Birmingham is an

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in eastern Florence Township, Erie County,

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. It is part of the Sandusky

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. 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

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, for the fact its founders hoped the town eventually would boast an industrial base as famous as the English city's. A post office called Birmingham has been in operation since 1832. On March 3, 2009, fire destroyed a restaurant and the post office in the community. Mail was rerouted to the post office in nearby Wakeman.

References

Unincorporated communities in Ohio Unincorporated communities in Erie County, Ohio {{ErieCountyOH-geo-stub