions regarding the isolation, temperament, and behavior of its inhabitants. Early 20th century writers often engaged in yellow journalism focused on sensational ...
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Hemlock, Ohio
Hemlock is a village in Saltlick Township, Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 142 at the 2020 census. The Village was originally settled as Coaldale on June 15, 1869 then established as Hemlock on July 15, 1872. A Post Office was in operation until the early 2000s. History Originally settled as Coaldale on June 15, 1869 then established Hemlock on July 15, 1872. The Hemlock post office was in operation till the early 2000s. The village was named for a grove of hemlock trees near the original town site. Geography Hemlock is located at (39.591447, -82.156365). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 155 people, 56 households, and 46 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 71 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White. There were 56 households, of which 37.5% had ...
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