Blaine is an

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in northern Pease Township, Belmont County,

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, United States, along Wheeling Creek. It has a

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with the ZIP code 43909. Blaine is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH

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. The community was named after James G. Blaine.

Notable person

Phil Niekro Philip Henry Niekro ( ; April 1, 1939 – December 26, 2020), nicknamed "Knucksie", was an American baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball, 20 of them with the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves. Niekro's 318 career victor ...

, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher

References

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